The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-05

Tee MIC Ter Conservative En9slsh-APs
Management of the Hotels Ndu1rable.
We aays-PatrOns 60 nlame Tor NSlse
Buildings Tee zoe for English.
Theodore Kroell. general manager of
the Ritz Hotel in London. has arrived
IN New York and " looking around 20
80 what American hotels are really like
This u Mr.. kroell's first visit 10 the Unit ~
states and he says he ~ glad he came
He belIeves that every man who attempts
to run hotel IN Europe ought 20 come
over here. because be can learn some
thing
'Of courNa 7 had heard and road about
New York hotels aud -sen pictures ~
them. said nv kroell Yesterday. bun
they surpass my Imagination I did nc'
conceive that thew were - enormous
For European ideas they are too large
! do not think hotels like thces I have
visited would hs possible IN London. In
the first place the Law would prohibt
building them 80 tall. and then n you
could build them that way you could nOs
all them
English people do not use hotels 80
the same extent that Americans do.
People Who come up to London. the better
ciAsses. ! mean. usually have their own
residences In town or they rent thoee Of
their friends who are going to he away
They newer make long STAYS IN hotels.
nor do they ever rent apartments or
suffice u rooms nv the year. some We
only &c, there while they ara having their
town houses repaired They are con.
sentative. and manv still prefer 70 patron
ne the smaller hotels even they are
ont ~ date and possibly full ~ neon
vienencss. Won cannot set them 10 90
TO . big new place
This u the reason why ne .msllea,
hotels IN London get 'h~ snartsst people
A. the Rry We can entertain only com.
parafively small nurnher a. compared
With the capacity ~ the average New YORK
hotel Bp' 7 have r-an people here Who
live IN enormous hotels and who 60 only
20 the smaller hotels when they get 10
the other side
The hotels here look Gorgeous and
ones first impression - that Immense
wealth has been spent m making them
ready to live IN 7 have seen some that
have impressed me bv the'r artistic
decorations and Furnishings. such -
could not possibly he done better N
London or elsewhere There are others
that admire lees The rooms strike me
as very practically arranged and fur.
nish@d just enough for the purposes
required
The arrangements ~ 'ha houses are
excellent and every continental hotel
mana ger should como here and lsa m
something m thai regard The telephone
installation Is better Than IN snv CITY
m Europ@ A. - 'hA cooking ~ seems
excellent although there are many dishes
ne never see m Europe The people
seem - wanf 20 get served quickly and
n there - any extra noise and hustle
IN the restaurants ] think ~ should h@
blamed on the patrons who are m a hurry
Nv strongest impression vas while
going up and down Fifth avenue and
looking az the PEOPLE walking and riding
bv when 7 wsg reminded ~ strongly
% Piccadlllv and 'he Rue do Ia Pain
Many ~ the faces were famIli1r shd !
- lots II clients had known m Paris
or London Rut there vas one thing
shouf Fifth avenue that had grown nm
familiar. and this vas the smoke and the
smell 81 the motor cars and the taxicahe
In London this has been stopped ny law
N an automobile smokes the policeman
rron-a~ The driver since that Law has
hem enforced London streets are free
from This nuisance
According 70 English IDEAS Won "v~r.
heat the hotels bore A. ui'tt~r ~
fa-' ne hsve great 4 NTcuitv iron, the
steam heat IA the Ritz n w. don crowd
On steam the Americans m the hous~
~ cold and u we 10 The English
men want all the window oI~n
During January and February the-s
were a great many more American trAN
oilers ~ London than - usual ~ this time
~ 'he wear 7 s'tTihuts ~ - some extent
N the Pans foods Winch kept travellers
from continuing IN that d'rsr' M IN
The London season there are moro Amer
Gang ~ the hotels than English and This
state ~ AFFAIRS continues from Nav -
Dcfobar There are vsTv few English
people tha' get - town dUrlng august
md Say'srnber
European hotsl rla1iger- ran earn
many things here IN the wav ~ organic
on
Mr. kroell Who ~ rho Plaza expects
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