27 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 | Phone: (212) 827 6600 | Fax: (212) 827 1270
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Wheelchair accessibility of the Clubhouse The new entrance at 35 West 44th Street is at sidewalk level. old entrance at 27 West 44th Street is not accessible. The new elevators are fully ADA compliant and while the old ones are not, they are still usable by most persons in wheel chairs. The only places where someone confined to a wheel chair might have difficulties are the men's athletic locker room on the sixth floor (the women's locker room is fully ADA compliant) and some of the bedrooms. The bedrooms in the old wing cannot be reached by wheel chair. The Clubhouse does have a number of fully compliant bedrooms, however, which are accessible. When planning to stay overnight, be sure to request an accessible room when making a reservation. In addition to the women's locker room on the sixth floor, the men's and women's restrooms on the first and second floors are accessible and one each of the men's and women's restrooms on the third floor are as well.
Club Admissions Office
Open Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm  Audit Numbers Audit Numbers are assigned to members upon election to membership. This number should be used on all transactions at the Club. Only a member may sign his or her name and audit number. Permission to do so may not be extended to family or friends under any circumstances. However, Signing Privileges for Spouses may be applied for. (See Membership) Auto Rental Discount Avis Rent-A-Car Systems offers members a discount on car rentals for business and personal travel. Each time the discount card is used, Avis makes a contribution to the Club's scholarship fund. Cards are obtainable through the manager's office. Bulletin Board Located in the lobby telephone room, the bulletin board posts important notices, news of upcoming Club program events as well as other items of interest. Business Meetings Business Meetings may not be conducted in Harvard Hall, the Main Dining Room, the Grill Room, the Cambridge Rooms, (see Papers), the Library or other public rooms. Private rooms may be engaged for such purposes through the Banquet Office (212)827-1209. Cell Phone Usage The use of cellular telephones is generally not permitted in the Clubhouse. Cellular phones may, however, be used in the following designated areas provided that the phones are set to the "silent" or "vibrate" mode: (i) the banquet rooms and halls immediately outside them, (ii) the bedrooms and halls immediately outside them, (iii) the telephone rooms, (iv) the cloak rooms, (v) the Work Center and (vi) the West Wing elevator lobbies. Cellular phones that are not set to "silent" or "vibrate" may not be used in any area of the Clubhouse. In addition, use of the camera function of camera cellular phones is prohibited throughout the Clubhouse. Although use of cellular telephones is permitted in the areas described above, their use is discouraged because of their disruptive nature. Members and guests who find it necessary to use cellular telephones in the designated areas are asked to be considerate of Club members. Committees Committees include Admissions, which meets with applicants for Club admission; House, which oversees the operation of the Clubhouse; Program, which plans and coordinates programs; Schools and Scholarships, which interviews candidates for admission to Harvard College. A complete listing of committees and their activities is contained in the Club's Annual Report. Members are encouraged to contact the Manager's Office to learn how they may become more active. Communications Communications to the membership and announcements of Club events and services are contained in the Club's monthly Bulletin, on this web-site, and in a weekly e-mail newsletter, Today@HCNY. Bulletins are mailed to each member monthly. The web site is updated as required and new Bulletin copy is available on the first of each month. To subscribe to the weekly e-mail newsletter, send a blank e-mail message to Subscribe-Today@subscriptions.hcny.com or go to our subscription page. Dress Code Casual business attire may be worn throughout the Club except during lunch in the Main Dining Room where a jacket is required and dinner in the Main Dining Room where a jacket and tie are required. Ladies are required to wear dresses, suits, or clothing of equivalent formality. The accepted standard of casual business attire for gentlemen is collared polo-style shirts without jackets and ties. For women, an equivalent standard of casual attire will be accepted. Blue jeans, denim clothing, athletic shoes, halter dresses, sweatshirts, sweatpants, leggings, t-shirts and shorts are considered inappropriate attire except when members and guests are going directly to the overnight rooms or athletic floors. The only exception to this rule is that effective May 10th, 2007 the House Committee agreed dress jeans are permitted in the Charles River Room. Dress jeans are jeans in good repair and appropriate to well dressed causal attire. The dress code applies to members and their guests. Members are encouraged to inform their guests of the Club's dress code.
Financial Services Office Open Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm For inquiries on member accounts call (212) 827-1206 or e-mail the Membership Services Office at membership@hcny.com. Front Desk Available 24 hours per day to assist you: (212) 840-6600. Guest Privileges Guest Privileges are available upon written introduction by a member and in accordance with the House Rules for a one week period. Fee is $18. The Front Desk handles all arrangements. Holidays The Clubhouse is open every day. Services are limited on weekends and on the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Special holiday meals are served on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Passover, and Mother's Day for which advance reservations are required through the Program Office (212) 827-1202 or programs@hcny.com. Holiday schedules are published here and in the monthly newsletter and are posted in the Clubhouse on the signboard located in the Lobby.
Lost and Found Maintained by the Housekeeping Department. Telephone (212) 840-6600 or e-mail housekeeping@hcny.com. Manager's Office Open Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm to assist you with all your inquiries: (212) 840-6600. Member's Work Center Located at the lower level of the Clubhouse contains work stations for members who wish to read, do their personal work or make use of personal computers and telephones. Four carrels are equipped with PCs that may be used by members. The PCs have popular word processing, spreadsheets and Internet browsing programs. Front Desk handles all arrangements for this area. Newspapers Available daily on the table in Harvard Hall and in the Library. Overnight Accommodations Overnight rooms are available to members and their sponsored guests. Our reasonable room rates offer the best value in midtown; only short walk to Time Square, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick Cathedral and the famous Broadway Theater District. Overnight reservations are suggested at least fourteen days in advance. Current rates, and policies regarding overnight stay, can be viewed on the Room Rates Chart Room rates, and room types, are subject to availability. You may call (888)255-HCNY toll free from the United States for reservations. 1(212)827-1212 may be called from anywhere in the world. Reservations are also accepted by e-mail at Overnight.Reservations@hcny.com. Papers Paper of a business nature are only permitted at breakfast in the Main Dining Room and at lunchtime on the Balcony during its regularly scheduled serving hours. Parking
We recommend Hippodrome Garage for our overnight guests. The Hippodrome Garage is the closest
parking facility and is conveniently located on the same street as the Harvard Club at 50 West
44th Street. The Hippodrome Garage phone number is 212-997-9096. 24 HRS $38 with HCNY validation: $32 12 HRS $34 with HCNY validation: $32 WEEKEND: |
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