Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:09 pm by nikkinutshop
A year or two ago, my wife and I were in New York City. We had booked reservations at the Waldorf Astoria. I had always wanted to stay there and see the hotel. I had a wealthy aunt who was in permanent residence at the Waldorf Astoria, over 50 years ago.
This morning I was reading some on-line information on the Waldorf. I discovered the hotel is closed for a 2 - 3 year renovation. The hotel had sold to new Chinese owners for $1.95 billion dollars. This averages out to more than a million dollars for each guest room.
I cannot say our week long stay at the Waldorf was average in any way. The Waldorf was the first hotel to offer room service and we discovered they do it really well.
The restaurant's menus are al a carte. We had breakfast in the hotel, before leaving for the day. I can safely say, expensive, without any exaggeration.
This was a once in a lifetime experience. I have no regrets.
I have a great sadness that this great American place of history where the rich and famous used to gather, has been sold to off-shore investments. Is nothing sacred anymore.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have