The NYT recently profiled the most reviled hotel developer on the planet right now and no, it's not Donald Trump.
The man is Robert Falor, the once and former condo-hotel king who almost supported the failed Nicky O hotels venture from Nicky Hilton as well as the failed Rande Gerber/Maxim bar inside the Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach.
And guess what? He's flat broke and has no friends.]]>
This summer is shaping up to be the summer of hoteliers in magazines. The latest to join the group is Gregory Peck who gets all serious in the Sur la Terre magazine about his hotelier business (Sorry, no online link available!)
The piece is just a simple Q&A with Peck about how he got started in the hotel world (he used to work for Northstar Capital which funded several Ian Schrager hotels) and what his hotelier philosophy is about.
Oh yeah, and a little bit about Cooper Square. Nothing that we or Klaus Ortleib haven't already told you though.
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George Maloof, owner/hotelier of The Palms brand in Las Vegas, did a Q&A interview with Women's Wear Daily (the fashion bible for anyone in fashion and design biz) about the panic in Las Vegas over tourism drops and the lighter wallets of Americans.
Things we learn about George Maloof:
· He's a junior!
· He played football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
· He wants the Palms to be the ultimate party hotel where people come to get away and "maybe [take] their minds off the economy."
· He still doesn't have an outfit for the hotel's Midsummer Night's Dream Party in two weeks.
· Sorta considers him a leader of Las Vegas.
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