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The Warwick New York at 65 West 54th Street was built by media magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1926 as a residential tower for his Hollywood circle and the actress Marion Davies, who had her own designed floor in the building. Emery Roth, working with George B. Post & Sons, gave it 36 Renaissance Revival storeys. The Beatles checked in during their 1965 and 1966 US tours (their February 1964 debut was at the Plaza), drawing the crowd scenes that trailed the band across the city. Cary Grant kept a suite at the Warwick for roughly 12 years.
The 426 rooms and suites occupy the 1926 building's residential floors, and the hotel still markets signature suites tied to its Hollywood past. One point matters for loyalty travelers: the Warwick is independent, owned and run by Warwick Hotels & Resorts since 1980, not a Marriott Autograph Collection or Bonvoy property. Its own program, Warwick Journeys, is the only place a stay here earns anything, so weigh the rate on its merits rather than for chain points or elite credits. The 54th Street and Sixth Avenue corner puts the hotel a block from the Museum of Modern Art and a few blocks south of Central Park, in the middle of Midtown's museum and shopping district.
Randolph's Bar & Lounge, whose name nods to Hearst's own middle name, holds the ground floor and pours cocktails into the late evening. Murals on 54 sits beside it, named for Dean Cornwell's restored 1937 murals and currently serving breakfast. Between those two rooms and the suites that trade on the Beatles and Cary Grant, the Warwick sells genuine history rather than a renovation's idea of it.
The address anchors the hotel in Midtown's cultural core: the Museum of Modern Art is a block south, Fifth Avenue shopping a block east, Rockefeller Center and Radio City a short walk down Sixth Avenue, and Central Park about five blocks north. For a stay built around those institutions, the Warwick's corner is well placed.
The Midtown position between the Sixth Avenue media corridor and the Fifth Avenue corporate blocks makes the Warwick a natural base for the media, publishing, and arts industries that Hearst's original guest list anticipated. Randolph's Bar & Lounge is a credible client-drinks room with a long Midtown pedigree. As an independent, the Warwick trades chain-loyalty perks for a central address and rates that often undercut the branded towers nearby, which is the honest trade-off a points-chasing traveler has to weigh.
The Warwick's anniversary proposition is the mythology: the suites tied to Cary Grant and the Beatles, plus Randolph's Bar and its accumulated century of notable guests, give the night a historical depth a new-build luxury hotel cannot fake. Cocktails at Randolph's followed by MoMA's free Friday evening hours, a block away, make an anniversary itinerary that only this 54th Street building can stage.
From $300/night; suites from $600/night. Check availability at warwickhotelny.com.
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No. The Warwick New York is independently owned and operated by Warwick Hotels & Resorts, the group founded in 1980 when chairman Richard Chiu bought this hotel. It runs its own Warwick Journeys loyalty program, so you cannot earn or redeem Marriott Bonvoy points here.
Media magnate William Randolph Hearst built the Warwick in 1926 (completed 1927) as a residential tower for his Hollywood friends and the actress Marion Davies. The 36-floor building was designed by Emery Roth with George B. Post & Sons.
Yes. The Beatles stayed at the Warwick during their 1965 and 1966 US tours. Their February 1964 debut was at the Plaza, not here. Cary Grant also kept a suite at the Warwick for roughly 12 years.
Rooms typically start around $300 per night and suites from about $600, varying with season and demand. Expect the highest rates in May, around the UN General Assembly in September, and over the December holidays.
It sits at 65 West 54th Street at Sixth Avenue in Midtown. The Museum of Modern Art is one block south, Fifth Avenue shopping a block east, Rockefeller Center a short walk down Sixth Avenue, and Central Park about five blocks north.
Verdict: book the Warwick for a central Midtown address and real Hollywood-era history at a 4-star rate. If you collect hotel points or want resort-grade rooms and amenities, a Bonvoy or Hyatt property nearby will serve you better. Compare options in our New York hotel guide.
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