The Warwick Hotel
65 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
The Story
Built by William Randolph Hearst in 1926 as a place for his Hollywood friends to stay when visiting New York, the Warwick on West 54th Street has a guest list that reads like a casting call for the 20th century. It stands across from where the Ziegfeld Theatre once stood, a few blocks from Central Park and the Museum of Modern Art. The Beatles stayed during their first American tour. Elvis checked in. James Dean brooded in the lobby. Over its century in business the hotel has also hosted Elizabeth Taylor, and it remains a working hotel where you can still book a room tonight.
The essential Cary Grant hotel in New York
Cary Grant lived here for twelve years while he was working in New York, occupying the Suite of the Stars on the 27th floor — a 1,200-square-foot apartment with a four-poster king bed, whirlpool tub, sauna, and a large wrap-around terrace with sweeping views of Manhattan. The suite is still available to book today, now also known as the Cary Grant Suite. In a typically generous gesture, Grant lent the suite to his friend Roger Moore (a fellow director of the Fabergé cosmetics company) and Moore's wife Luisa while they were in New York filming Live and Let Die. On their first night in the apartment, Moore and his wife watched an old Randolph Scott western on television, which — given Grant's long history with Scott — must have amused everybody involved.
" On Roger Moore's first night in Grant's suite, decades later, Moore chose to watch a Randolph Scott western. Draw your own conclusions.
A building-sized love letter to old Hollywood
The Warwick is more than the Cary Grant connection. The hotel also has suites named after Hearst, Marion Davies, Jane Russell, and the Ziegfeld Follies, each designed to reflect the style and tastes of its namesake. For anyone tracing the Hearst Castle story across the country, the Hearst Suite and Marion Davies Suite make this Midtown hotel an unexpected coda to a visit to San Simeon — proof that Hearst built places for his Hollywood circle on both coasts.
Signature Experiences
The Cary Grant Suite (Suite of the Stars)
Grant's home for twelve years, on the 27th floor: a 1,200-square-foot apartment with a four-poster king bed, whirlpool tub, sauna, and a large wrap-around terrace with sweeping views of Manhattan. Still available to book, now also known as the Cary Grant Suite.
The Hearst Suite and Marion Davies Suite
The hotel also has suites named after William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies, for those who want to complete the Hearst Castle connection, plus further suites named after Jane Russell and the Ziegfeld Follies, each designed to reflect the style and tastes of its namesake.
Famous Connections
Who Came Here
Plan Your Visit
Good to Know
- How to Book: Book direct at warwickhotels.com or by phone. The Cary Grant Suite and other signature suites can be requested through the hotel.
- Best Time: Year-round.
- Accessibility: Contact the hotel directly to confirm access requirements.
- Tip: The Cary Grant Suite (the former Suite of the Stars) is still available to book for those who want to sleep where Grant lived for twelve years. The hotel's Hearst and Marion Davies suites make a neat pairing with a visit to Hearst Castle in California.
