The Plaza Hotel will close for about four years from January to restore its landmark facade
Why a marble facade needs four years, what happens to staff, and where to stay instead.
The Plaza Hotel at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South will close for four years starting in January 2027 to restore its landmarked marble facade, according to its operator, Fairmont, ABC7 New York reports. Staff told The New York Times the Palm Court and event rooms will close too, leaving couples such as a bride planning a May wedding looking for new venues.
Condé Nast Traveler explains that the hotel's rusticated marble base weathers faster than smooth stone and often needs restoring within about 20 years; the last major renovation was in 2008, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission is working with the hotel. It also reports the hotel is working with the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council union to place the Plaza's 378 staff in other jobs during the closure.
Instead of the Plaza, Condé Nast Traveler suggests the Sherry-Netherland across the street, The Pierre, the Lowell or the Carlyle.
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Plaza Hotel
After exploring Why is the Plaza Hotel Closing? The Story Behind the Façade, for the building's long history, read Plaza Hotel.
Wikipedia's history of the 1907 hotel and condominium building at Grand Army Plaza.
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Eloise (books)
After exploring Why is the Plaza Hotel Closing? The Story Behind the Façade, for the hotel's most famous fictional resident, see Eloise (books).
Wikipedia's entry on Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight's 1950s books about the girl who lives at the Plaza.
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