New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
A SIMMER RESORT IN THE CITY.
THE GARDEN IN THE COURTYARD OF THE PARK
AVENUE HOTEL

THE GARDEN IN THD COURTYARD OF THE PARK
AVENUE HOTEL
NJ, 90 tho dweor I'm town in the heated term
ord 20 tho transient visitor 1t Is or much i"-
nortance TO know where safety comfort anu .ol'
vcnience can best be subserved In hotei me ""
the choicest accommodations are proVldeu a' "
sopable cost and with full attention 10 every oe
tail which conduces to <he best interests ol VI
those cared for Is deslderatum In the minus Vi
-. ,orsons who visit this city and even 10 NOT d
,,, u,hose houses are here. but who desire tenn
rororv hotel quarters for themselves OF 'ne"
friends The multitude passing through 'i'S N'''
on their way to and from seaside ana mour'"'i ie
sorts always have TO find the most su'''''' P''N0
for staying. 49,, - ,o found
49,, a eraDroof structure built In modern fashioh
ot great expense and kept on the most "ppio'eu
lines by a hotel proprietor VINO mas Spen' 80 &c,
years in catering TO the public wants ana "i'"''
such an ideal can be found IN the r"iN ~
uo,el II Is situated where Fourth-aVe' hneise'
49, ror,,-ove occupies the entire block between
rr,rtvsecond and Thirty-third SITS. ana Is uhuer
the management of William H. Earle VINO may - So
truthfuIly called veteran hotel proprle'o''
building n seven-story structure Oh hiie "tN
tectural design cost A. 1. stewart '''VV -,
ole,eIv Areproof being built of iron, steel prlcK'
- ard mortar throughout. The elevators are
rourded by brick walls. while the five staircases
ora Of iron The floors are supported Oy s'ee
girders with brick or cement arches'
ono ~ the especial features OF the house is the
great interior court 12o feet long ana ioV iee w.
which gives the interior rooms opening on II as
,,ob ottractiyeness as II not more than, the out
IAo rooms II is no uncommon thing to hear apph-
cants for rooms say. when asked II they want an
outs,de room NO / had just as soon nave an III
side one" oo,, :, oro seos
The reason for this Is not far TO seek IL one Ses
tho magnificent interior court. 1t Is the ohy one
.ha cItv
=. naIm garden with great fountain In the CEN
tro cooling the air and making charming ie".
ure OF the scene. when the court Is orl'"h'y !"
Illuminated with electricity the band Is uiscour sung
nopular musical selections, and the guests are ui'
ing I'm the balconies overlooking the court
ao,ar or more attractive place at any summer re-
cor, Il would be hard TO find than Is to be enjoyed
here In the heart Of the big city
The Park Avenue Hotel IS one Of the best ap-
pointed and most literally managed In the city ny
They are large and the ceilings are high; me COT
rldors are unusually wide ana eath 1, MTor n NJ,
staircase All the fire alarms and appliances tor
exngushng fires are OF m the n asesI 4
lion the house has the lowest possible @ ratihs S ISr
hanrn n s that he carries
insurance the furniture ,,,,
In point OF convenience no hotel Is more elgibly
situated The new electric cars, operated by the
underground trolley system running IN Fourth and
bundreda thirty ghthst.. pass the door. Tho
time from the Grand Central station TO the en-
trance OF the Fourth-ave. tunnel, where the hotel
stands is only three minutes, az the cars run the
half mile in that time through the tunnel Baggage
is transferred TO the hotel free OF charge. The
Fourth-ave cars transfer to all the crosstown lines
making II easy to reach any part or inc business,
shopplng or amusement districts Asphalted streets
lead to the hotel from Fifth and Madison aves..
so that the carriage access Is comfortaDie
The Park Avenue Hotel has been for nine years
under the management OF William II. Earle, VINO
may he said to have been born In the hotel 6usl.
ness He belongs the Earle family. or whom
no less than nine representatives have been AZ var-
Gus times identified with hotel management In this
CITY He began his career with his father In the
famous Earle's Hotel. In Cenal-st. When he took
the Park Avenue Hotel he expended $4,000 In rent
ting and refurnishng IT, and made II what II has
continued TO be- as attractive possible The en-
trance transformed and by it's character
stamps the whole house as the embodiment OF all
that can be desired. The dining room IL another
example OF the excellent taste displayed In the
equipment The house Is managed on both the
American and the European plans giving the
guests their choice OF arranging for their stay.
feature in the restaurant and cafe Ia the serving
Of table dhote dinners for Is cents, and half por
tons also served The music. which is rendered
every evening, Is by the Garden Theatre orchestra
hundred rooms, arranged for use sngly or en-
and supplied with hot and cold water Opposite
tho Second Battery. N. q. o. N. X.