TWA Hotel
JFK Airport, Queens, New York
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““This is a snapshot of America in all its Jetsons glory, after all.””
Vibe
Guests cross tubular red walkways into Eero Saarinen's restored 1962 terminal, complete with winged concrete arches and vintage flight attendant uniforms on display.
“Midcentury aviation showpiece”
Eero Saarinen's restored 1962 terminal features winged concrete arches, tubular red corridors, and Knoll midcentury furnishings.
Restored 1962 flight center preserving Jet Age artifacts, vintage flight attendant uniforms, and a 1958 Constellation aircraft.
Cocktails inside a retrofitted 1958 Lockheed Constellation plane and drinks beneath a functioning Solari split-flap departures board.
Inside JFK Airport, connected directly to Terminal 5 via Saarinen's restored flight tubes.
Rooms
Seven-layer glass walls silence the surrounding runways, while interiors feature Knoll Tulip chairs, walnut desks, rotary phones, and terrazzo bathrooms.
Wellness
A 63-foot rooftop infinity pool looks out over active runways, heated to 95 degrees during cooler months beside a 10,000-square-foot gym.
Backstory
The landmark 1962 terminal by Eero Saarinen sat vacant for nearly two decades after TWA folded before reopening as a hotel in 2019.
Eat & drink
Order cocktails in the Sunken Lounge beneath a clicking Solari departures board, or sip martinis inside a restored 1958 Lockheed Constellation airplane.
The neighborhood
Set directly on airport grounds, the terminal connects to Terminal 5 via tubular passenger tunnels and links to other terminals by AirTrain.
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