Perfect for Hotels.com users who are flying to LaGuardia Airport for a New York state of mind, the Ramada Plaza is the newest hotel in the airport area, having opened in 2001. The Ramada Plaza also is wildly popular with fans of those loveable New York Mets, who play in Shea Stadium across the street. The hotel offers a 24 hour complimentary shuttle service to and from LaGuardia, and serves as an ideal location from Manhattan and Long Island. Guests are within walking distance of USTA Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows World's Fair Exhibits and the #7 train straight into Manhattan and all of its glory.
Being within a home run ball of Shea, this Ramada Plaza is a sports themed place right down to its restaurant, bar, fitness center, indoor pool, business center's meeting rooms. Guests will enjoy complimentary 24 hour parking gift shop, ATM, and even an outdoor sundeck, a rarity in the world of New York City hotels. Other amenities include onsite security, complimentary newspapers, concierges and room service.
The hotel's Pine Restaurant and Bar serves American and Italian cuisines and late night snacks. Spacious guest rooms feature safes, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, dual line phones, 27 inch cable TVs, HMO, Web TVs, video games and Internet access. Guests who make reservations for the "deluxe room bed and breakfast package" at the Ramada Plaza will receive complimentary hot breakfasts in the restaurant.
In addition to Met fans (the baseball team, not the opera, the Ramada Plaza is equally popular with families, business travelers and other vacationers who have flights at LaGuardia Airport and want quick access to the city lights. Fans of the Metropolitan Opera in downtown New York at Lincoln Center will like the hotel, too.