The Helmsley Park Lane

Location. Soaring 46 stories over Central Park, the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel lends sweeping views of the New York's skyline. Visitors enjoy proximity to Fifth Avenue shopping, Carnegie Hall and the Time Warner Center, Madison Avenue, all within three blocks. Rockefeller Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the illustrious Times Square are less than two miles from the hotel. La Guardia Airport is just 10 miles from the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel. Hotel Features. With a classic ambience and New World comfort, the Helmsley's décor reflects grand European style, from the stately ballroom to the intimate lobby. The hotel lobby comprises one city block along Central Park South Street. An on-site 24-hour fitness center with cardiovascular machines and weights allows guests to keep exercise regimens. Business solutions include a 24-hour business center, secretarial services, mobile- phone rental and Internet access for a surcharge. On- site, Room with a View, serves modern continental cuisine, and features high-ceilings and views of Central Park. Harry's Bar offers cocktails in a relaxed nightclub atmosphere. The hotel also offers concierge service. Guestrooms. All accommodations offer picture windows overlooking the city or park and are dressed in floral fabrics and feature accented walls. Bathrooms include marble counters, bathrobes, scales and telephones. Guestrooms are equipped with 30- inch flat screen televisions, high-speed Internet access, daily newspaper delivery and compact refrigerators. Expert Tip. The hotel's front desk provides maps of Central Park, where children can enjoy a small zoo and playground. Renovation Notice: This hotel is currently renovating two of its elevators until early fall 2006 (completion dates subject to change). During this time, four elevators remain available for use.

		Property Amenities
		Currency Exchange Lounge Wake Up Service Pets Allowed - Dogs under 10lbs Rollaway Bed - $35.00 Daily Cribs - Complimentary Business Center - Limited Hours Children Stay Free - 10 Years and Under Wheelchair Accessible Restaurant(s) Housekeeping - Daily Banquet Facilities Fitness Equipment - 24 Hours Safe-Deposit Box - At front desk Bar/Lounge Parking (valet) - $42.50 Daily Security guard - 24 Hours Meeting room (small groups) - 200 People Gift shop or newsstand Elevator/lift Event catering Internet public area - high-speed Dry cleaning service Audiovisual equipment Concierge desk - Limited hours

		Property Information
		Check In Time - 3 p.m. Check Out Time - 12 p.m. Credit card required - Upon Check-in Hotel Built - 1971 Last Renovated - 2002 Minimum check-in age - 18 Photo identification required - Upon Check-in Porter/bellhop 24-hour front desk

		Area Activities
		Central Park - across the street Fifth Avenue shopping - 2 blocks Columbus Circle/Time Warner Center - 2.5 blocks Madison Avenue shopping - 3 blocks Carnegie Hall - 3 blocks Museum of Modern Art - 7 blocks Rockefeller Center - 8 blocks Lincoln Center - 8 blocks Times Square - 1.0 mile Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1.5 miles Empire State Building - 2.0 miles American Museum of Natural History - 2.0 miles United Nations - 2.0 miles

		Driving Directions
		LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to The Helmsley Park Lane is 35 minutes and distance is 10 miles. From LaGuardia Airport: Take Grand Central Pkwy. west to I-278 (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) west. Exit to SR 25A and bear right onto Queens Plaza North. Take the Queensboro Bridge and exit onto Second Avenue. Head south, then turn right onto East 57th Street. Turn right again onto Sixth Avenue. Proceed one block north and turn right onto West 58th Street. The hotel's motor entrance is halfway down the block on the left.