New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-03
THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL


TIE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL.
One of the most beautiful buildings in the
whole extent Of Broadway is that new ediiice
of six stories, whose white marble front on
the west side of the street just below Spring
ST.. attracts the attention OF every passenger.
IL is more richly and deliberately Ornamented
than Stewards, which is Of the same material
but in a less striking and ornate style-and
Las the great advantage Of standing in the full
light of the morning sun, which brings out all
tie Jrilliancy of the stone and all the beauty
Of the sculptured decorations. On the other
hand II suffers from an excessive number of
windows which INJURIES the effect, and il is nor
quite broad enough to give full scope TO so
elaborate style OF architecture its front
should be two or three times the hundred feet
il now covers; this defect viii, however, be
somewhat rcmedicd by an extension Of the
cdifcc in precisely the same style, seventy
five feet further down Broadway, which will
soon be done 1t isa pity it could nor cover
the entire block down to DrOcmc-st.
The building of which We speak is to bear
he name Of the st. Nicholas Hotel Aswe
have said, it now occupies a front of one hun
dred feet on Broadway-the ground floor on
that street atlording room for four stores in
addition 10 the entrance and reading room Of
the hotol-and when the proposed extension
is competed, it's font will be one hundred
and seventy-iive feet. II else includes back
building on Mercer-st. and middle building
of the same dimensions rs the front, but only
running through the first, second, third and
fourth stories connect these three divisions Of
ths establishment.
Tie entrance Oh Broadway is through a
wide and ELEGANT hall, at the lower side Of
which stands the reading room. In the rear
OF the hall and the reading-room is the Office
and turning d corner into rather h private
place tie visitor discovers the bar. The front
rooms Of the second story are arranged as
public parlors and reccption-roOms. On the
same lloOr is the dining room. some eiohty-Sye
; by forty-Gye feet, with It's ceiling about twenty
five feet high In the middle building is u
/ ladies ordinary room Of very handsome pro-
portions The third and fourth stories Of the
3 front building are devoted 10 suites OF rooms
Tor families; the ii,h and sixth to rooms Tor
single gentlemen The middle building and
/ the fourth story OF the back building, above
T the diuipg-Eoom, are similarly AZ anCed. The
lodging roCms for servants are in the fifth
story of thc back building. The halls and pub
lie rooms sire heated 10y steam pipes. and 10
the upmost story OF each building are vast
tanks ior hot aud cold water, for the use Of
dodgers and also for delugiuc tie house in case
of fire The establishment viii be l.chtel win
cas- made in a separate building belonging TO II,
IN the vicinity. IN which are also the stables Of
tie house
The suites Of rooms Tor fla lies q fer n thsr
seine have psror with one. and OTHERS v.th
Two bedrooms. with bath and vatc7.close.
The rooms FOR single persons do uot posses.
these eouyeniences. The house IS generally
decorated and furnished though bat q par, OF
the furniture and upholstery is yet pat ia,)
with q lavishment Of expenditure unparalleled
in any hotel ia this country ~ Europe The
fuIriture is Of rosewood il Tie pl5lic rooms
AID The rooms for families; in thos Tor SINCE
persons II is OF mahogany. TIE carpeis. Tie
hsncings he mirrors, tie chsndcl ers he 8 l.
M the decorations il ples-es I'D 2 frc>co.
are The ue plus ultra Q: exuen.e, Q, ricn-
ness, Of luxury Palaces may have more
spacious apartments, but nothing nor show
and sunltaous il their furnishing Wta.-
ever Of splendid and gorgeous IN this way
money could procure seems u have beer
obtained for this hotel With a view 10 OUT
6e every other IN elegance sad spleador
Nor : comfort neglected. tie beds are quite
perfect they consist Of sO4a,er elcstiqut or
spring nattrass, with heavy hair nAttrass
upon iJ-bitter could Lot be. Tie Lou.e q.
present will afford accommodates for some
three hundred and City dodgers, and vii en-
ploy about & hundred aud thirty walters.
chsmbsTmaids ond other servants. Bur when
the additions contemplated shall he finished.
there will lie room for thousand dodgers.
Attached to the dining hall is an ante room
where the meats are carved. This is provided
with large tables heated BY steam. in which
b, di.hes ore kept rot. The Kitchen. store
Ioems. laundry aud servants dnGs room are