Information & Amenities
In keeping with its tranquility theme, Affinia Gardens lends guests complimentary tranquility kits in baskets:
- Meditation Kit containing guidebook, special lighting, floor pillow, Zen garden, instructional DVD with player, and CD of soothing music.
- City Gardens Kit containing guidebook to local gardens, picnic blanket, regional plants/flowers book, sketchbook with colored pencils, and bottle of water.
- Rejuvenation Kit containing wedge-shaped pillow, motivational book, hot/cold gel eye mask, soothing-sound DVD with player, bathrobe, and journal; humidifier or HEPA air purifier available on request.
Also complimentary are chair massagers, wooden massage tools, lavender bed-linen spray, and a library of relaxation books, CDs, and DVDs. On Tuesday evenings, complimentary wine and cheese are available in a lounge with leather seating. Complimentary coffee is available mornings in the lounge, and there's a 24-hour, complimentary, self-serve herbal-tea bar in the lounge, as well.
A complimentary fitness center contains cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. A laundry room contains coin-operated machines.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking garage
- Business center
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Business services
- Number of rooms: 130
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of floors: 13
- Tour assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning service
- Video library
- Pool table nearby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Smoke-free property
Rooms
Affinia Gardens offers 130 residential-style guest suites with large windows and fully equipped kitchens. Bedding includes pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, roll pillows, and down pillows, plus three-choice pillow menus. Adjustable halogen reading lights are above beds.
Kitchens include granite counters, four-burner ranges, microwaves, and full-sized refrigerators.
Three methods of connecting to the Internet (surcharges for all) are available: wired, wireless, and with 32-inch televisions via wireless keyboards. Televisions also offer pay movies, video games (surcharges), and video check-out. DVD players and VCRs are available on request.
Large desks come with task lights and cordless two-line telephones. (Two-line telephones are at bedsides, also.)
Bathrooms contain shower/tubs with curved shower rods for extra room. Decor includes oak furniture (including headboards) stained black, Roman window shades, and vanity counters with mirrors and red-leather stools.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - surcharge
- Internet access - TV
- Voice mail
- Kitchen
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service (on request)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Shower/tub combination
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Dining
A weekly complimentary wine-and-cheese reception is held in Affina Gardens' relaxation lounge. Complimentary morning coffee and all-day complimentary herbal teas are available for self service.
This New York hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are many dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
China Fun
Silver Star Diner
Jackson HoleFour neighboring East Side restaurants deliver meals to Affinia Gardens guestrooms; a $2 surcharge applies (amount subject to change).
Recreation
Central Park, four blocks from Affinia Gardens, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, tennis courts, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Roosevelt Island, accessible by a tramway five blocks from Affinia Gardens, also includes ball fields and tennis courts and has a public Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool (surcharge).
Rockefeller Center's skating rink, 1.25 miles away, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink. Midtown athletic clubs offer swimming, racquet sports, and exercise classes.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 12 and younger when staying in the same room as their parents or guardians and using existing bedding.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.- Pets accepted
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Located Near
East River - 3 blocks
Roosevelt Island Tramway - 5 blocks
Central Park - 4 blocks
Central Park Zoo - 4 blocks
Bloomingdale's - 5 blocks
Whitney Museum of American Art - 0.75 mile
Frick Collection - 0.75 mile
Museum of Modern Art - 1 mile
Carnegie Hall - 1 mile
United Nations - 1 mile
Grand Central Terminal - 1 mile
Rockefeller Center - 1.25 miles
Radio City Music Hall - 1.25 miles
Theater District - 1.25 miles
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1.25 miles
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping/dining) - 1.25 miles
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 1.5 miles
Neue Galerie New York - 1.5 miles
Times Square - 1.75 miles
Empire State Building - 1.75 miles
Guggenheim Museum - 1.75 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 2 miles
Madison Square Garden - 2 miles
National Academy Museum - 2 miles
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - 2 miles
Greenwich Village - 2.25 miles
Jewish Museum - 2.25 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 2.5 miles
Little Italy - 2.75 miles
Chinatown - 3 miles
Soho district - 3.25 miles
Tribeca district - 3.5 miles
Financial District - 4 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to Affinia Gardens is 30–45 minutes and distance is 8 miles.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to Affinia Gardens is 50–60 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to Affinia Gardens is 40–60 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Getting there: A taxi costs $26–$35 from LaGuardia Airport, $36–$75 from John F. Kennedy International Airport, and $36–$75 from Newark Liberty International Airport. From LaGuardia Airport, buses go to subway stops in Manhattan. From John F. Kennedy International Airport, trains and buses go to subway stops in Queens, from which there are subways to Manhattan. From terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport, a monorail goes to the airport's train station, from which trains go to Manhattan's Penn Station.
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Public buses and subways operate throughout Manhattan and to other boroughs. Taxis are available outside Affinia Gardens.
All prices are subject to change.
Address
Sorry, an error has occurred and we are unable to show you a map of Affinia Gardens right now.215 E 64th St
New York, NY 10021
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Upper East Side, New York, United States of America