Graduate Roosevelt Island
The Graduate Roosevelt Island opened in 2021, the island's first hotel. It is located at 22 North Loop Road, in the Cornell Tech campus, New York City. The hotel is 18 stories high, with 224 rooms. It is operated by Graduate Hotels, a brand owned by Hilton Worldwide.
The Roosevelt Island is in the East River, New York City. It lies between Manhattan Island to the west and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to the east. It was known as Blackwell's Island in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1921, it was renamed Welfare Island and renamed again in 1973 to its present name. The Roosevelt Island Tramway opened in 1976 and the island's subway station opened in 1989.
Cornell Tech is a graduate campus and research center of Cornell University on Roosevelt Island, established in 2012.
Among the facilities the hotel includes fitness center, library, meeting rooms, connecting rooms, lobby-level restaurant, Panorama Room, indoor-outdoor rooftop bar, and lounge with skyline views of Manhattan and Queens.
Manhattan skyline from the Graduate Roosevelt Island (promotional photo).
Graduate Roosevelt Island, Cornell Tech campus (Google Street View, 2022).
Library at Graduate Roosevelt Island (photo Philip C).
Graduate Roosevelt Island
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