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How Do You Solve a Problem Like The Plaza?
January 18, 2010 at 4:55 PM |
by juliana
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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 retail side of things.
The folks on the hotel side of things, which is run by Fairmont Hotels say that occupancy was up in December, the first five-diamond rating from AAA was just issued, several princes and princesses stayed there recently and of course, every bride still wants to get married there come May.
But there's no denying that The Plaza just isn't what it used to be. That's not to say it isn't very pretty. We absolutely loved the rooms when we stayed there in June. It just did not feel like the old hotel that belonged to Eloise. Maybe the Plaza just needs to bring its price point down a bit for everyone to be able to try it out. Currently, rooms are $595 a night.
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