Spend the night time with the celebrities and stars at “The Pierre New York”

New York is a problem to the land. Formidable enterprise folks and aspiring artists make their means by means of powerful metropolis life right here. Lodge managers additionally face an enormous problem: in New York, the unions are in cost. This makes it very doable to handle a person lodge. I am nonetheless wanting ahead to staying, as a result of this time I am wanting on the five-star lodge “The Pierre,” which is simply throughout from Central Park.

The lodge belongs to the Taj group of lodges, with which I’ve already had an excellent expertise. The Taj homes are unfold everywhere in the world. I’ve examined them in London, South Africa and the Maldives and cherished it each time. How does “The Pierre” get? My expectations are excessive, in spite of everything, this home in New York has hosted a number of well-known folks, together with Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren and Yves Saint Laurent, to remain traditionally.

A gem within the grey lifetime of town

This time I’m flying with Singapore Airways from Frankfurt to New York. The airline has been the undisputed primary for a few years, the “4 seasons” of airways all over the world, so to talk. That is because of the snug seats, the trendy sports activities, the tasty meals and, above all, the individuals who work there.

I discover Singapore Airways flight attendants to be extraordinarily well mannered and competent, most likely on account of their coaching, which takes thrice so long as different airways. When there is a chance to satisfy an extra request, the flight employees will care for it. Sure, he actually needs it. After I requested for a cappuccino in financial system class, it was organized for me a while later from enterprise class. Service on the highest stage.

So the journey begins nicely and it’s nonetheless excellent once I see “The Pierre”: an imposing constructing, 160 meters excessive from the Nineteen Twenties with columns, decorations and excessive home windows. The structure displays the glamor and opulence of the Roaring Twenties.

The theme is efficiently continued inside: the foyer is an actual eye-catcher with its marble flooring in a checkerboard look and the numerous chandeliers. Greater than 500 rooms, that are additionally classically and luxuriously furnished, can be found to company at “The Pierre”. Along with lodge rooms, suites and suites, this additionally contains condominiums which might be provided on the market. One or two well-known folks have already hit right here.

Spectacular providers

Proper from the start of my keep, I observed the extraordinarily courteous service and concierge employees. To me, the allure of the women and gents who drive the elevator and accompany the company as much as the rooms or again all the way down to the foyer is unmatched. Khady Gueye is among the lifting women. She does her job so nicely that Forbes named her the very best worker within the firm. And rightly so: she is charming, humorous and at all times has the correct phrase on the proper time.

One other service that impresses me is the shuttle service. It’s out there to company freed from cost and permits transportation by means of New York in a Mercedes S Class. The service is obtainable from 12pm to 10pm and operates on a first-come, first-served foundation.

At breakfast, nonetheless, I can clearly really feel the union pulling the strings within the background. I order a espresso, sadly the espresso machine is damaged. The pleasant man on the bar provides me tea in its place – he isn’t allowed to make use of the espresso machines within the different departments. Totally different division, totally different union.

When the lodge supervisor seems, he suggests getting me the espresso. In contrast to the waiter, he has the authority to do that. An pointless drawback, however the lodge administration can not help it – that is New York. Right here I’m lacking essentially the most considerate commerce union I do know from Germany.

My resolution

I’ve stayed in lots of lodges in New York, however none of them made me really feel as snug as “The Pierre”. The service is courteous, the amenities depart nothing to be desired, and the situation subsequent to Central Park is ideal. “The Pierre” is certainly getting a little bit previous. Though the constructing has already been renovated a number of instances, it is among the “old-fashioned lodges” within the metropolis. However that is precisely what makes it so interesting. To me, “The Pierre” is one factor above all else: a house in laborious, chilly New York.

To the creator

As a former massive hotelier and operator of essentially the most related lodge scores in German international locations die-101-besten.com Carsten Ok. Rath is knowledgeable globetrotter. He travels to all of the lodges he writes about for Travelnews by himself.

Rath can be the creator of the “The 101 Finest Lodges” ranked books. You possibly can pre-order the brand new guide “The 101 Finest Lodges: Switzerland, Austria, South Tyrol and Germany”, revealed on Might 5, 2024, by e mail at [email protected] doable