The neighborhood of Blissville, New York, is set in southwest Queens. Blissville is named for early resident Neziah Bliss, a steamboat builder, industrialist and inventor who bought most of the land in the area in the mid-1800s. Bliss established ferry service to Manhattan. Today, the neighborhood is bordered by Calvary Cemetery and Long Island City. Several hotels offer accommodation in and around Blissville.
The Best Western City View Inn is set in a renovated public school built in 1905. The hotel’s 71 guest rooms offer city views and high-speed Internet access. Other hotel amenities include free parking, complimentary breakfast, a fitness center and a free shuttle service to the nearest subway station. Hotel staff can help arrange tours and make reservations. The Best Western City View Inn is half a mile from the Museum of Modern Art and less than five miles from midtown Manhattan, downtown Brooklyn, La Guardia International Airport, Shea Stadium and Flushing Meadows Park.
The Fairfield Inn New York Long Island City/Manhattan View is just west of Blissville. The hotel’s 154 rooms feature city views from upper floors, microwaves, refrigerators and some have Jacuzzi tubs. Other hotel amenities include free parking, a complimentary continental breakfast and free shuttle service to a nearby subway and train station. Guests can workout in the exercise room; the hotel is also within nine miles of three golf courses, a biking trail, horseback riding, tennis courts and a jogging trail.
The Verve Hotel in Long Island City is within walking distance of Silvercup Studios, a subway station, several restaurants, the CitiCorp Building and the Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens. Other attractions within five miles of the hotel include downtown Manhattan, Queens Zoo, Central Park, the Museum of Modern Art, Radio City Music Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Empire State Building. The Verve Hotel’s 87 rooms feature free wireless Internet access and refrigerators and some offer city views and whirlpool tubs. Guests receive a free continental breakfast and use of the hotel’s game room and business center.
The Ravel Hotel is located just over two miles from Blissville, near the 59th Street Queensboro Bridge. The hotel’s 63 rooms feature amenities such as private balconies, Manhattan city views, spa-style bathrooms, in-room movies and plasma televisions. The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle to local restaurants and subway stations. The Ravel Hotel is within one mile of attractions such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios, Madison Square Garden, Central Park and the Broadway Theater District. Penthouse 808 restaurant, lounge and nightclub serves dinner, brunch and cocktails.
