Centrally located on Manhattan's exciting West Side, the Holiday Inn Midtown is just three short blocks from Central Park. New York City's premier green space is one of the many nearby attractions that visitors enjoy year-round. Whether it's for business or pleasure, the location is convenient and the Holiday Inn Midtown's 600 comfortable and oversized rooms feature complimentary high-speed wireless internet access, individually controlled heat/air-conditioning, cable TV, on-command pay video, coffeemaker, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, work desk, two telephones with data ports and voice mail and room service. Hotel amenities include seasonal outdoor rooftop swimming pool, which opens for the summer on Memorial Day Weekend. The adjacent Sun Deck, a place to lounge, also offers drinks and food menus. The Concierge Desk assists with information on where to find live music or comedy, and directions to the Statue of Liberty or the Intrepid Air, Space and Sea Museum. The latest cardio and weight training equipment is in the Fitness Center. Valet parking, sundries shop, meeting rooms, laundry and dry cleaning service are available. Gotham Cafe is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Skylight Lounge serves the latest cocktails. Television screens are tuned to live sports events and the latest news reports. Seasonal activities in Central Park include outdoor theatrical performances and concerts, ice skating, jogging, bird watching, horse-drawn carriage rides, row boating and strolls along the pathways. Families also enjoy the zoo and the carousel. Among the many attractions within walking distance are fabled Carnegie Hall, Broadway theaters, Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. Ballet, opera and the philharmonic are performed at Lincoln Center, which also hosts outdoor dancing to big bands on summer evenings. Museums and the shops and restaurants of the West Side are nearby.