TWA Hotel
Hotel · John F. Kennedy International Airport District ·
Retro-chic airport hotel with runway views & museum
Retro-chic airport hotel with runway views & museum
"A recent stay before an early morning flight was amazing—you’re transported back in time to when TWA and Pan Am were the most popular airlines, but the quality of the hotel is excellent and modern as well; it’s such a fun staycation." - Nancy DePalma
"Set within the original Eero Saarinen-designed terminal and opened in 2019, this hotel leans into mid-century airline nostalgia and the Golden Age of flying; outside, a 1958 Lockheed Constellation has been repurposed as a cocktail bar, complementing the terminal’s historic, futuristic architecture." - Blane Bachelor
"A retro-chic airport hotel that reimagines the TWA Flight Center with midcentury-modern design, on-site museum exhibits celebrating the Jet Age, multiple dining and bar venues, an outdoor pool, and rooms that offer thrilling runway views of JFK’s operations and the historic flight center—an ideal spot for plane-spotters, though its airport location makes it less suited for extended city sightseeing." - Maria Yagoda Maria Yagoda Maria Yagoda is a writer, author, and editor who has traveled around the world professionally for over ten years. She was a senior editor at Food & Wine for seven years, covering travel and restaurants. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"At what was formerly the TWA Flight Center, JFK’s only onsite airport hotel has its rooftop infinity pool, jacuzzi, and observation deck overlooking one of the airport’s runways. Pool reservations are required for TWA Hotel guests who can order food like crudite, charcuterie, sliders, nachos, and wraps as well as drinks at the pool bar. Cocktails have aviation-themed names, from the Mile-High Margarita to Vodka Is My Co-Pilot, complete with dry vermouth and olives." - Eater Staff
"After hours of my flight being delayed, and then delayed further, and then finally canceled at 11 p.m., I quickly called the TWA hotel and scored the last remaining room. The hotel is a quick five-minute Airtrain ride from all JFK airport terminals and is definitely worth checking out for the design alone (even if you just go for a look during a long layover or for a drink before your flight). The 512-room property incorporates part of the TWA Flight Center—which was beautifully designed in the early 1960s by the legendary Finnish architect Eero Saarinen (as well as two additional buildings, and it houses several restaurants and an aviation museum. In addition to being a very convenient place to spend the night after a missed connection or before a super early morning flight (the pickings are pretty slim right around the airport), it is a midcentury fever dream— you truly feel like you've gone back in time or onto the set of Catch Me If You Can. —Rebecca Misner, senior features editor" - Jamie Spain
