Club Wyndham Midtown 45

About Club Wyndham Midtown 45

Club Wyndham Midtown 45 suits travelers who want a Midtown East base within walking distance of Grand Central Terminal and a short ride from Times Square. Couples who plan days around the city and business travelers with meetings in the east side office district fit here well. Families get room for a longer stay, and anyone arriving late finds a 24-hour front desk. The address on East 45th Street keeps the subway, shops and Midtown errands close, so days start and end without long transfers.

Club Wyndham Midtown 45 is a three-star hotel in Midtown East, Manhattan. The booking supplier's guest score is 4.4 out of 5 from 2436 reviews. Expect a practical Midtown property rather than a full-service house: the listed facilities cover the working parts of a city stay, including a fitness center, free wifi and kitchen facilities. Rooms and dates are booked through the IMPT app, where prices and availability appear with taxes and fees in the total.

Rooms and listed facilities

Listed facilities at Club Wyndham Midtown 45 cover the basics of a city stay. Air conditioning, free wifi and a kitchen or kitchenette suit couples who prefer breakfast at home and families who need flexible mealtimes. Business travelers get a business center, internet access and a concierge for bookings and directions. The 24-hour front desk serves late arrivals, and luggage storage helps on a final morning. Lifts, laundry service, a terrace, a fitness center and parking with valet parking are listed. Confirm the room layout, kitchen equipment and any parking arrangement with the property when you book.

Club Wyndham Midtown 45 keeps the practical parts of a stay in one building on East 45th Street. Couples can settle in with air conditioning, free wifi and kitchen or kitchenette facilities for quiet evenings. Families have a cot and family rooms listed, plus laundry service for longer trips. Business travelers and late arrivals are served by the 24-hour front desk and luggage storage. A terrace, fitness center and parking with valet parking are listed; confirm access details with the property before arrival.

The setting

Club Wyndham Midtown 45 stands at 205 East 45th Street in Midtown East, a stretch of side streets and office towers between the United Nations district and Grand Central. Grand Central Terminal is about 0.2 miles (0.4 km) away in a straight line, which puts commuter trains and the subway within a short walk. Observation decks sit about 0.2 miles (0.4 km) from the door.

Location and neighborhood

Midtown East is the practical side of Midtown: office towers along the avenues, quieter residential blocks behind them, and the East River at the end of the cross streets. Grand Central Terminal anchors the southwest corner at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, and the Chrysler Building stands a few blocks east. Turtle Bay, the northern part of the area, keeps a slower rhythm of small apartment buildings and side-street entrances. For a longer stay this is useful ground: errands, transit and food sit within a short walk, and evenings are calmer than around Times Square.

Numbered streets run east to west and the avenues run north to south under the Commissioners' Plan grid, with Fifth Avenue marking the line between East and West addresses. The United Nations complex occupies the blocks by the East River around 42nd to 48th Streets, and its row of flags is a useful landmark when you are finding your way back. From Club Wyndham Midtown 45, long stays work best with two routes home: one along the avenues, one along the quieter side streets. Weekday lunch hours fill the sidewalks; weekend mornings are calm.

Getting there and around

Grand Central Terminal is the nearest major rail station, for Metro-North trains, and the subway beneath it runs 24 hours. Club Wyndham Midtown 45 lies around 0.2 miles (0.4 km) from Penn Station, which handles Amtrak and NJ Transit, and around 13 miles (20.5 km) from the airports; JFK, LaGuardia and Newark each need different connections, so check the route before you set out. Tap a contactless card or phone to pay as you go, and note that weekly spending is capped after a set number of rides in seven days. Walking covers most of Midtown, and the East River paths are flat.

Nearby sights and food

Most headline sights are a walk or a short ride away. The Museum of Modern Art sits west of Fifth Avenue, Broadway's theaters cluster around Times Square, and the observation decks at the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt and Edge each show a different face of the island. The Intrepid Museum occupies a pier on the Hudson. Central Park starts at 59th Street and needs no ticket; the High Line runs along the West Side from Gansevoort Street to Hudson Yards.

Modest eating is mostly a matter of leaving the avenues. The side streets of Turtle Bay and the blocks near the United Nations hold small counter places and family-run dining rooms for ramen, dumplings, Thai curries, tacos, falafel and pizza, alongside delis and grocery shops for self-catering. Weekday lunch is the busiest hour; evenings are easier from Monday to Wednesday. On a long stay, alternate simple counter meals with a few sit-down dinners, and use food markets to compare before choosing. Book ahead for dinner from Thursday to Saturday.

A day from Club Wyndham Midtown 45

A day from Club Wyndham Midtown 45 can begin early, with a walk west along the side streets to Fifth Avenue before the offices fill. Loop back through Grand Central Terminal to see the concourse ahead of the commuter rush, then follow the cross streets east to the United Nations esplanade for the river view. The afternoon suits a museum: the Museum of Modern Art is a short ride west, and the Intrepid Museum fills a wet afternoon. Return to Turtle Bay for an early dinner on a side street, then walk to Times Square for the evening lights. Reserve theater tickets ahead and check the show for curtain time.

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Facilities listed by the supplier

As listed by the booking supplier; a facility not listed here may still exist. Confirm anything important with the property.

• 24 Hour Front Desk
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Babysitting service
• Bars
• Bath
• Bathroom
• Business Center
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• Dishwasher
• Dry cleaning service
• DVD player
• Entertainment activities
• Express check in
• Family rooms
• First aid
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garage
• Hairdryer
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Kitchen
• Kitchenette
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Lounge
• Luggage storage
• Microwave
• Non smoking rooms
• Oven
• Parking
• Radio
• Refrigerator
• Safe
• Shower