The Algonquin Hotel made international news this week after they unveiled their $10,000 martini. Included in all news is Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table. Congratulations go out to GM Anthony Melchiorri and Quinn & Company, the hotel’s crack PR firm. Here is the story from Reuters & CNN: New York hotel offers $10,000…
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Algonquin Hotel Refurbishments Complete
The Algonquin Hotel has completed $8 million dollars in renovations. We attended an event on Tuesday that showed off the gorgeous suites and guestrooms. The hotel also unveiled a new writer’s table in the lobby. The addition of a wireless network in the lobby and second floor is now available. Read the press info here…
Algonquin Hotel Re-opens After $3 Million Restoration
Press Release New York – The Algonquin Hotel has re-opened after a $3-million renovation that led to the property’s closing for the first time in its 102-year history. The hotel is owned by Denver-based Miller Global Properties. The literary landmark, which opened in 1902 and was the home of the famous Algonquin Round Table and…
The Biography Dottie Never Wrote
Dorothy Parker in her Own Words By Barry Day Hardcover: 202 pages Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 1st edition (July, 2004) [Order Via Amazon] Barry Day’s new book Dorothy Parker in her Own Words is a biography that uses her original material to tell the story of her life. He talks about his book and Mrs….
Algonquin to Close for Renovations
The DPSNY was sent a press release today from the Algonquin Hotel about the big changes happening this month. Here it is: Matilda The Cat Takes Long-Awaited Vacation: The Algonquin Hotel Undergoes $3 Million Restoration & Closes For First-Time in 102 Years Legendary Hotel to Refurbish All Public Spaces & Guestrooms New York, NY —…
“Bobbed Hair” Out Today; Reading Wednesday 5/19
As we told you last month, author Marion Meade has scheduled two readings/book signings to promote her new work Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin. The book, about Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Zelda Fitzgerald and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the Twenties, came out today from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Read a story about it here. The…