Latest News About Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square

I don’t have live access to current news right now, but here’s the latest I can share based on publicly reported information up to recently.

• Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square opened in late 2025 as RIU’s first Times Square property, a 647-room hotel located on Restaurant Row near Broadway and Times Square. The project represented RIU’s largest single investment to date in the U.S. market.[4]
• RIU expanded with a second New York property, Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square, a new-build with about 656 rooms, reinforcing its presence in Midtown Manhattan near the Theatre District. This marks RIU’s second major hotel in NYC within the same vicinity, following their Times Square flagship from 2016/2020 era.[1]
• The new Manhattan property showcases RIU’s urban hotel concept, including multiple dining and meeting spaces, gym access, and a modern, city-centric design. It aligns with RIU’s strategy to grow in major global cities and complements the Times Square location already serving guests since the earlier build.[2][4]

If you’d like, I can fetch the most current articles and provide a concise, cited update with links. I can also pull hotel specifics (rooms, amenities, opening dates) side-by-side for comparison.