Astoria, Queens Hotels

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Astoria is a neighborhood in Queens, New York, across the water from Manhattan. Offering more than easy access to the city, Astoria provides recreational facilities like Astoria Park with the city's oldest and largest pool, outdoor tennis courts, a track and several trails. Jog along the outskirts of the park where you can see views of the Triborough Bridge and the East River. There are several options for accommodation in Astoria and the adjacent neighborhood of Long Island City.

Fairfield Inn

The Fairfield Inn offers rooms with cable satellite flat-screen television with HBO, complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, voice mail and a coffee maker. Rooms with king-size or queen-size beds and a two-person whirlpool are available. A complimentary continental breakfast is provided and there is valet dry cleaning and safe-deposit boxes at the front desk. A fitness room with free weights, a treadmill and stationary bicycle is on-site. No pets are permitted. This hotel is convenient to the N and W subway lines and complimentary shuttle service to and from LaGuardia Airport is provided. A biking and jogging trail is less than two miles from this hotel or you could visit Rockaway beach 12 miles away.

Fairfield Inn
45-20 Astoria Blvd.
Astoria, NY 11103
718-267-0008
marriott.com

Best Western

The Best Western provides guest rooms with amenities such as free wireless Internet access, free local calls, voice mail, cable satellite television, a refrigerator and coffee maker. Some rooms have a view of the Manhattan skyline and adjoining rooms are available. There is a complimentary continental breakfast and a 24-hour exercise room with a treadmill. No pets are permitted. Nearby restaurants include Christos Steak House, the Copacabana Brazilian Restaurant and the Jackson Hole Diner. Go jogging in the Queensbridge Park or take the nearby F train to the city to go to the Chelsea Piers recreation center.

Best Western Plaza Hotel
3934 21st St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-880-3853‎
bestwesternnewyork.com

Ravel

Ravel is a boutique hotel in Long Island City, adjacent to Astoria. It is close to the 59th Street Bridge and provides views of the Manhattan skyline. There are 63 rooms with nine-foot ceilings, a private balcony and a spa bathroom. Each room has a 32-inch HD plasma television with in-room movies, an MP3 player connection, glass enclosed shower, beds with a pillow-top mattress, a mini bar and wireless high-speed Internet access. A complimentary shuttle to subways and restaurants is provided. Penthouse 808 serves brunch, dinner and cocktails. Cross into Manhattan to tour the Museum of Modern Art or Rockefeller Center.

Ravel
8-08 Queens Plaza S.
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-289-6101
ravelhotel.com

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