New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17
HOTELS OF THE WEST SIDE.
nANY THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED AND
HANDSOME HosTLERrEs.

HANDSOME HosTLERrEs
In none OF the factors OF modern comfort =
the West side more admirably equipped than In
Its hotels. These are OF every character. and In
clude not only those which are conducted on the
American plan but number also which are
managed in the European style
Some Of the West side hotels are devoted a.
most exclusively TO families. and are OF char
acter which permits almost the same exclusive
ness and privacy that found In a private
house. Others are intended 20 appeal TO that
class Of transient guests which Is fond OF gaye,y
and lfs and enjoys surroundings where these
things may he found.
The building OF a great metropolitan hotel IL q
task that demands much Of him who would I'M
dertake ". There must be a conception Of ar
chitectural beauty a correct taste in interior
embellishments and an intimate knowledge Of
the many things which modern ideas OF comfort
make necessary.
In respect to management. furnishings ioca-
ton. cuisine and service some Of the West side
hotels vie with anything in the city. II Ia I'm
possible at the present time 10 give descrip-
ton OF all the splendid hotels which the las,
few years have seen reared in this favored sec.
ton Of the city.
The Sherman Square Hotel. at the southwest
corner OF the Boulevard and Seventy hrst-st..
and fronting In sherman Square. Il interesting
not only on account OF the fact that II Is a rep
resen,atiye hosiery. but because Its situation
and name are OF historic interest Something
more than a hundred years ago the Father OF
His Country, he'd his headquarters In this neigh
borhood. From the piazza OF an old farmhouse
near by, about whose doorways hollyhocks, jon
quits and mar'golds bioon.ed, tradition says that
I'm NIL tha
with brass buttons. bun trousers and three
corpered hat watched the broad Hudson roll
ing seward and the Jersey shore beyond. yet
ever, kent an eye on the English invaders and
the movements Of Burgoyne and CORVALLIS. II
was here too, that General Putnam had a sharp
sklrrnish with the British on his retreat from
Long Island ..-.
The spacious square In front OF the hotel from
which the house derives its name was named
In honor Of General William T. sherman, who
for several years lived only short distance
away, at No. ~ West Seventy -frst-st.. ard died
there, on February il. 1891 The situation Of
the hotel is an especially delightful one. the
wellkept grass plots and the rows Of trees In
the centre OF tho Boulevard making II particu-
larry attractive in the bright spring days. Gen.
trail Park, Is only two blocks to the east and
the Hudson an equal distance to the west.
The style OF architecture in the Sherman
Square is that Of the Italian Renaissance. the
front being pleasing combination Of white
brick. Indiana limestone and terra Gotta. The
entrance Is through columns OF polished gray
granite. with gracefully wrought pillars Of the
same stone. and the yestibule is finished In pink.
brown and white Mexican onyx.
Another Of the West Side hosteries which has
a particularly desirable location is the Hotel
Empire. which stands at the junction OF Broad
way. Columbus-aye. and Sxty-third-st.. facing
the Grand Boulevard and Empire Park, in
which a pretty fountain glints In the sunlight
against a background OF green foliage The
Hotel Empire has three entrances. The main
one. in Sixty third-st. is adorned by massive
Roman portico through which the main lobby
liz reached. The womens entrance is In the
Grand Boulevard, and a broad corridor leads TO
the main dnngrpoms. the green parlors. the
Turkish rooms and the reading-rooms. the
library Is a sumptuous room decorated In red.
and contains more than six thousand volumes
as well as all the popular magazines
The St Andrews Hotel at Seventy -second-st.
and the Boulevard, is one or the newest In the
upper West Side section. and Is among the most
popular. II is distinctly a family hotel though
at some transients are received. The
palm room on the main floor. Is the popular
lounging place for the guests and IL Is a luxu-
rious apartment Great palms and climbing
greens cover the sides OF the room and suggest
an Oriental bower AT night dim lights. sitting
ton that Is soothing and resiful after the glare
OF day. and an orchestra concealed behind the
branches sends out strains OF sweet music. The
dining room. in green ard old gold is handsome.
and the private banquet hall. which Is fitted up
in red and oak Is all that could be desired. The
evening concerts are features that are keenly
appreciated by the guests. Its clientage IL OF
high class.
The Hotel Majestic occupies an entire block
from Seventy-frst-st. 10 Seventy-second-st., In
Central Park West. and was built not only 10
provide accommodations for transient guests.
but TO offer home comforts without the cares
incident to housekeeping The magnificent
foyer Of the hotel, which Is decorated in Italian
Renaissance is a social centre where the guests
conzregate at night and receive their friends
as they might were they I'm private homes OF
their own
A feature OF the Hotel Majestic Is the satur-
day- night dances. rustic palm garden on the
roof covering the entire surface area OF thirty
Thousand square feet. offers splendid view.
and IL popular at this season OF the year
There are many other fine hotels on the West
side but enough has been said to Indicate that
in this respect, as In others this new ana
beautiful section Is we'll supplied.