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Wellington Hotel Talks Borat

Where: 871 Seventh Avenue [map], New York, ny, United States, 10019-3830

Little brother Jaunted has been covering Borat's impact on travel for over a year now. Thus, we thought it was time we added our two cents to the worldwide phenomenon.

If you saw the Borat movie, and who hasn't at this point, you may have noticed a couple of hotels played a key role in the filming.

We focused in on Borat's stay in room 311 at Wellington Hotel in Times Square.

Yesterday, the Wellington Hotel, who was reportedly none to pleased to be included in the movie, spoke with HotelChatter.

A Wellington Hotel employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said:

I wasn't working the night he came in. He came in late. But, yeah, if I was here I would have known who he was, I personally am a fan of Ali G.
The next day there was plenty of talk, you know 'some weird guy came in with a cameraman acting strange'. The night team on duty just didn't have any idea who he was.

Hmm. Did anyone notice the Wellington Hotel night team featured in the movie was definitely a bit on the older side. Not really the Borat demographic, right? Does Borat prey on older folks for comic fodder?

Oh, and while Borat treats the large Wellington Hotel room as a castle with a throne, other guests aren't so sure.

While the rooms were clean, furnishings were limited (the only mirror was in the bathroom which you'd better be taller than 5'6" to see).

That shouldn't be a problem for the lanky Borat. Besides, from now on Wellington Hotel can put together "Borat 311" packages and easily sell them at a higher than normal room rate.

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Related Stories:
· Hotel Wellington reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Borat Coverage [Jaunted]