Hotel · near Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff
The Empire Hotel
- 58minwalk to the beach
- 56mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 14minLaGuardia Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff) is about 58 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 56 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 5 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
How it compares
Compared with the 628 places we mapped in New York. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 58 min Closer than 5% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 61% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 5 min Closer than 34% of places
- Drive to LaGuardia Airport 14 min Closer than 36% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 56 m Less climbing than 5% of places
From the hotel's website
- Rooms
- 427
- Stars (as stated by the hotel)
- 4
- Address
- 44 W 63rd St, 10023, New York
- Phone
- +1-212-265-7500
From the hotel's own website, checked 19 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
How far is everything
- Nearest beachGansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff 58 min
- Bus stopBroadway & West 63rd Street 1 min
- SupermarketWhole Foods Market 5 min
- PharmacyThomas Drugs 6 min
- Cash machine 7 min
Sights and days out
- Times Square On foot: 21 min
- Empire State Building On foot: 37 min
- Central Park On foot: 28 min
- Chrysler Building On foot: 36 min
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art On foot: 29 min
- World Trade Center: One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial By car: 9 min
- Walk the Brooklyn Bridge By car: 13 min
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island By car: 16 min
- Coney Island By car: 26 min
Getting here
- LaGuardia AirportBy car: 14 min
- Newark Liberty International AirportBy car: 22 min
- John F. Kennedy International AirportBy car: 28 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 58 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 56 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.2%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 1
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 2
Other places nearby
- West Side YMCAHostel · Beach 60 min walk 200 m away
- Mandarin OrientalHotel · Beach 55 min walk 250 m away
- Trump International Hotel and TowerHotel · Beach 57 min walk 250 m away
- The Phillips ClubHotel · Beach 59 min walk 350 m away
- 6 ColumbusHotel · Beach 54 min walk 450 m away
- Fairfield Inn & SuitesHotel · Beach 51 min walk 600 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 19 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: Open Topo Data, SRTM 30 m.
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