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The official name of the hotel is rendered with an equal sign instead of a dash (Waldorf=Astoria). This rendering is an artifact of the unique history of the hotel's formation.
The original Waldorf Hotel, at today's Empire State Building site, was built by William Waldorf Astor, who tore down his mansion and had a luxurious hotel built in its place. His aunt, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, with whom he was feuding, responded by allowing her son, John Jacob Astor IV, to tear down her mansion next door and replace it with the Astoria Hotel. The two cousins eventually settled their differences, and a long hallway was built between the two hotels to make them one common unit. At this time, it was agreed that the name of the new hotel would have an equal sign instead of a dash, symbolizing the equality of the two parent hotels and the corridor that connected the two.
Emerging out of the eclectic Art Deco movement, the Waldorf-Astoria combines high-class elegance with multifarious amenities and services, making it an ideal lodging for wealthy epicureans looking to indulge in the accommodative excesses available to the upper class. Guests enjoy full access to several luxurious boutiques, a trio of progressive American and classic European restaurants, and even Narcissus's favorite beauty parlor, Kenneth's Salon. The efficient hospitality and discreet services offered by the customer service staff will thrill even the most demanding and priggish of sophisticates.
The hotel, located near the Fifth and Madison AvenueMadison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It runs from Madison Square (at 23rd Street) to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street. In doing so, it passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side (including Carnegie shops and numerous art galleriesAn art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. It is also sometimes used as a location for the sale of art. Generally, the term art gallery is used to mean a building o, offers both guestrooms and suites. Each room is spacious and individually decorated, and the hotel aims to combine elegance with convenience. The most luxurious section is known as The Waldorf Towers.[1]
The Waldorf-Astoria is the only hotel in the world that serves as an Ambassadorial residenceThis is where the Ambassador lives. Usually it is separate to the Embassy.. It has its own platform as part of the Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station although technically that is the name of the nearby post office) is a train station in midtown Manhattan, New York, a borough of New York City, located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Presen, which was used historically by President Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt Order 32nd President Term of Office March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945 Predecessor Herbert Hoover Successor Harry S. Truman Date of Birth January 30, 1882 Place of Birth Hyde Park, New York Date of Death April 12, 1945 Place of Death W, and later by Adlai StevensonAdlai Ewing Stevenson II ( February 5, 1900 July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for his skill in debate and oratory. He was twice an unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States ( 1952 and 1956). Childhood and education Stevenson and Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur GCB ( January 26, 1880— April 5, 1964) was an American military leader. He served in the U. Army his entire life, taking part in three major wars ( World War I, World War II, Korean War) and rising to the rank of General of the Army, one.