Popular Hotel The Roosevelt, Manhattan

The Roosevelt hotel opened on September 23, 1924 was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A Dudley and operated by the architecture firm George B Post and Son and leased from The New York State Realty and Terminal Company a division of the New York Central Railroad. The hotel built at a cost of $12,000,000 ( equivalent to $175,433,000 in 2018) was the first to incorporate store fronts instead of lounges in its sidewalk facades due to the Prohibition era. The Roosevelt Hotel was at one time linked with Grand Central Terminal by way of an underground passage that connected the hotel to the train terminal.

The Roosevelt housed the first guest pet facility and child care service in The Teddy Bear Room and had the first in house doctor. Conrad Hilton purchased the Roosevelt in 1943 calling her a fine hotel with grand spaces and even though he eventually owned many other hotels in New York including The Plaza and The Waldorf Astoria he chose the home. In 1947 the Roosevelt became the first hotel to have a television set in every room. There are a total of 1,025 rooms in the hotel including 52 suites. The 3,900 square foot (360 m2) Presidential Suite has 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.

The Roosevelt Grill which serves American food and regional specialties for breakfast. The Madison Club Lonuge a bar and lounge which has a 30 foot (9.1 m) mahogany bar and features stained glass windows and a pair of fireplaces. Vander bar The Roosevelt has 30,000 square feet (2,899 m2) of meeting and exhibit space including two ballrooms and 17 additional meeting rooms ranging in size from 300 to 1,100 square feet (28 to 102 m2). It offers a busuness center. Other services include a concierage fitness center safety deposit boxes valet laundry valet or self parking and 15 retail tenants.