Roosevelt Hotel (New York)

:"For the former Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, see The Fairmont Hotel New Orleans; for hotels with a similar name, see Hotel Roosevelt (disambiguation)"The Roosevelt Hotel is a hotel situated on Madison Avenue and 45th Street in midtown Manhattan, named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. The New York City hotel opened on September 22, 1924. [ [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A12FC385D17738DDDAA0A94D1405B848EF1D3&scp=14&sq=%22Roosevelt%20Hotel%22%20opens&st=cse "ROOSEVELT HOTEL HAS HOUSEWARMING; Men and Women Prominent in the City's Activities Attend Opening Dinner."] , "The New York Times", September 23, 1924. Accessed July 30, 2008.] The hotel closed in 1995 and reopened in 1997 after a $65-million extensive renovation.

It is managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts and owned by Pakistan International Airlines.

Guest rooms

There are a total of 1,015 rooms in the hotel, including 52 suites, one of which (the Presidential Suite) has convert|3900|sqft|m2 with four bedrooms, a kitchen, formal living and dining areas, and a wrap-around terrace.

The rooms are traditionally decorated, with mahogany wood furniture and light-colored bed coverings.

Facilities and services

The "Roosevelt Grill" serves American food and regional specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The "Madison Club Lounge" has a convert|30|ft|m|sing=on mahogany bar, stained glass windows and a pair of fireplaces. There is also a cafe (Ferraras Cafe).

The Roosevelt has convert|30000|sqft|m2 of meeting and exhibit space, including two ballrooms and 17 additional meeting rooms ranging in size from 300 – convert|1100|sqft|m2|abbr=on. It offers a business center which provides Internet access, fax services, secretarial services, copy services and shipping services.

Other services includea concierge,a 24-hour fitness center,safety deposit boxes,valet laundry,valet or self-parking,and 15 retail tenants [http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=285496 Deal on PIAICL assets: PIA now sole owner of Roosevelt, Scribe hotels] from the "Business Recorder"] , including a Bostonian Shoes.

History

The Roosevelt Hotel was at one time linked with Grand Central Station by way of an underground passage that connected the hotel to the train terminal.

Guy Lombardo performed “Auld Lang Syne” for the first time in the hotel’s Roosevelt Grill, and Lawrence Welk began his career at the Roosevelt Hotel.

From 1943 to 1955 the Roosevelt Hotel served as the New York City office and residence of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey's primary residence was his farm in upstate New York, but he used Suite 1527 in the Roosevelt to conduct most of his official business in the city. In the famous 1948 presidential election, Dewey, his family, and staff listened to the election returns in Suite 1527 of the Roosevelt; in the election Dewey lost to incumbent President Harry Truman in one of the greatest political upsets in American history.

Since 1979, the hotel had been leased by the Pakistan International Airlines through its investment arm PIA Investments Ltd., with an option to purchase the building after 20 years. Prince Faisal bin Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia was one of the investors in the 1979 deal. [Bagli, Charles V. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DF123CF932A35755C0A9669C8B63&&scp=1&sq=%22Roosevelt%20Hotel%22%20%22Pakistan%20International%20Airlines%22&st=cse "Judge Rules Against Milsteins in Roosevelt Hotel Dispute"] , "The New York Times", June 1, 2000. Accessed July 30, 2008.] In 2005, PIA bought out its partner in a deal that included the prince's share in Hotel Scribe in Paris in exchange for $40 million and PIA's share of the Riyadh Minhal Hotel (a Holiday Inn located on property owned by the prince).

After a major $65 million renovation, in July 2007 PIA announced that it was putting the hotel up for sale for $1 billion. It was reported that the property would be marketed by New York-based real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. [Weiss, Lois. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/07112007/business/roosevelts_up_for_sale_at_cool_1b_business_lois_weiss.htm "Roosevelt's up for sale at cool $1b"] , "New York Post", July 11, 2007. Accessed July 30, 2008.]

Appearance in films

The Roosevelt Hotel has been seen in several major motion pictures, including "The French Connection", "Hanky Panky", "Quiz Show", "Boiler Room", "Maid in Manhattan" and "1408". [ [http://imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Roosevelt%20Hotel%20-%2045th%20Street%20%26%20Madison%20Avenue,%20Manhattan,%20New%20York%20City,%20New%20York,%20USA&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Roosevelt%20Hotel%20-%2045th%20Street%20%26%20Madison%20Avenue,%20Manhattan,%20New%20York%20City,%20New%20York,%20USA Titles with locations including Roosevelt Hotel] from Internet Movie Database]

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External links

* [http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/ Official website]