New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-16
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
THE HOTEL OF THE FUTURE.
WHAT A GUEST HOPES TO FIND IN IT.

WHAT GUEST HOPES ~ flND i-' ~
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In view OF the erection In New YORK OF anolhcr
great hOtcl-suppOsed TO lie improvement upon an
its prCdecessors-it would lie more than fair tha
that humble and long-suferng class of beings known
as hotel guests should have the fun Of talking about IL
and making suggestions In advance-bcfoTe the rooH
cler, has assumed supreme control Of Their minds ana
bodies.
We all know that the modern American city hotel Is
highly organized creature Of evolution. ana tit ~
it there has been developed degree OF luXhry d''"
convenience not approached In many pllPe W ''-
old World This luxury appeals 20 the eye every "l''r
and t. the stomach in dningrOOm and CAFE h"'n
Of il appears in the bedrooms, but IT IS Just herV '
very much unnecessary discomfort Is endured.
The first thing that generally irI.tote' tired anu
balatod traveller upon entering room for WHICH hc
expect, to pay from 81 10 so per day Is tle ca'o
fully arranged dlmness Of the gas and the posi'loh
OF the fixtures high up that il J. dhhruh u ~"
possible to read and write. Usually the gas names
are so small that the guests sympathy Is undny cN-
cited On the one hand for the landloidS poverty
and or the Other for the prospective pJvaty o. tho
Gas company on account Of furnishing goods In such
small quantities. Then there Is onentimes Some
regulation about fires extra charges should 'c e''
he left turned up burned later than certain Dour'
All this does not tcnd TO produce feeling d nome
comfort nor does the next great evil Of onr Houe''
hotels, viz, the ringing for belboy waiting PER
haps several minutes for him Ia ascend at leisure
many fights Of stairs. and then waiting AGAIN i"r d"
order 10 be filed or very likely left untitled a. the
case may be. This double operation is likely % D.
r. y atcG several times during the course Of an evening"
as varo1s wants in The shape o drinking wafer cN'''
blankets &c. which have not occurred to the laiu-
lord present Themselves TO the mind OF the guest
II f. however in the carly hours OF the morning
that the real trouble begins every one knows who
..,t t-i,. .i..sa
broken into by the rafting Of kew and knucklc' on
nelrhbofng bedroom doors accompanied with tEc
loud wells of half past four" tx O'clock seven
thirty etc To add to his viilany. the wakcrn
demon /, usually shol IN squeahing shoes or else III
the soIt used by clog dancers at the muc'ialiS III
stead OF the felt slippers which wellrcgulatd hotel
should provide for the termination Of all It, legs
previous TO 10 O'Clock in the morning
II is cansc Of continued establishment To the Motel
eucst that landlords cannot see that II would be 70
their own interest to produce In the minds o. ther
patrons the homc-lke feeling which could be atahc'
al a comparatively small expense, By rcmedyIlg inc
evils spoken Of. such remcdic, and some ahdltl
ones the writer recently saw applied IN one oi INC
never hotels IN Paris IL must o. said however. that
most of tho hotels thcr are not nearly a. coNelcl'
a. our American ones. be the prices chars7l A. n'ti
rs they may. tn" mouse III pneSu3h N1G nC1 ~ nr.
means hSli priced. ana most OF the bedrooms W.
small ami without attempt at expensive decorations
In each room were t"o dIE' H' a'u''' 'I' an,
lights, one hung overhead I'm the centre. A. u>ll anu
other az the lrfn ~ Ilc btu IN fAd Wy p''P
pos L on for reading ones self to sleep. \ dnlDic-
acting key close by the pillow turned o or on either
Tght al will Each OF these room, was. moreover.
Office and 30 arranged that the guest could 30 awakened
bv II in the morning. and also notified In cas-" OF nIc
Another convenience a small Shoe closet com
municatius with the and also with the corridor.
further convenience" that ought 10 Zee dfIale't io1
Whenever possible. would be 10 have the lcad OF INC
could 1--WE lcht 10 read either In the daytlin" or
better between two wnGOws--sO that the occupants
could Law, lighi Ia read either In the dAfumc or
/ before rising in the morning. These reading con
vcuirucr- viii probably be -nccrcd at Ly the average
hotel man as something entirely ttOpan, hut the com
for- ,crurcd bv them. especially 20 nervous ana
/ yalcful persons. who often ind DorN Their best
souoriar l. very great Tor TN" bart1rorS method
now In vogue 81 waking mp perhaps nan Go/'n pr
SONS for each that want, 10 be called thei j. -
possible excuse. II landlord cannot 20 10 thc
I expense IL "a telephone. In wines of th' Ln""
of a sinai! hotel In thu Mild II NcwJcrscN. which j.
provided IN every bedroom with inexpensive c"cric
bell arrangement and printed cofc ~ srrtN fpf com
,nnuic,on with the Office N both dlrcctlons Tint
many ordinary order can be- given without waiting
for Inc bell hoy AID 70 that the Gtc, ca be awakened
iy his own bell az predetermined hoar IN the morn
ing BIZ tho clerks touching button o. he oihcc.
That all hotel rooms should be heated "a a CON
fortah, trmD.raturc without extra charge i one 81
! the things fIat goes without saying. In general
II would I'm designing hotel. b. well 10 consider
whether some very desirable comforts could not be-
1 mi I'm for a part Of the money USUALLY spent ~
!uodna'"y high ceilings ard snrer aesthetic dccor'
tons. ., -. ...,,.,,
Who VIII be- The Gr-t' OlERllN SMITH.
Br'dccton y. H.. Aug H. $500.