Photograph shows part of the Vanderbilt suite library.Īlfred G. Vanderbilt had in their hotel apartments a library as complete as that of a private house. Photograph shows a part of the breakfast room. The Vanderbilt suite in the Vanderbilt Hotel was the equivalent of a complete town house. Photograph shows living room corner.Īnother view of the living room in the Alfred G, Vanderbilt suite in the Vanderbilt Hotel.
New York Tribune January 2, 1916įrom the street to the living room of the Vanderbilt suite was like going from asphalt to asphodel. Views of the Home of the Women’s City Club of New York, formerly the town residence of Mr. The entrance hall to the Vanderbilt suite was designed and built as though it were for a private dwelling.
#ALFRED GWYNNE VANDERBILT WINDOWS#
Bedrooms, breakfast room, and tearoom are from two to four times the size of ordinary rooms of similar character.įrom, the windows Eastward in clear weather can be seen the buildings of Coney Island, and even the sea beyond, while to the west one can see far beyond the Hudson. It can be altered, by a special arrangement of doors, to make either a small informal dining room or a large room for elaborate dinners. The main dining hall is two stories in height and occupies the space of four rooms. It has been estimated that similar accommodations, reckoned upon a floor-space basis, would cost approximately $40,000 a year(over a million today), not including meals. It will consist of the two top floors of the new Vanderbilt Hotel, Park Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street.
Vanderbilt will make his home upon his return in the most luxurious "apartment" ever designed as a private home.
Vanderbilt Hotel - Park Avenue and 34th StreetĪlfred G. It Will Consist of the Two Top Floors of the Vanderbilt Hotel.
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