Commodore Hotel Grand Hyatt New York

the commodore hotel, 1920s.

the commodore opened on january 28, 1919. herbert r. stone, of nysrtc, oversaw decor of 2,000 rooms. lobby, called beautiful lobby in world, single largest room in hotel, modern low ceilings , waterfall designed john b. smeraldi. group of conventioneers once told bowman new york city circus, next day bowman, ever showman, arranged place circus, complete elephants, in grand ballroom. popular spot century room, boasted own orchestra. commodore shared parking garage sister hotel, new york biltmore hotel, had been bowman-biltmore s first hotel investment. terminal city property – roosevelt hotel, united hotel asset – merged bowman-biltmore corporation on march 4, 1929, giving terminal city access railroad passenger traffic in , out of new york city. 1 notable person have stayed @ commodore albert einstein, stayed @ hotel few weeks in april 1921 during tour of east coast of promoting creation of hebrew university in jerusalem.

the commodore successful decades, , in june 1967, nycrr – running hotel through division called realty hotels – upgraded commodore 3.4 million-dollar refurbishment. on may 10, 1972, while john r. garside hotel s general manager, commodore became first hotel in new york city show in-room movies through player cinema systems. late 1970s, both railroad line (now called penn central) , hotel had become less successful. on may 11, 1977, now-bankrupt railroad s asset manager, victor palmieri, told city commodore had lost $1.5 million in 1976 , might have shuttered. @ point, trump organization, partnered hyatt corporation, bought commodore.