RIU Hotels & Resorts has inaugurated the Riu Plaza New York Times Square, its first hotel in New York City. The newly constructed hotel has an excellent location in the heart of Manhattan, just a few steps from emblematic Times Square and the city’s most famous spots. All of these features make the new, 647-room hotel the ideal point from which to explore the city.
RIU has invested a total of $ 310 million in the project, its largest investment to date. This investment included purchasing the land, constructing the building — with its modern style and 29 floors — and fitting out and decorating the hotel, with its simple and contemporary design.
“This opening is a dream come true. It took us nearly ten years to find for the most appropriate opportunity to invest in the right location in New York, in addition to the three years it took to prepare and build the hotel. However, without a doubt, all of the effort and work was worth it seeing how the Riu Plaza New York Times Square hotel is now a reality,” affirmed Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels & Resorts. Luis Riu also made clear how “proud he is to offer our most trusted guests the opportunity to explore the city with us.”
The 647 rooms housed in the Riu Plaza New York Times Square are divided into doubles, executives, family suites, junior suites and the presidential suite. All of the rooms will have all sorts of amenities such as: a minibar, a flat screen television, a safe and free Wi-Fi, which will be available throughout the entire hotel.
With respect to gastronomy, the hotel has the Fashion restaurant and the Capital Grab & Go bar. Fashion is an à la carte restaurant for dinners and lunches, and offers buffet breakfast in the morning. It will also be open for snacks from 12 pm to 11 pm. In turn, Capital will offer coffee, tea, soft drinks, snacks, sweets and healthy bites to eat.
With regard to business tourism, the hotel has two conference rooms with capacity for 70 and 75 people, respectively, along with two meeting rooms. Guests can also rent full audiovisual equipment and all four rooms have Wi-Fi connection. Guests will have a gym with the latest and most modern equipment at their disposal.
With the opening of the RIU Plaza New York Times Square, RIU now has five hotels in its urban line: the Riu Plaza Berlin in Germany, the Riu Plaza Panama in Panama City, the Riu Plaza Guadalajara in Mexico, and the Riu Plaza Miami Beach in Florida (USA).
