HotelChatter - Tag: The Plaza

New York: Double the Tesla Car Fun at The Plaza

JetSetCD — 2009-05-01T14:48:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/TeslaPlaza1.jpg" class="top"> Weren't <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/28/18147/2079/hotels/Tesla_Electric_Car_Will_Park_at_The_Plaza_This_Week">kidding</a> about the Tesla electric car taking up brief residence at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">The Plaza Hotel</a>, 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 only deal because of the weather. Light rain now falls on both the Tesla Model S (the white one) and the Tesla Roadster (the hot little red number), and yet the curious continue to approach for cell phone snaps and quick chats with the Tesla representatives. Luckily we snapped our pictures before the Tesla reps surrounded the cars with stanchions. Says a Tesla rep of their

New York: Tesla Electric Car Will Park at The Plaza This Week

JetSetCD — 2009-04-29T09:00:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PlazaTesla.jpg" class="top"> 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 two days in the lobby of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">The Plaza Hotel</a>. Although we definitely don't equate eco-friendly innovation with The Plaza, the fact that they're allowing Tesla to squat in their opulent digs raises our opinion of the place a tad. Just a tad, though, as the car will only be on display on April 30 and May 1, reports <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/tesla-model-s-electric-car-david-letterman-new-york-city-plaza.php">Treehugger</a>, who also notes that Tesla representatives will

New York: NY Fashion Week Spills Over Into Big Name Hotels

JetSetCD — 2009-02-13T13:13:25-05:00

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 Bryant Park space, and this means that the city's trendy hotels end up with a healthy chunk of the action.

In case you happen to be in the Big Apple right now and are wondering why black town cars are whisking away fashionistas from your hotel stoop, we've compiled a list of the top hotel fashion destinations for events this week:

New York: Eloise is Back at the Plaza Again; Grand Opening Party However is On Hold

juliana — 2008-05-15T09:00:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eloise_portrait.jpg" class="imgborder">After a few years of living elsewhere, Eloise has returned to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">The Plaza</a> 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 movie, was on hand for the unveiling too.<blockquote>The portrait was returned to its original spot on a wall outside the sumptuous restaurant, whose stained-glass ceiling, covered with plaster in the 1940s, was uncovered and restored during the two-year renovation.</blockquote>Children staying at the Plaza who love Eloise can order an Eloise bubble bath with milk and cookies (pet turtle not included) and can choose goodies and eats from