The Plaza
From the hotel, which is now a part of the Fairmont Hotels collection:
Central Park, Fifth Avenue, spectacular art, thriving culture, endless shopping, unbelievable dining and lively nightlife – this is New York City. Amid the whirl of excitement you will find The Plaza, a timeless landmarked New York hotel capturing memories since 1907.
Striking the balance between its storied past and limitless future, The Plaza Hotel in New York City – the ultimate luxury lifestyle destination – has emerged from a recent $400 million transformation to reflect a new and contemporary spirit.
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Hotel Coverage: The Plaza
6 Vintage NYC Hotels To Make Jay Gatsby Feel Right At Home
In honor of Baz Luhrman's much-hyped The Great Gatsby hitting theaters tomorrow, we've put together a list of Manhattan hotels where (we think) Jay Gatsby himself would have stayed. From art deco glamor to 1920s-themed cocktails, these are a few 'great' hotels with vintage style all of their own. This...
May 09, 2013
NY Post Tour Highlights Charlie Sheen's Plaza Hotel Antics
Want to know about hotel goss while on-the-go? Look no further than the NY Post Headlines Tour.You’ll get to go around on luxury bus whose outside is covered with The New York Post newspaper's attention grabbing headlines. One of the tour highlights is passing the Plaza Hotel which appeared...
March 12, 2013
Will the Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage Ever Recover From the '08 Crisis?
This year will be the five-year anniversary of the big crash of 2008, a financial crisis that hit the hotel industry – like so many others – hard. All the hotel openings these days notwithstanding, many a project was scrapped as a result, long before they started breaking ground....
February 27, 2013
The Video of The Plaza's First Gay Wedding
Back in June, The Plaza, whose neoclassical Grand Ballroom is one of the most expensive, lavish, and coveted hotel wedding venues in all the land, hosted its first-ever-in-106-years gay wedding. Now, you can witness Jay & Tony's ceremony for yourself in all its fabulous -- and in many ways, quite...
February 19, 2013
10 Hotel Christmas Displays To Light Up Your Day
It's beginning to feel a lot like...a tropical Christmas? Hotel delays exasperate us. Booking last-minute hotels sometimes stresses us out. So excuse us while we take a minute and just focus on the one thing that's guaranteed to bring us some joy: big, bright, colorful, and unnecessarily elaborate hotel Christmas...
December 13, 2012
First Look: The Plaza Hotel's Sparkling 'Gatsby' Tree and Fitzgerald Tea
Though we have to wait until May 2013 to watch the film, the holiday tree inspired by the upcoming movie Gatsby was just unveiled within The Plaza. The tree sits inside the hotel's famous Palm Court and, just like the movie, was designed and dressed by Catherine Martin, costume/set/production...
November 27, 2012
Tonight: The Plaza Hotel Debuts a Gatsby-Theme Tea and Holiday Tree
Last minute alert! Tonight, The Plaza Hotel will not only officially light its Christmas tree, but will debut the holiday themed tea. For many, especially Home Alone purists, the holiday spirit doesn't kick into gear until The Plaza goes through this ritual, and 2012 is going to be especially...
November 26, 2012
Is The Plaza About To Become A Chatwal?
UPDATE, 3:21pm: We've received a response from Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, who tells us that while the Chatwals have indeed assumed a small equity stake in The Plaza, Fairmont will remain as the hotel's management group. So that stomps out any rumors about a possible Chatwal rebranding! At the beginning...
September 24, 2012
HotelChatter Originals: A Food Flight
Thanks to our far-flung, adventurous and nonstop jetsetting contributors who never enter a hotel room without photographing the place from top to bottom, we've been able to get a peek into hotel rooms around the world by flipping through our numerous Photo Galleries.We have so many good shots from...
September 13, 2012
The First of the NYC Fall Fashion Week Packages is Here
It's that time of the year again! Sigh—Fashion Week, when Manhattan's nicer hotels book up their event spaces with runway shows, after parties and viewing appointments while travelers book up the rooms, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fashion set heading to them. We're preparing for a deluge...
August 23, 2012
Where To Stay In NYC If You're A Choco-holic
We know we can't be the only ones who pay serious attention to the dessert options in a hotel before booking a room there. And whether that's a new donut shop at the Four Seasons, or wine-paired girl scout cookies, all we really care about is getting our daily sugar...
August 22, 2012
5 More Hotels To Consider for Your Family Getaway This Summer
Hotel Bel-Air's stuffed swans ($12) are great gifts for little ones to remember their trip by. Summer's here and school's out which means your summer travel plans may involve schlepping the little ones along with you. Same goes for new parents who aren't quite ready to compromise their jetsetting...
July 13, 2012
Are Bow Ties the New Hot Hotel Trend?
When we got a sneak peek at the new look of The Roger Hotel in Manhattan we were a little giddy over the logo which is a simple black bow tie. Even though the logo is plastered everywhere and on everything, we still liked it.And it got us thinking of...
June 27, 2012
The Plaza, In Case You Were Wondering, Is On Sale For About $600 Million
It was all over the news this weekend that Manhattan's iconic Plaza Hotel is about to change hands for the fourth time in almost twenty years. That's a lot of paperwork, and also, a lot of instability for a hotel that, as much star power as it has, still has...
April 09, 2012
Lights...Camera...5 Hotels Around the World That Are Celebrating the Oscars!
It's that time! In addition to this month's crazy deluge of Leap Year packages, we have another big event on our radar: the Oscars. We whetted your appetite with a look at our favorite movie set hotels last week. Now, here are some classy joints to watch the awards ceremony....
February 21, 2012
Whatever Todd English Is Doing At The Plaza Food Hall, It's Working
If we were Todd English's Food Hall at The Plaza, we'd be patting ourselves on the back right now. After a successful opening back in June 2010, the dining concept has literally taken off, forcing regulars to wait 45 minutes just to sit down for lunch on a weekday, according...
December 01, 2011
The Plaza Has Possibly the Pinkest Christmas Tree Ever
First there was the Betsey Johnson-designed Eloise suite, then came the Betsey Johnson pop-up shop and now The Plaza in New York has a whole Betsey Johnson Christmas tree as well. Just completed and lit during a tea service yesterday, the Betsey Johnson/Eloise tree is perhaps the hottest pink...
November 29, 2011
Looking For A Worthy Thanksgiving Feast? Check Out These NYC Hotels
Considering the super-high standards of hotel restaurants in New York (Maze at The London NYC, Maialino at Gramercy Park, and The Ace's The Breslin all come to mind), no one could possibly fault you for ditching the entire fam and taking yourself to a nice dinner in midtown (or Wall...
November 17, 2011
Pretty in Pink for the Holidays at Betsey Johnson's Plaza Pop-Up Shop
Love pink stuff? Love New York City's The Plaza Hotel? Hate the high prices ($75 headbands!) of the pink-perfect Eloise shop at The Plaza? We're with you all the way. There's some relief however, as The Plaza has just opened a Betsey Johnson holiday pop-up shop in the lower-level...
November 15, 2011
And This is Why You Should Always Make Sure the Hotel Door Closes Behind You
Good news, the perp has been caught! Last week, after checking in and checking out our hotel room (video, photos, you know the usual thing a hotel guest does right?) we noticed that our room door was a little cumbersome in that it didn't immediately close all the way. We...
November 01, 2011
Which Two Manhattan Hotels Are Ignoring Their Health Code Violations?
Would you dine at a place with a "B"?UPDATE 6:49PM: Andaz Fifth Avenue's general manager Jonathan Frolich has sent us this statement regarding the letter grade. "We've addressed the issues brought to us by the inspector and we look forward to a re-inspection. We are fully committed to ensuring...
June 13, 2011
Anthony Weiner Has a Thing for the Elevators at The Plaza
We knew it! We just knew there had to be some other connection between hotels and U.S. Representative and Twitter sexpest Anthony Weiner aside from his gawdawful press conference at the Sheraton New York. Ok, granted it's not as salacious as Eliot Spitzer and the Mayflower Hotel but it's...
June 07, 2011
There Will Be No More Lady Gaga Sightings at The Plaza
Is that the new hand sign for the Oak Room?Well, scratch this off your To Do list for NYC. The Plaza is shutting down the Oak Room (which Lady Gaga used to frequent on Wednesday nights) due to a rent dispute as well as some concerns over heavy partying....
May 06, 2011
Bin Laden's Death Delays Controversial Art Outside The Plaza Hotel
The focus sure has been on New York City this week, though not for the reasons Mayor Michael Bloomberg originally intended. Before Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, before President Obama made the announcement that caused thousands to gather at the World Trade Center site and before Barack...
May 04, 2011
Kelsey and Kayte's Plaza Wedding Reception Starred a Masterpiece Cake
Just days after his 56th birthday, actor Kelsey Grammer took to the Plaza Hotel to celebrate his marriage to 29-year-old Kayte Walsh—a former Virgin Atlantic flight attendant who may now count herself as Grammer bride No. 4. The mismatched couple—known for shameless public displays of affection—were reported to have...
March 07, 2011
The Plaza is Now Using Its iPads As Digital Concierges
It was the must-have amenity of 2010, and now the iPad is making even deeper in-roads on the hotel landscape with The Plaza's announcement that it will move most basic concierge services to a fleet of in-room tablets, supplementing the hotel's already extant Palm Court loaner 'Pads. The gadgets...
February 07, 2011
Kelsey Grammer Books the Plaza For His Wedding Reception
Here’s some news to detract from the Sheen of bad stuff that we can’t help but feel is still kinda tarnishing The Plaza – Kelsey Grammer and his flight attendant honey just chose it as the spot for their wedding reception. According to the New York Post, they’ve booked...
February 01, 2011
When It's Cold Outside, Sip On Some Chocolat Chaud at The Plaza
Chocolate lovers, you now have a really good reason for popping into The Plaza.The Francois Chocolate Bar recently took over from Demel Bakery, the Viennese cafe that lasted just two years in the hotel's downstairs retail space. Though originally billed as a pop-up store, FCB's rapid success at the...
January 20, 2011
Here's Why You Should Hang Out at The Plaza's Oak Room on Wednesday Nights
After last year's debacle with Charlie Sheen and a call girl, New York's famed Plaza Hotel really needed to start 2011 on a good foot and a visit from regular guest Lady Gaga may have been just the trick.Gaga returned to the hotel's Oak Room last night to give...
January 06, 2011
Best Celebrity Performance: Charlie Sheen
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2010 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.We truly, honestly, never expected anyone to top David...
December 30, 2010
Five Cute Hotel Gifts for Kids
There's only five days until Christmas and if you're stumped trying to find a gift for a little one in your life, hotels are a great place to turn for gifts. We've rounded up Five Cute Hotel Gifts for Kids that we think you (and they) will like. The good...
December 20, 2010
Alexa Ray Joel Kicks off The Plaza's New Concert Series Tonight
Now that the Rose Bar at Gramercy Park has shuttered their secret, invite-only music sessions, The Plaza is at the ready to fill in the gap on the elite NYC music scene with their new Artist in Residence series in the hotel's famed Oak Room. (Perhaps they were inspired...
December 20, 2010
You Can Check Into Charlie Sheen's Sadism Suite But Call 911 to Check Out
Normally, we'd consider it heavenly if someone paid for us to stay in a suite at The Plaza for a few nights but for Charlie Sheen's call girl, Capri Anderson, it turned out to be utter hell.Appearing on Good Morning America today, Capri tells the morning show that she...
November 22, 2010
This is Blasphemy: Photos of Charlie Sheen's Plaza Hotel Room Destruction
We bet the folks at The Plaza could not be more upset with themselves today for letting heinous man bad boy actor Charlie Sheen into their hotel with a call girl where he promptly went on a coke and alcohol binge that culminated in a serious hotel room trashing...
October 27, 2010
No, Seriously. Who Let Charlie Sheen into The Plaza with a Call Girl?
Folks, we might have a winner--it looks like Charlie Sheen has beat out David Hasselhoff for Best Celebrity Performance in a hotel because this one is a doozy.The NY Post reports that police were called to the The Plaza Hotel last night after Sheen, "drunk and naked", trashed his...
October 26, 2010
Lock Up Eloise! The Situation Wants to Teach Abs Classes at The Plaza
After watching Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino completely break down these past two weeks on "Jersey Shore" (fighting Angelina, trying to pull a robbery on Vinny's cougar girl, smacking Snooki in the mouth) as well as on "Dancing with the Stars" (his wooden dancing skills were voted off this week),...
October 15, 2010
Lady Gaga Surprised Diners and Sang at The Plaza Hotel Last Night
Late-night diners at The Plaza Hotel's Oak Room restaurant got a hairy surprise yesterday, when Lady Gaga sauntered in to give an impromptu performance. She was surrounded by security of course, and clad in a bodysuit made of hair, Gaga jammed with one of her musician friends, Brian Newman,...
September 30, 2010
$995 Puts You in The Plaza's Pretty Pink Eloise Suite
It's been almost six months now since we heard that New York's infamous Plaza Hotel was extending their Eloise shop into a hotel suite of the character's very own, and now we've got pictures of the finished product. While the Eloise slumber party package is $3,450 per night, a...
August 02, 2010
Why Mel Gibson Won't Be Checking Into The Plaza Anytime Soon
You already know that we love our Summer Cocktails and we have to admit that we also love a healthy splash of Bad Celebrity Behavior at hotels. So you can imagine our joy to learn that the Oak Room at The Plaza has created an awesome mash-up of these two...
July 22, 2010
Steve Wynn Moves Into The Plaza (But Not the Eloise Suite)
Looks like Eloise will have the ultimate sugar daddy to follow around at The Plaza in New York. The Wall Street Journal reports that none other than Steve Wynn has bought the massive penthouse apartment at the hotel for just a meager $23 million.The nine-room apartment is entered on...
July 15, 2010
5 Hotels Where Kids Can Sleep with Their Favorite Character
When you bring Junior to a hotel, why put him up in some boring beige room? Win the best-parent-ever award by staying a colorful SpongeBob or Dr. Seuss suite that'll also score him lots of swag. We scoured around the most kid-friendly hotels to find the ones with the...
June 30, 2010
Come September, Everyone at The Plaza Will Have an iPad in Their Rooms
Today everyone is geeking about the new iPhone 4.0 but come September hotel geeks will be geeking out over the iPads in each room at The Plaza. Earlier this week, the hotel announced a new partnership with Intelity, a hospitality software solution company, to create a custom iPads for...
June 24, 2010
The Plaza's Butlers Are Now Ready for Business Time
Ah, it's just like Upstairs, Downstairs! While Todd English is holding court with his new food hall down in the basement, the men in white gloves upstairs at The Plaza are getting ready to give you the business. That is, the hotel has just introduced its new Business Butler...
June 23, 2010
Inside Todd English's Food Hall at New York's Plaza Hotel
There's a good reason that The Plaza's basement mini shopping mall has been failing so horribly since it opened a couple years ago. No one goes down there! And after bakery Demel closed recently, it was completely sans spots to eat...until now. On Friday, the Plaza Shops opened The...
June 07, 2010
The Plaza to Open Todd English's Food Hall on Friday
Brooding celebrity chef with "bedroom eyes" Todd English is having a busy, busy year. First, he opened Public Urban Bar (P.U.B) inside CityCenter in Las Vegas. Then we learned he would be helming the new restaurant inside the forthcoming Intercontinental Times Square and last month, we found him aboard...
June 02, 2010
Where to Find Hotels With iPads
One million people may have splurged on an Apple iPad but if you're not keen on shelling out $500+ for the hottest new gadget, you can get your fix at these hotels.* We'll be keeping tabs on hotels that offer iPads either for guest use in-room or in the...
May 05, 2010
Emanuel Ungaro Takes a Chance on The Plaza Hotel
The retail shops within The Plaza Hotel have somewhat been considered a failure but the hotel is not giving up on the basement space just yet. The Todd English food hall is expected to open sometime this spring and two new stores have just announced they will be opening...
April 22, 2010
Is This How Hot Hoteliers Really Pick Their Design Team?
Do hoteliers pick their design team based on who they are sleeping with? We sincerely hope not. But we have a feeling that it does happen this way quite a lot. While we absolutely love Edie on "How to Make It in America," it looks like partyboy/bisexual hotelier, Darren,...
March 29, 2010
The Palm Court at The Plaza Will Reopen on April 12
When one door closes, another one opens. Even when it comes to hotel eateries. And so it is at The Plaza, where there's good news for a change. After closing in January 2009, the hotel's iconic Palm Court restaurant will reopen on April 12.It wasn't so long ago that...
March 24, 2010
Meet the Man Who Dresses Your Hotel Staff
You probably don’t think twice about how your bellhop or your front-desk clerk looks, as long as they schlep your bags and check you in quickly. But as we found out when we got our very own Fashion 26 concierge uniform, a lot of effort goes into making hotel employees...
February 25, 2010
More Bad News for The Plaza as Bakery Moves Out
Retail space at The Plaza circa April 2009.It's no secret that The Plaza has had a rough go of things outside its fancy hotel rooms, particularly in obtaining a thriving retail space in its basement mall. Yes, there is an Eloise Shop and Chef Todd English is planning on...
February 22, 2010
It Will Be All Eloise, All The Time, at The Plaza Hotel Next Week
Can’t afford the Live Like Eloise Slumber Party Package at New York’s The Plaza Hotel? What kind of parent are you? It’s only $3,450 a night! OK, so there is a recession going on and we should all be fiscally responsible, yadda yadda. Don't worry—for the rest of us, The...
February 11, 2010
How Do You Solve a Problem Like The Plaza?
The NY Times has a depressing article about the faded star that is The Plaza Hotel in New York. It turns out the massive renovation that took place a few years ago--which included creating a bunch of overpriced apartments inside--has been largely a failure. At least on the residences and...
January 18, 2010
Todd English to Open an Upscale Food Hall Inside The Plaza
We must have missed this one during our Thanksgiving tofurkey coma but it looks like celeb chef Todd English is partnering up with The Plaza Hotel in New York to create an ambitious upscale food court hall that will open in Spring 2010. Say what?Yes, The Plaza Food Hall...
December 22, 2009
Where to Dine in New York on Christmas Day
Snowstorm and canceled flights left you stranded in New York City for the holidays? Avoiding your family? A foreigner? Just hate cooking? Look, we know how it is. We were Christmas orphans just a few years ago, but wound up having a lovely gourmet holiday feast at Town in...
December 21, 2009
Afternoon Tea At The Plaza Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be
We went to afternoon tea at The Plaza last Sunday. Whoopdee do. It was perhaps the worst and most expensive tea service we've ever had, and yet this was The Plaza, for Pete's sake. We were excited, we were going with two friends, and we knew the hotel would...
December 11, 2009
The Plaza's Fancy Santa Claus Says 'Happy Holidays'
How much is that Santa in the window? No really, how much did New York's Plaza Hotel pay to get this guy, who has a full real beard and the perfect joviality for this gig? We're guessing big bucks, considering the custom Santa suit complete with The Plaza's crest...
December 09, 2009
The Plaza's New Eloise Shop Has Plaza Pricetags
If you think that little girls go gaga over American Girl, then you haven't realized that little girls will love anything pink and pint-size. This past weekend, we hit up The Plaza Hotel to check out how the holiday tourist season was treating it, and also to wander down...
December 07, 2009
Eloise Gets Her Own Store Inside The Plaza
Don't call it a comeback, Eloise has been here for years. Funny that when The Plaza Hotel initially put forth plans to renovate the famed building into luxury residences, all traces of its most famous guests, Kay Thompson’s fictional character Eloise, would have been erased. But someone somewhere had...
December 01, 2009
Got Tix to The World Series? They May Have Cost Less Than Your Hotel Room
The Yankees and The Phillies are set to square off in the 2009 World Series Championships on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium and tickets on Stubhub.com are starting out at nearly $300 a piece. That's definitely steep but if you're a fan, then money's no object. Your hotel room, however,...
October 26, 2009
Eloise to Get Her Own Funky Suite at The Plaza
Is the Plaza turning into the ultimate girly hotel? First the ladies of "Sex and the City." Now Bestey and Eloise.Perhaps realizing what a faux pas it was to mess with Eloise's house in the first place, The Plaza has just announced a partnership with fashion designer Betsey Johnson...
September 15, 2009
Libyan Dictator Might Be Ruling Over NY's Pierre Hotel Next Week
We should have known that a picky dictator only picks the best hotels, regardless of availability of first-floor suites. We guess Libyan dictator Moammar al-Qaddafi doesn't read HotelChatter (thank god), because he sure didn't read our Top Three Recommendations for him during his stay in New York for his...
September 11, 2009
'Sex and The City' Filming Outside The Plaza Hotel Today
Yes, Sex and The City fervor has swept up New York City once again and much like the first SATC movie, we've learned hotels will play a part in the show. While The Bryant Park Hotel got love from the four ladies the last go-around, The Plaza, which re-opened...
September 09, 2009
Goodbye, Brownies on The Pillow: Hotels Ditch Services in an Effort to Save Some Cash
The Gramercy Park Hotel, which by the way, is still a five-star hotel.All of the sudden the outlook for the hospitality industry seems to have gone from bad but with hope on the horizon, to worse with drastic cost-cutting measures now taking place. Indeed, 2009 has been one of...
August 26, 2009
Top Five Hotel Restaurant Picks For New York Restaurant Week
Like us, we know you've probably been waiting six months to again drool over the list of restaurants taking place in New York's biannual Restaurant Week, a foodie festival anticipated by locals and tourists alike. The fun actually begins now, since reservations recently opened and everyone scrambles for the...
July 08, 2009
Your Plaza Hotel Bellman Might Be Mariah Carey in Drag
As you're checking into The Plaza, look closely at your bellman: does he seem to have a went-out-of-style in 2002 goatee that appears to be fake-ish? Does that stubble look airbrushed? Do those deep brown eyes look a little... feminine? Maybe it's Mariah Carey in drag, then. Okay, not...
July 01, 2009
'The Today Show' is Throwing a Wedding at The Plaza
You know how every year The Today Show picks a lucky couple and throws them a wedding? Well, you should — they've been doing it for ten years now. And in '09, on the official tenth anniversary of "Today Throws a Wedding," four couples will go through a series...
June 29, 2009
Eloise Makes Her Grand Return to the Plaza
Our recent stay at The Plaza made us believers in a place we were having a hard time believing in for a while. Earlier this year, we were asking whether we thought Eloise, Kay Thompson's fictional, most-notorious little Plaza-dweller, would even want to stay at the Plaza anymore —...
June 16, 2009
Room With an Anti-View: Hey Peter, What's Happening?
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face,...
June 04, 2009
Inside The Plaza Hotel
Our Guess The Hotel game from yesterday wasn't that hard at all, as all of you correctly guessed the hotel with the pretty bathroom was The Plaza. Yes, we were able to spend a night in Eloise's newly renovated "house" and while The Plaza no longer feels like The Plaza,...
June 04, 2009
Double the Tesla Car Fun at The Plaza
Weren't kidding about the Tesla electric car taking up brief residence at The Plaza Hotel, and today it arrived to a gaggle of delighted tourists and confused hotel guests. Granted that it's a day late in showing up, which leads us to think that this might be a one-day...
May 01, 2009
Tesla Electric Car Will Park at The Plaza This Week
It may be auto show time in the more car-centric cities of the United States, but New York City, as usual, has other plans. Instead of packing a convention center with the newest gas-guzzlers, the city will have one of the Tesla Model S electric cars on display for...
April 29, 2009
Get Into The Plaza For Free With a New Architectural Tour
Still not keen to spring for a night at The Plaza Hotel despite our secret discount? There may still be a way into the grand dame without having to endure the painful silence of its Retail Collection: free architecture tours! Beginning this week, the revered old property will launch...
April 08, 2009
Fairmont Hotels' Secret 'Friends and Family' Code Will Get You a Great Deal
UPDATE: The Booker ID # listed below has since been retired, rendering the promo code useless. Sorry! This might be just the deal to get you out of your staycation mode and into a hotel. We just got our hands on the unpublished Fairmont Hotels "Friends and Family" code.Use the...
April 07, 2009
Business at The Plaza's Shops Does Not Appear to Be Booming
What was once the Palm Court Restaurant This weekend, we were out and about in Manhattan when we decided to pop in and take a little peek at the Plaza Hotel to see how things were going. If you'll recall, we've been a little bit worried about how this New...
April 06, 2009
The Pierre NYC To Reopen With Hallucinatingly High Rates
New York's iconic Plaza Hotel may be having serious issues after renovation, but that isn't phasing the equally historic Pierre Hotel at all as it preps for a June 1 grand reopening. Situated on the Upper East Side amongst diamond dealers and ritzy boutiques, The Pierre is out to...
March 17, 2009
Are the Retail Shops Going to Peace Out of The Plaza?
Good lord. It's getting exhausting counting up all the reported issues at the once-grand, now-faltering Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. First there was the overpriced re-opening, the unflattering reviews, the new full-time tenants totally unsatisfied with their living quarters for which they'd shelled out many a pretty penny. There were...
March 04, 2009
Would Eloise Even Recognize the Plaza Anymore?
Okay people, what is going on at The Plaza? Since the iconic Manhattan hotel closed, underwent a major reno and reopened with more condos and out-of-control room rates, there have been some reports of some, er, challenges. We thought we were being too hard on the Plaza when it...
February 27, 2009
After 40 Years, the Plaza's Longest-Serving Doorman Retires
If you've been a guest or resident at the iconic Plaza Hotel any time since 1963, you've surely encountered Ed Trinka, the gentleman who's spent the last 4 decades as the Plaza's Fifth Avenue doorman. Today, we bid farewell to him: today is his last day of work (on...
February 26, 2009
Other Ways To Get Inside The Plaza's Penthouse Terrace Suites
Now that we've given you some time to recover from your extreme case of apartment envy after we showed you the video of the penthouse level terrace suites inside The Plaza, we've determined just how much you will need to live here for a year. Are you sitting down? You...
February 18, 2009
NY Fashion Week Spills Over Into Big Name Hotels
Today is the day that stilettos and mascara wands invade the area around Bryant Park in New York City as Fashion Week winds up for weeks-worth of designer runway shows. With over 200 shows and presentations planned, not all can be held in the temporary tents at the official...
February 13, 2009
Newly Renovated Plaza Terrace Suites for $20K a Night
We're not exactly sure how you go about fully getting your money's worth when paying $20K a night for The Plaza's recently renovated penthouse-level Royal Terrace Suite. We suggest not leaving for more than fifteen minutes because the room runs you roughly $833 an hour. We were able to tour...
February 12, 2009
The Plaza Shutters Its Palm Court Restaurant
Looks like those $775 room rates and a hottie chef couldn't save The Palm Court inside the iconic yet newly renovated Plaza Hotel. Elad Properties has officially close the restaurant which they only fully-restored a year ago. Crain's New York reports: The underperforming eatery had struggled to attract customers...
January 08, 2009
Christmas in The Plaza's Lobby
While heading up and down Fifth Avenue in the final days before Christmas, we followed the pedestrian flow right into the festive lobby of The Plaza. Bustling with activity as guests checked into their rooms and tourists checked out the surroundings, the lobby forms the heartbeat of the hotel,...
December 24, 2008
Is the $28 Burger at The Plaza's Oak Room Worth It?
Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton went inside the Plaza Hotel's legendary Oak Room — and, um, to put it lightly: he wasn't so into it. Before we get to his scathing review, a bit of background: The Oak Room opened up way back in 1907 as a men's bar, closed during...
December 23, 2008
Robert Pattinson Among Gucci Gawkers at the Plaza
That Gucci event Madonna hit up Wednesday night? Turns out lots of big-name celebs were there — and (control yourselves, Twilight nerds) Robert Pattinson was there too. On Wednesday night, Gucci celebrated the launch of their new Tattoo Heart collection with a super swanky celebratory dinner at the Plaza...
November 21, 2008
New York's Mark Hotel to Get a Five-Star Restaurant Of Its Own
Fresh from opening his Chambers Kitchen restaurant inside of Minneapolis' new hot property, The Chambers Hotel, New York chef extraordinaire Jean Georges Vongerichten has returned to the Big Apple to take up another hospitality project. Jean Georges, who always has something cooking with hoighty-toighty hotels, already owns swanky restaurants...
October 14, 2008
The Plaza's Vegas-fied Cousin Gets the Green Light
The Plaza -- yes, that Plaza -- has been under so much stress lately: the $400 million dollar renovation and shift toward a more residential focus was one thing, but now there are lawsuits flying around over the exorbitantly-priced condos that turned out to be a lil' crappy. Plus, you...
October 07, 2008
Plaza Hotel's Developers File Defamation Suit Against That Rich Russian Guy
We wrote last week about how the Plaza Hotel's developers were stung last week with a steep lawsuit by Andrei Vavilov, the Russian hedge fund manager not at all pleased with the conditions of his $53.3-million penthouse. This week, the Plaza bit back. That's right, a copy of a defamation...
September 19, 2008
NYC's Plaza Hotel Sued for "Attic-like" Penthouses
Oh dahlings, the Plaza makes us want to order champagne room service, "happen upon" an Almost Famous-style room party, or at the very least play Macaulay Culkin for the day. Celebration, it seems, would be untimely though, as that gilded giant of New York infamy appears to have fallen...
September 11, 2008
Hotel News Briefs :: Fashion Week's Hott Messes Head to the Greenwich Hotel
There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· Jen and Brad Reunite Over Drinks: Supposedly, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt had...
September 09, 2008
Snapshot:: Fair Weather at the Plaza Hotel
Isn't it always sunny at The Plaza? You'd think that after coming out of their $400 million dollar renovation they would be able to control the weather. Especially if guests are spending upwards of $800 a night, the stay better be perfect for enjoying the Plaza's prime location on...
July 24, 2008
Snapshot :: The Plaza Bed Spotted in Santa Monica
We didn't know that the legendary New York hotel, The Plaza was churning out their very own brand of mattresses until we stopped into a mattress store in Santa Monica over the weekend.The Plaza has partnered with Stearns & Fosters mattresses to create special mattresses which are actually used in...
July 21, 2008
Assouline Books Check Into the Plaza Hotel
New York's grandiose Plaza Hotel is bringing in some equally high-brow retail tenants to solidify its reputation as something special. After luxe British cell phone brand Vertu opened their second US store in the Plaza (the first is in Vegas, natch) at the end of April, the Warren-Tricomi salon followed...
July 18, 2008
Hotel News Briefs :: Hillary Clinton, Shoe Fetish at the Plaza, and a Free Island Hotel Stay
There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· Hillary's Hotel Dilemma: TMZ is reporting that Hillary staffers are trying to unload...
June 18, 2008
Eloise is Back at the Plaza Again; Grand Opening Party However is On Hold
After a few years of living elsewhere, Eloise has returned to The Plaza again. A portrait of the six-year-old children's book heroine was returned to its original resting place on the near the famous Palm Court dining room. The child actress Jordana Beatty, who will play Eloise in an upcoming...
May 15, 2008
Hotel Retail News :: A Louis Vuitton Store Inside a Marriott?
Hotels are slowly moving beyond the bar, nightclub and restaurant trend to add some hip retail spaces in their properties. Of course, this is nothing new as some hotels have been doing this already for a long time. But what is news is the report of a Louis Vuitton store...
April 30, 2008
Cheesecake $17. Pancakes $26. Tea for Two $173. A Meal at the Plaza? Pricey
We just finished reading about the lavish new Palm Court Restaurant and Champagne Bar at the Plaza Hotel, wherein the Bloomberg review by critic Ryan Sutton left us gasping for some free-er air. Having completed the $1 billion re-do of the 1907 landmark hotel, the folks at Fairmont decided to...
March 20, 2008
John McCain Hosting Billionaires at The Plaza Tomorrow Night
Republican presidential nominee John McCain is hosting a huge campaign fundraiser tomorrow night at the totally un-affordable and totally unreasonably-priced Plaza Hotel tomorrow night.However, his supporters may actually be able to cough up the $1,000-a-night room rates.According to NY Mag, the host committee is a bunch of wealthy and powerful...
March 10, 2008
NYC's Hottest Hotel Dining Strip?
Just yesterday, we were saying that the restaurant at Six Columbus sits in the middle of a "culinary wasteland." We should've turned our eyes a little east of Columbus Circle. Two hotels along Central Park South have opened fancy new restaurants, and a third, in The Plaza's Oak Room, will...
March 07, 2008
The Plaza "Feels Embalmed Rather Than Enlivened"
Ouch. And we thought we were being too hard on The Plaza Hotel's re-opening but this Bloomberg reporter had even harsher words.Architect critic James S. Russell has pretty much panned the restoration from the lobby to the rooms. Actually, he's admired the restoration effort, calling it impeccable, particularly the return...
March 07, 2008
Snapshot: A Look at The Plaza's Renovated $755 and Up Rooms
Yesterday, we got a little heated when discussing the audacity of The Plaza to charge $755 and up for its rooms and to tack on a $14.95 WiFi charge.We've cooled down a bit today but not much. Here's a snapshot that Ryan Charles added to the HotelChatter Flickr Pool of...
March 05, 2008
What Does $1,000 a Night at the Plaza Get You? Hint: Not a Talking Robot or WiFi Access
The Plaza has reopened and everyone is just wetting their pants over the fact that it's open again. Well, except the people who bought the apartments in there because it's apparently pretty empty on those floors.And while many tourists want to check out the new digs, not everyone is going...
March 04, 2008
Hotel Openings: The Plaza. Finally.
We never thought we'd see the day! The Plaza is finally taking reservations. The historic hotel officially re-opens March 1. At $755 a night, we don't predict a lot of folks will be rushing over to book a room ASAP. (Particularly since you can stay at Six Columbus for under...
February 28, 2008
Fashion Week Begins Tomorrow, Who Are You Going to Wear?
Fashion Week begins tomorrow in Manhattan. We hope you have been starving yourself! We have. It turns out being sick totally helps you lose weight. You should try it. Go outside with your hair wet and you'll look like a skinny minnie in no time. Here's the latest round-up of...
January 31, 2008
Still Not Open, But The Plaza Gets an Executive Chef
While The Plaza Hotel faces opening delays and Oak Bar woes, there is some good news to be had. The hotel has appointed an executive chef Didier Virot who will oversee the Palm Court restaurant, in-room dining as well as two new spaces---the Champagne Bar and the Rose Club.Straight from...
January 17, 2008
Oak Bar at the Plaza Hotel Gets a Ray of Hope
[Ed. Note: Jaunted editor Paul Brady is on his way to Sundance as we type but he managed to file one last story before he hits the powder. The snow powder, not the Hollywood kind.]The re-opening of New York's historic Plaza hotel may be delayed, but that isn't stopping Arthur...
January 15, 2008
The Plaza Hotel Gets Delayed
The renovated Plaza Hotel was supposed to re-open this month but Kitty Beyonce over at Hotel Hotsheet is saying the opening has been called off.The website still says the century-old hotel is due to reopen at the end of 2007. But when I called the Plaza reservations number (888-240-7775 ),...
December 20, 2007
The Plaza Hotel's Oak Room Desperately Seeking Celebrity Chef
With the Plaza Hotel to re-open in January, it's getting to be crunch time for the famous Oak Room restaurant. Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair was looking to take over the legendary bar and restaurant last July but Page Six says that he has backed out.Carter partnered up with...
December 10, 2007
The Plaza Hotel Will Have Killer Views...For $2,500 a Night
We last heard that reservations for the renovated Plaza Hotel on Central Park would be open sometime in mid-December but it appears you can make reservations now. HotelChatter Tipster Franciscus L. writes us: The Fairmont hotels website is finally up. Yet under accommodations, the ONLY category of rooms with a...
October 22, 2007
Snapshot :: The Plaza Looking Good
Work is far from finished on The Plaza, but it's always a good sign when scaffolding comes down as a project gets closer to completion. With the historic hotel set to re-open in January, it's probably for the better that the only work left to do is interior. That said,...
September 28, 2007
More Hotel Opening News:: Gansevoort South, The Plaza, and MGM Grand Detroit
We are still reeling over the impending apocalypse of the hotel world--Six Columbus opening in the third week of October--but we have pulled ourselves together just a bit to give you some more hotel opening news. And remember, if you have some hotel opening news we wanna hear it. Send...
September 26, 2007
Plaza Memorabilia Sold, Eloise Weeps
Mymymymymy. Remnants from the glory days of The Plaza were put on sale yesterday by Christies auction house. The auction was estimated to net $750,000 but instead totalled $1,760,760. Someone plunked down $42,000 for the hotel's old Steinway baby grand piano, just a small price to pay for a...
March 16, 2006
Eloise to Remain at Plaza!
Heard about this yet? The new owners of The Plaza hotel, Elad Properties, have reached a tentative agreement with the New York hotel Trades Council today to keep some "elegant interior space" intact and Elad Properties also agreed to cut down the number of condos and increase hotel space....
April 14, 2005
Partner Reviews: The Plaza
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Awesome movie nights every Wednesday! -
Ask to dj w your own iPod, either mine or Nikkah's! -
Come on Tuesday & Wednesday night for service from sexy lady bartenders! -
Awesome movie night every Wednesday night!!
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Best bartenders in the city. -
Come on a Tuesday night and leave the bartender, Bianca, a huge tip. She is super sexy! -
My other 5th street go to. This place is a gem and possibly the closest replacement to Mars Bar you can find. -
Maddy hearts Bradley! Tip your bartender! -
241 happy hour every day til 8, and awesome movies on Wednesdays :) -
Tip the bartenders well and you'll always b treated well
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Wear your jacket and don't fall off your stool.
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$6 PBR and well bourbon happy hour is appealing. As is the 4am and later lock-in where you can convince the bartenders to put on your iPod.
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actually John Ross is mayor of fish bar.
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the plaza hotel is a magnificent first class hotel that offers the best in room quality, food and service. from the moment the doorman ushe...
I felt like Eloise...
...I am a Manhattanite, however my cousin & I on a whim one night ( about 4.5 yrs ago) decided after some bar hopping to stay @ the Plaza fo...
The best hotel stay we've ever had
Enter the Plaza hotel, and you will be treated like royalty. We went there with a reservation for a regular room, but were upgraded to a sm...
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