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When you use miles to get a frequent flyer ticket in the front of the plane, you take whatever crappy routing they give you – which, in my case, meant an overnight at JFK before my flight to Spain.

Lemons into lemonade – a chance to stay at the TWA Hotel.

The short story of the hotel is that it utilizes the head house of the TWA Flight Center, designed in 1962 by the architect Eero Saarinen. The TWA Hotel project added two buildings on either side of the existing building adding 518 hotel rooms. And this is where I’m staying in a runway view room which you can book late check out in two-hour increments. I set my checkout for 4PM.

And then there is the interior of the main building…

And then there is my Runway View room….

Interesting side notes about the room:

• No coffee maker
• No alarm clock
• Order ice when you check in
• Mini-bar empty (COVID-related)
• There was only ONE glass in the room, albeit, a very nice glass for a hotel
• There was only ONE chair at that long desk, which just seemed “odd”

Interesting notes about hotel services:

• No room service
• Various “food court” options in the lobby, some open 24/7
• Several restaurants on premise, not inexpensive
• TWA memorabilia store
• Museum (pictures above)
• 24-hour gym
• “Connie” Bar (the airplane outside) is open as a bar from 4pm-10:30pm

Yes, a coney dog is available in the Food Court.

And the most interesting feature of the hotel, the rooftop pool and Après Ski Cocktail Hut:

But as an AvGeek, the big draw is the plane spotting!

And for the history buffs, Eero Saarinen office recreation, and a mid-century room:

Well folks, that was my night at the TWA Hotel at JFK. Not cheap, but on the bucket list.

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