On the eve of its 50th anniversary, Hilton Manhattan today adopted a brand new name, Ny Hilton-Midtown, as a tribute to its storied past and a fashion of helping business and leisure travelers more easily identify its Manhattan neighborhood.
When Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton opened the hotel in June 1963 on Sixth Avenue between West 53rd and 54th Streets, he named it the brand new York Hilton at Rockefeller Center, envisioning a midtown Manhattan where the world’s most successful businesses, exceptional entertainment options and legendary Hilton hospitality would converge.
“As the hotel celebrates its 50th anniversary on June 26, we now have decided to come back to rename it Big apple Hilton-Midtown,” said Mark Lauer, hotel general manager. “The connection with midtown inside the new name provides the hotel with a locator for guests and helps to spot the neighborhood the hotel is situated, that is very important to both business and leisure travelers visiting Ny city.”
Being on the epicenter of midtown Manhattan, the hot name celebrates the long-lasting sites and attractions that midtown has to present including Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Museum of recent Art (MoMA), Central Park, Carnegie Hall, Fifth Avenue and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to call a number of.
“We’re extremely happy with our new name, which pays homage to our stellar location within the heart of midtown,” Lauer said. “As we approach our 50th anniversary, this is a fitting tribute to revive the name that our founding father, Conrad Hilton, provided. The hotel have been a vital part of the dynamic fabric of midtown Manhattan for the last 50 years, and we glance forward to the following half-century.”
The 1,981-room Ny Hilton-Midtown is well-liked by savvy sophisticated international and domestic travelers. The hotel, that’s a quick walk from Times Square, Broadway theaters and the renowned Fifth Avenue shopping district, can accommodate large conferences and conventions, smaller meetings and stylish banquets.