The sun., 1881-04-24
COSCERNING HOTELS.
Opinions from behind the Desks In Regard
to the Lack of Rooms

Travellers complain frequently OF 4
scarcity of good hotels in New York. and say
that many. by neglectlnG to secure rooms In
advance. have been compelled to tram q from one
end OF the city 10 the other In search OF first
class accommodations. 1t has been estimated
that the surplus from the houses now in run
ming order is sufficient for the support OF sew
eral additional hotels.
This house is overstocked." the cashier Of
the As,or House said. We turn people away
constantly. which would certainly seem TO show
that there ia room for more hotels. The crush
here is greater than ever before. but there is
more room up town. 1t frequently happens
that the downtown places are turning away
people, when there are plenty OF rooms in the
upper part OF tho city"
There isn't word OF truth In the statement
that there are not enough hotels" Mr.. WEIGH.
proprietor of tho ST. Nicholas II aiel. said. Tho
hotels in this city to-day are fully able to take
care OF every guest who can pay his way. 1t
never happens that NIL of the hotels are full at
tho same time. In this house. for instance. are
netween three and four hundred guests. and
there is still room Tor morr'
On, no. the cashier oi the Metropolitan
said. we do not want any more hotels in this
cly. There Is rush now and then, but IL Is
shsily tlded ovar; and then there Is s'ncH bus-
ness Tor while
S "S9 mad for , WorG hotels" The clerk Of the
bTRnl bentfNl iOtel Su'tl. lnAre IL u ruSn
Just now. hut tho trouble is that everybody
wants the first floor rooms. As that il impus-
sibe. those guests who have to 10 higher NJ
vent their disappon'mrnt in grows Mt the in-
suiiltleucy OF hOlc,s IA tuis city. We are rum
mug TO Dig Business. but can laAe care OF all
our patrons
There IS hardly nend Of more hotels in
New lork," Mr. Saxton Of the New York Hotel
said. We are very much overcrowIed. but IL
because We have so many iainli that have
lived here Tor twenty years or more that the
housG Is a'wals % iHL', ana tne aritv"' OF few
Yes, sir! There isa decided dearth Of good
hotels II this rityi, the clerk Of ia" uu,on
pn!e full Of names? VOL. wa turned every one
OF those people away last night and they are
waiting for their turns ta come for the first va
cant rooms. During tn" past eighteen mOntas
we hav" been absolutely lnab" tN acconhdnte
hail of the npplcants. Frequently men come
Battery up. lhe rush IS stup'nd"nS. sup
pose 1t is due to nothing NOR" nor loss than the
general prosperity OF the country"
Mr.. Carr OF the f!lh Avenue Hotol said:
Wei. it's hard To Say lust how many new
houses are nrrdcd. You see. there is Always
arush Of custom on Iuesiay "Wednesday. and
Thursday OF eHeh week.. hut it lets up on
Friday and on saturday, SUNDAY and Monday
again It's very rare 70 find hOt" more than
twn.thirds full, The senson is heavy now. but
Wa are abl0 TO tako care OF al our guests
Sometimes, when the crowds return TO tho city
from the Watering places aud mountain resorts
we find ourselves unable 10 accommodate" them.
but New AGrSors have mover yet seen the TIM"
WItn lnty hul 10 Sl'cb III INC tIctlh aut i III
pretty sure tnnt thuy never will"
DO want any new hOtcis2" cried the
CLERK OF IN" NJ. Denls. we'll should smi-
think so. Last week was the first time wave
had room vacant since Sep,omorr. The rush
has been ov"ruowrrlnr. There suems To bs
enough custom 10 support lots of new houses" "
Tho dlGuiiiHd Enutiemnu WHO stood behind
tn" desk AT tho Gllsoy sald " We turn people
away hltar O'Clock every day in the week, |
should say that there is plenty Of room for new
hotels. because every new house that starts has
rs hands Iull at once, over half dozen notels
intend to build additions this May. We our
selves have Just bought "lghty-iive !rPt on
Broadway, and intend to enlarge our building
50 Hs to add forty rooms"
" Oh. thrrHs room tor plenty more ilrst-clnss
hotels. " tho clerk OF tho Eu-smure said We
could have Kept twenty additional suites Of
apartments llird II We had had them. Ii
THIS house was enlarged 50 as 10 take ia ihe en-
tire block every room could be lllcd."
y The whole lrOuDi" is simply INis, the rlnrk
Of tho windsor said. with grave drliherntion.
EvrrrEu"st wants an outside room. There
arc always rooms emply On tho inside OF tho
| house, and travellers can always have them II
! they take thom. Don't advise Inc whoin com
munity 10 invest in hotels, bscausG II II dons,
the c2mmupity viii only lose iSs money. and
thereby get left"