Opened in 1874, the Garden City Hotel is in the heart of Long Island's business and government centers. JFK Airport is approximately 20 minutes away, La Guardia is 25 minutes, and Midtown is 40 minutes from the hotel. Included in the room rates are complimentary use of the health and fitness center, shoeshine, daily coffee and tea from 5am till 8am, New York Times newspaper, and valet parking. The Garden City Hotel features some of the finest dining and entertainment in the New York region. Serving as the centerpiece of the hotel's culinary offerings is the Polo Restaurant. The business conference centers and meeting rooms at Garden City Hotel are fully equipped with wireless Internet access, delivery of multi-media presentations, T-1 services, and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. In addition to featuring a fully equipped business center, Garden City offers business guests a full complement of business services, including same-day laundry and dry cleaning, in-room folio review, express checkout, complimentary in-coming faxes, conference concierge, secretarial services, translation, shipping and receiving, and more. All rooms feature views of Garden City and the surrounding community, and include air-conditioning, shower, bath, desk, turndown service, oversized towels, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, clock radio, television, and minibar. The hotel is pet friendly.