Roosevelt Hotel

 

For hotels with a similar name, see Hotel Roosevelt (disambiguation)

A prominent landmark situated on Madison Avenue and 45th Street in midtown New York City, The Roosevelt Hotel was named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. The New York City hotel opened September 22, 1924. The hotel closed in 1995 and reopened in 1997 after a $65-million extensive renovation.

Guest Rooms

There are a total of 1,015 rooms in the Roosevelt Hotel, including 52 suites. The rooms are traditionally decorated, with mahogany wood furniture and light-colored bed coverings.

The Roosevelt Hotel also has a 3,900-square-foot Presidential Suite with four bedrooms, a kitchen, formal living and dining areas, and a wrap-around terrace with a panoramic city view.

All rooms at the Roosevelt Hotel include:

• Dual telephone lines, with voicemail
• Dataport capabilities with High Speed Internet Access
• Desk lamp with Internet and DC plugs
• Cable TV with in-room movies
• Sony Playstation
• Ergonomic desk chair
• In-room hairdryers, irons and boards
• In-room safes
• Individual climate control

Dining Facilities

• Roosevelt Grill: The grill serves American food and regional specialties for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• Madison Club Lounge: The lounge has a 30-foot mahogany bar, stained glass windows and a pair of fireplaces.

Meetings and Business

Meeting Space

The Roosevelt has 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space, including two ballrooms and 17 additional meeting rooms ranging in size from 300 – 1100 sq. feet.

Ballrooms	Capacity (Reception)
Grand Ballroom (5,696 sq. ft.)	850
Terrace Ballroom (4,128 sq. ft.)	550
Palm Room (3,038 sq. ft.)	320
Ballroom Foyer (1,952 sq. ft.)	300

Business Center

The Business Center at The Roosevelt Hotel offers the following services (Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.):

• Facsimile transmissions
• Copy services
• Internet and e-mail capabilities
• Computer workstations
• Secretarial services
• Shipping services

Fitness Center

The Fitness Center offers a wide range of cardiovascular and free-weight equipment. It is open 24 hours a day.

Other Facilities

Other facilities, services and amenities offered by the Roosevelt Hotel include:

• Concierge
• Safety deposit boxes
• Valet laundry
• Valet or self-parking
• Luggage Shop
• Hair Salon
• Gift Shop
• Bostonian Shoes
• Ferraras Cafe

Management

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the nation's largest independent hotel management company, manages more than 400 hotels in 45 states and in Canada. Interstate's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “IHR.” Company headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.

Ownership

Since the 1960s, the hotel has been partly owned by the Pakistan International Airlines through its investment arm PIA Investments Ltd. For some time, PIA shared the ownership in a 50/50 partnership with Prince Faisal bin Khalid of Saudi Arabia. In 2006, PIA bought out its partner for $67 million. After a major $65 million renovation, in July 2007 PIA announced that it was putting the hotel up for sale for US $1 billion. It was reported that the property would be marketed by New York-based real estate company Cushman & Wakefield.^[1]

Trivia

The Roosevelt Hotel was linked with Grand Central Station by way of an underground passage that once connected the hotel to the train terminal.

Guy Lombardo performed “Auld Lang Syne” for the first time in the hotel’s Roosevelt Grill, and Lawrence Welk began his career at the Roosevelt Hotel.

The Roosevelt Hotel has been seen in several major motion pictures, including “The French Connection,” “Boiler Room,” “Wall Street,” “Quiz Show,” “Presumed Innocent,” “Malcolm X,” “Maid in Manhattan,” "1408," and the TNT television film “Monday Night Mayhem”. 1408

External links

• Roosevelt hotel official site
• Senate body threatens to take Roosevelt Hotel sale to Supreme Court- Business Recorder.

Notes

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