New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.

But what is to be done with the mighty hosts
of visitorsP Where will they eat and sleep?
Hitchcock, Darling g. Co., of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, have positively declined TO let rooms in
advance to ordinary folks. Chief Clerk Carr,
Speaking for the firm, says: We have reoci9ed
| applications from enough people to iii four or
Eve houses as large as this, but all have been
refused 1t is our intention to take people as
they come, and we are not going to raise prices
as the hotels did In Washington last Monday.
Our present rates viii not be changed or
course it is understood that Mr. Carr makes no
reference to high digntaries OF the land, In whose
eyes the Fifth Avenue Hotel is the centre OF
space in New-York Besides several Governors,
and numerous commissioners, this house VIII
entertain President Harrison, his Cabinet, ana
the Justices of the Supreme Court during the
celebration ,Y-o
House, but Mr. Stokes wants the public to under
stand that while he is not able TO increase the
size of his apartments, he VIII 6e prepared 20
entertain q good many more people during tne
centennial celebration than the hotel ordinarily
accommodates Governor Hill and his stan, ana
w m To@sS of t ssvs a Stokes Ra
no thought of changing the regular prices IN
any way" c,, H.. .,,,,oo. n
crush and are making preparation Tor mcre asing
the capacity of their rooms by laying IN supply
of cots @The demand for accommodation mas
been large" says j. H. Breslin, ana we eAp pSt
IN he kept very busy during the exclamation. But
we say TO all come on; Wen do our best TO take
care OF them and Wen do it at the regular price
great many people come to us 10 engnge WIN
doyyS INT we turn them away Our wlndows
belong 10 the guests Of tho house, and under NO
circumstances win we let them TO outsiders. i
think New-Yorls Is going to be tested 10 lts ut
most capacjy but there is such spirit OF hner-
atty among all classes and al trades, such gen
erai desire to make the celebration success thot
| ali who come here win certainly find places to
| sleen and Get q plenty TO eat
t H. thc fr,nsviol no great number of advance
fuauiries hns yet been received. We are not dis
posed to let rooms In advance for such an ocea-
wanted for only one OF two days and TO reserve
| them in advance for so short time would not
| help our business at all. To our regular patrons
we shall extend all the accommodations possible,
but as for letting windows TO strangers for sim
| gle day or afternoon, that would be impossible
| now. We do not intend to alter our prices. DO
you think II would be right 20 charge friends OF
the house more on that occasion than they pay NJ
| other times z"
Captain w. M. Conner, of the St james Hotei, IS
Ill His representative, Mr.. shay, says tnst ,d ne
No special preparations have yet been
| made for entertaining crowd, mr. IS
| it likely that any will be made We are
| always ready 20 take them as they come and
charge the regular rates at all times says Or
| Shay / see that in Washington some Of the
hotels required their guests 70 pay for four days
accommodations when they had received but two,
or, at most, three. There will be nothing OF that
H. L. Hoyt. of the Victoria Hotel has had
numerous applications for rooms, and has made
arrangcments TO accommodate a large number Of
guests but still the house is not full, nor Is IL
/ likely to be until the day OF the big show. says
he: do not intend TO raise my prices at all
\ I cannot see any good business policy in doing
as the hotellxeepers did in Washington. where,
/ understand, some OF them donbea the fegu ECU na
| rates. / have received oilers as mgh as s!vV
/ for q window on Fifth-aye. on the day OF thc
| parade and have not the slightest doubt that
could get that sum for every WINDOW on . ~
side Of the hotel but nave the tes r sao rates
and they OF course control the windows. HOW
many people do I expect? 1t IS impcsslDie 10
say This win be the olgge sd ,S Till" So immense inn
But there will be no lack Oh accotnhou p1 ,
There are enough hotels here TO entertain al VINO
come / don't think the conlmittee nee" 'o'"'i
" Simeon u To S, Who Is associated with ". d.
Garrison in the management oil the Grana s UaIoH
Hotel has heard rumors OF gsneibn hut saws that
unless concerted action is taken the ptGes vss
Grand Union win not be changea. Onr nVI se
is full now he adds ana we nrG "" We did
intend 10 nut IN a largo number Of cots, bat on
second thoughts decided that wed better nS1. aa
man sleeps on cot is uncoml,, st roo anS Gives
away dissatisfied. This crowdng INTO ro9ns ~ Si
bad characters chance 70 rob s0nleppuy % ns
watch, which puts US to conslderaD'e ca '.hst
and gets the house talked ABOUT coH n Numerous
applications for rooms from large parties yue hoteI
refused them all During the celebration the hoIel
will try to accommodate all who COME ;.,,u I'LL
are going to take care OF their friends. Incl
dentally they will look after thu, puDllc dne
house Is fun for about nine months IN tne yeai,
but II man wants TO engage apartments ior 1spit
parties win be received Several ia, Sas
have been turned away and advised 20 iopn To- TO-
quarters further downtown. There WIN DC no
change OF prices here.
REGULAR PRICES TO PREVAIL
The Sturtevant House has had few inquiries
and they have como mainly from regular patrons
who, now absent expect to return In ume lot
the centennial Dir. Plerson, one OF the propri-
etors, says that he is not prepared TO
any large parties. as his house Is already apou'
three-fonrths full We are making no >prepora-
tions whatever" he adds, but will be ready 70
receive oil who may come, SO long as We I HAy IL
not the custom for New-York hotels 70 raise tne e
rates on such occasions and see no reasoa III
doing such thing can speak only I9r ms ~
though, IN fhst matter aoh the pS downtowTi
hotels, ! should think would DC tne ons ,n,y ~
take care Of large parties Most OF tne up.p p,ng
honscs are running nearly fun now, 1ns 'piNe
K rush 70 Eew-York has already set IN, -, ..,,an
AT the Grand Hotel no steps have pcen Iai tSa
In anticipation OF crush. Mr.. smltn n - a.
opinion that the hotels, while they VIII W ~ :
good business, win not have more snan ;noy1irics
shout roossS be remarked, most Of our pat ron
| age comes from old friends of the house, , WV
| always stay here whenever they come u. ~ Wbit-
York Here comes an old friend now w. ~ The,
/ ney OF Albany, who has been sue'If lie will
Grand for twenty years, of and On: az c ~
| probabjy be here during tho ccntethniss -. him
bsafon, and we shall certainly provide III ndvaee
/ don't think we should lct our rooms - dav or
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