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The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States.The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931.
Best Available Rate (BAR), also known as Best Rate Guaranteed (BRG), is a pricing mechanism used by hotels and hotel chains. It was introduced as a result of the hotel industry mimicking the airline industry, which sets price by forecasting demand. There are several interpretations and executions of BAR in the hotel industry.
Hotel Elysée is a hotel at 60 East 54th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The hotel was established by Swiss-born Max Haering in 1926 as a European-style hotel for the carriage trade. [1] New York's leading hatcheck concessionaire, Mayer Quain, purchased the hotel out of bankruptcy in 1937.
The Roosevelt Hotel is a former hotel and a shelter for asylum seekers at 45 East 45th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.Named in honor of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the hotel was developed by the New York Central Railroad and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and opened in 1924.
[13] [71] The New York State Realty and Terminal Company, a division of the New York Central, leased the hotel to Gustav Baumann, operator of the Holland House hotel. [72] In March 1912, Warren and Wetmore filed plans with the New York City Department of Buildings for the 26-story hotel, which was projected to cost US$4.5 million . [ 73 ]
[64] [65] Resort fees at many hotels in New York are taxed at 8.875% instead of the hotel occupancy tax of 14.75%. [47] There is a 5.875% tax loss for New York City per resort fee per room per night. [66] Consumer advocates estimate that hotel resort fees in New York City cause $10 million of lost tax revenue annually. [67]
[210] [211] A 1997 New York Times report stated that the hotel's rooms had an occupancy rate of 90 percent year-round, [210] while Crain's New York stated that the New York Marquis was the "most successful hotel worldwide" in the Marriott brand when considering its size, revenue, or occupancy rate. [211]
The Mark Hotel is a luxury hotel, situated at 25 East 77th Street, at Madison Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. [1] Originally constructed in 1927 in the Renaissance Revival style, the building was purchased by Izak Senbahar of Alexico Group and Simon Elias in 2006 and the building's interiors were reimagined by French designer Jacques Grange in 2009.