HotelChatter - Tag: The Plaza Hotel

HotelChatter - Tag: The Plaza Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T00:51:16Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/The%20Plaza%20Hotel New York: Get Into The Plaza For Free With a New Architectural Tour http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/8/124411/3797 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PlazaNight.jpg" class="top"> Still not keen to spring for a night at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">The Plaza Hotel</a> despite our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/7/163340/8090/hotels/Fairmont_Hotels_Secret_Friends_and_Family_Code_Will_Get_You_a_Great_Deal">secret discount</a>? 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 twice-weekly public tours of its spaces, such as The Oak Room, The Palm Court and the Grand Ballroom, as well as peeks behind some closed doors. Led by architectural historian, author and teacher Francis Morrone, the 45-minute tours will happen Tuesdays and Saturdays at 3pm, and will be limited to 20 people who must reserve a spot by calling The Plaza Boutique at 212-588-8012. As you JetSetCD 2009-04-08T13:29:21-05:00 40.7644050 -73.973951 New York: Business at The Plaza's Shops Does Not Appear to Be Booming http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/6/91819/63188 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/palmcourt2.jpg" class="top"> 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 <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">Plaza Hotel</a> to see how things were going. If you'll recall, we've been a little bit worried about how this New York icon's been faring since the post-renovation re-opening. We've seen the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/163953/6574/hotels/What_Does_1_000_a_Night_at_the_Plaza_Get_You_Hint_Not_a_Talking_Robot_or_WiFi_Access">nightmarish rates</a>, we've heard about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/8/135922/9793/hotels/The_Plaza_Shutters_Its_Palm_Court_Restaurant">restaurant closings</a> and chef replacements, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/26/91826/4960/hotels/After_40_Years_the_Plaza_s_Longest_Serving_Doorman_Retires">doorman left</a> and the underground <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/4/121921/4008/hotels/Are_the_Retail_Shops_Going_to_Peace_Out_of_The_Plaza_">retail plaza</a> is supposedly in trouble too. But when we walked into the lobby, it was packed with tourists snapping photos. Surprisingly, the front desk area also seemed to be packed with guests checking in Jenna 2009-04-06T10:22:34-05:00 40.7642950 -73.972997 New York: Are the Retail Shops Going to Peace Out of The Plaza? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/4/121921/4008 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/plaza_exterior.jpg" class="top"> Good lord. It's getting exhausting counting up all the reported issues at the once-grand, now-faltering <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">Plaza Hotel</a> in Manhattan. First there was the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/163953/6574/hotels/What_Does_1_000_a_Night_at_the_Plaza_Get_You_Hint_Not_a_Talking_Robot_or_WiFi_Access"> overpriced re-opening</a>, the unflattering <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/7/113051/5384/hotels/The_Plaza_quot_Feels_Embalmed_Rather_Than_Enlivened_quot_">reviews</a>, the new full-time tenants <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/11/93041/5508/hotels/NYC_s_Plaza_Hotel_Sued_for_quot_Attic_like_quot_Penthouses_">totally unsatisfied with their living quarters</a> for which they'd shelled out many a pretty penny. There were lawsuits, there were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/19/8331/87488/hotels/Plaza_Hotel_s_Developers_File_Defamation_Suit_Against_That_Rich_Russian_Guy">more lawsuits</a>. Palm Court Restaurant <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/8/135922/9793/hotels/The_Plaza_Shutters_Its_Palm_Court_Restaurant">bowed out</a>, the exec chef at the Oak Room was replaced (perhaps those <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/23/25223/160/hotels/Is_the_28_Burger_at_The_Plaza_s_Oak_Room_Worth_It_">not-so-nice reviews</a> had something to do with it). Even the freaking <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/26/91826/4960/hotels/After_40_Years_the_Plaza_s_Longest_Serving_Doorman_Retires">doorman jumped ship</a>. And now the very foundation of the building (er, the retail shops underneath it) <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/theplaza/Recreation/ShoppingIndex.htm">The Plaza Retail Collection</a> seems to be Jenna 2009-03-04T12:58:42-05:00 40.7642950 -73.972997 New York: Would Eloise Even Recognize the Plaza Anymore? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/27/104658/550 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/plaza_exterior.jpg" class="top"> Okay people, what is going on at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">The Plaza</a>? 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 <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/163953/6574/hotels/What_Does_1_000_a_Night_at_the_Plaza_Get_You_Hint_Not_a_Talking_Robot_or_WiFi_Access">when it first re-opened</a>; we weren't exactly shy about talking about how the room rates were too high and, to us, things weren't looking too good on the inside. The first reviews after the reopening <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/7/113051/5384/hotels/The_Plaza_quot_Feels_Embalmed_Rather_Than_Enlivened_quot_">called the place</a> "embalmed rather than enlivened," then some new full-time tenants of the building <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/11/93041/5508/hotels/NYC_s_Plaza_Hotel_Sued_for_quot_Attic_like_quot_Penthouses_">were not pleased</a> with the conditions of their multi-million-dollar condos; there were lawsuits, then the developers Jenna 2009-02-27T12:30:26-05:00 40.7644050 -73.973951 New York: After 40 Years, the Plaza's Longest-Serving Doorman Retires http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/26/91826/4960 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/art.doorman.cnn.jpg" class="right"> If you've been a guest or resident at the iconic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">Plaza Hotel </a>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 his 65th birthday) and, unlike any other hotel worker ever, he says, "I never had a bad day in all the years." <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/26/plaza.doorman/">Per CNN</a>: <blockquote>He spent 40 years at the fabled lodging's Fifth Avenue entrance, relocating to its doorway facing Central Park South during the property's renovation and partial conversion to condominiums. Years ago, the hotel gave him a nametag that mistakenly read Edward, even though Jenna 2009-02-26T09:26:11-05:00 40.7644050 -73.973951 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/