TWA Hotel

JFK Airport, Queens

Credit: Eric Laignel

Rewind to the Sixties! Your guided tour of the TWA Hotel will take off from the landmarked 1962 TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen. Visit The Sunken Lounge, museum exhibits curated by the New-York Historical Society, the Twister Room, a Guest Suite, Event Space and more. Board the restored 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane turned cocktail lounge, then fly to the rooftop for views of JFK’s Runway 4 Left/22 Right. Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center is a figural sculpture and architectural icon. It was restored and reopened as the TWA Hotel in 2019. This tour will be led by Dale Lunan, RA of LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects, Project Architect for the design of new construction at the TWA Hotel. Mr. Lunan will guide visitors throughout both historic and newly constructed areas of the hotel while discussing the history, process, and aspirations of the project. Please note the tour will last approximately 75 minutes, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

Rewind to the Sixties! Your guided tour of the TWA Hotel will take off from the landmarked 1962 TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen and later renovated by Beyer Blinder Belle. Visit The Sunken Lounge, museum exhibits curated by the New-York Historical Society, the Twister Room, a Guest Suite, Event Space and more. Board the restored 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane turned cocktail lounge, then fly to the rooftop for views of JFK’s Runway 4 Left/22 Right.

Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center is a figural sculpture and architectural icon. It was restored and reopened as the TWA Hotel in 2019. This tour will be led by Dale Lunan, RA of LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects, Project Architect for the design of new construction at the TWA Hotel. The tour will guide visitors throughout both historic and newly constructed areas of the hotel while discussing the history, process, and aspirations of the project. Please note the tour will last approximately 75 minutes, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

While the property is accessible, there is considerable walking to be covered on the tour, with changes of grade and floor materials throughout. Elevator access is not always near stair locations given the landmark status of the original building.

Children 10 and older are welcome with accompanying adult. Children under 10 are not permitted.

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1962; Eero Saarinen; 2019 Renovation: LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects, Consulting Architect + Design Architect Hotel Buildings; Beyer Blinder Belle, AOR, Restoration + Project Management; Stonehill Taylor, Interior Design Hotel; Inc Architecture + Design, Interior Design Event Space; JB+B, MEP Engineer; Mathews Nielsen, Landscape Architect; Langan Engineering, Geotechnical Engineer; One Lux, Lighting Design; Front, Inc, Curtain Wall Consultant; ARUP, Structural Engineer

One Idlewild Drive, JFK Access Road
Meet at base of stairs next to the north (left) check-in desk, New York, NY 11430

Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Mott Haven, Bronx