Every once in a while, NYTimes blog The Moment publishes a Q&A called On the QT to shed some light on the travel habits of the "world's savviest globetrotters."
We've seen a lot of obnoxious crap come out of that dude, but this one trumps (ha!) most of it.
Witness The Donald, in an extraordinary display of modesty, as he congratulates himself and demonstrates that he believes himself to be the best and only hotelier in the whole world:
Q: What is your favorite hotel?
A: Any hotel in the Trump Collection
Q: What is your favorite restaurant?
A: Jean Georges in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
Don't you worry, there's more where that came from.
Donald Trump is building a hotel and residences for filthy rich people in Dubai and to announce the occasion of this luxury destination, Trump had famed Lego artist Nathan Sawaya build a 10-foot version of the hotel for a press conference today in Columbus Circle.
Curbed was on the scene and took a plethora of Lego-porn shots for all of us to enjoy.
The Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai will be built on the fake island Palm Jumeirah. It will have five-stars (only five?) 63 floors, 378 hotel rooms, 300 residences and a penthouse apartment that is for sale at a shocking $30 million dollars.
Gosh, we hope they give the buyer some Ivanka jewels for free at that price.
Yesterday, we were stunned to hear of the lovely Ivanka Trump's quick trip to regular-people-land (which involved staying at the Quality Inn and munching on Little Caesar's), but today we've learned that girlfriend is back to doing what she does best: hawking her father's crap.
Ivanka Trump, who visited the Windy City recently to show her fall jewelry collection at J.Mendel's Michigan Avenue boutique, didn't miss the opportunity to promote (albeit graciously) the new Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago. The statuesque blonde, who wore her own diamond tassel earrings, mentioned that while in Chicago she stayed at the hotel, received several spa treatments that day and dined for both lunch and dinner at the hotel's restaurant Sixteen, where she enjoys the admittedly rich porcini ravioli.
How sweet of her to plug her dad's businesses! And she was rewarded nicely for it, too: Ivanka's getting a bit of retail space in the hotel to open up a boutique for her jewelry line.
Ivanka Trump might be plugging all of her father's monstrous luxury hotels all over the world, but when her flight got cancelled in Salt Lake City, she humbly spent the night at the Quality Inn. Page Six reports:
Meanwhile, she flew commercial to Aspen last weekend for the Annual Food & Wine Classic, but had an unexpected one-night layover in Salt Lake City due to storms. She slept at the Quality Inn and ate at Little Caesars for dinner with her $18 stipend from the airline.
We're impressed that Ivanka spent the night in an airport hotel where the rooms are badly in need of an upgrade, so say TripAdvisor reviewers. But Little Caesar's? That's pushing it.
Hotel investors meet up at the spot in the Waldorf where they get five bars cell reception.
What a crazy last two days! The biggest hotel conference of the year just wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Waldorf=Astoria after two days full of guest speakers, informative panels, excellent networking opportunities, and numerous cocktail parties. Over 2,500 attendees were there to witness the hotel madness, including us.
It sounds like business has been slow since opening, as some might have predicted for an off-strip hotel with no casino. But the reviewer is confident that there are enough special features at the Trump to win the guests over in the long term.
Looks like the folks headed to Atlantic City will soon be getting Jimmy Buffett rather than Donald Trump.
The Donald Trump Entertainment Resorts company announced that it had sold Trump Marina Hotel & Casino to a New York gambling company for $316 million. Coastal Marina will then rebrand the hotel "Margaritaville" with Parrotheads in mind.
Cash from the sale will allow Trump to upgrade its two remaining casinos, pay down about $1.5 billion in debt, or invest in new properties, said Trump Chief Executive Mark Juliano. He added the company would decide how to use the proceeds during the six to nine months it will take for the deal to close and the new owners to be approved by New Jersey casino authorities.
So that means no Margaritaville for at least another year. This will be the first hotel for the Margaritaville brand which has four cafes in the US and a handful in the Caribbean and Mexico.
Now we have to ask: Does this remind anyone of Hooters Hotel in Las Vegas?
In case you were eagerly anticipating a Trump-branded restaurant, your time has come. DJT, the Donald's initials, has opened inside the Trump Las Vegas.
The chef at DJT is Joseph Isidori, Donald's personal chef who has made rounds at other Trump establishments.
"I have known Chef Joe for many years, and he has impressed my family and me with his talent, creativity and innovation year after year," said Trump. "Naturally, I would only choose the best of the best for my signature restaurant. Chef Joe is a star."
So far, the dinner menu is full of The Donald's favorite steakhouse fare like a Butter Lettuce Salad "with classic wedge flavors", a Butter-Whipped Potato Puree and an Ice Cream Sundae. All of Mr. Trump's menu faves are called Mr. Trump's. Example: Mr. Trump's Ice Cream Sundae. And we're assuming, the steak entreess are Grade A Trump Steaks, right?
3 Comments - Add Yours
by Jenna
