Hotel Plaza Athénée
The Hotel Plaza Athénée was a 5-star hotel at 37 East 64th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, US.
History
The Alrae Hotel opened in 1927 as an apartment-hotel.[1] It was designed by George F. Pelham. It was sold to Louis Schleifer in July 1950.[2] Schleifer resold the hotel in June 1951 to the Ira Fischer Syndicate.[3]
The hotel was sold to
TCC Group, for £42.5 million in 1997.[7]
The hotel closed on March 26, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
It is set to reopen in 2026 as Plaza Athenee Nobu Hotel and Spa New York, a joint venture between Sirivadhanabhakdi's
Asset World Corp Public Company Limited and Nobu Hospitality. It will have 145 rooms, a traditional Japanese Onsen, a spa, a wellness center, a Nobu omakase restaurant, a bar and lounge, and a rooftop reception space.[9]
References
- ^ "Hotel Plaza Athénée".
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "NEW YORK'S ELEGANT PLAZA ATHENEE STICKS CLOSE TO ITS PARIS NAMESAKE". Sun Sentinel. April 14, 1985. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Le Royal Meridien returns to Bangkok, Thailand". hotelthailand.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Stevenson, Tom (March 27, 1997). "Granada clears another hurdle in hotel sale". The Independent. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Hôtel Plaza Athénée New York". www.facebook.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "AWC strengthens long-term partnership with Nobu Hospitality to launch two iconic Plaza Athénée Hotels in New York and Bangkok". Hospitality Net (Press release). June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
