Some of the Many Conveniences to be found in the Hotel

Some of the Many Conveniences to be found in the Hotel

Descriptions of the amenities of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Boldt, George C., 1851-1916

Edition de Luxe.

1903

Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925

Histories & Publications

Boldt, G. C. (c.1903). The Waldorf-Astoria: New York. New York: Edition de Luxe.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1890-1930

Some of the Many Conveniences to be Found in the Hotel.
BANK (LETTERS OF CREDIT AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE), AUDIT COMPANY, BROKERS’ OFFICES, THEATRE TICKET OFFICE, FLORIST, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY AND STUDIO NOTARY PUBLIC, TURKISH
AND RUSSIAN BATHS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S HAIR DRESSING ROOMS STENOGRAPHERS, CHIROPODISTS, MANICURES, VALETS, MAIDS, TRUNK PACKERS PORTERS IN UNIFORM TO MEET TRAINS IF ORDERED.

As an example of the attention to detail and perfect organization the fact may be cited that the management even as long as thirty days after the occurrence, can tell the exact time at which the card of a caller was received at the tube-station on main floor the exact time it reached the floor to which it was sent, the number of the boy who took it from the floor-office to the room, the reply received at room, the time it left the floor office, the time of its return to the tube station and, in case of its being “paged” on main floor, the number of the page-boy and also the report which he made.

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