Tag Archive for: Conrad Hilton School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

What Would Conrad Hilton Think of the Waldorf-Astoria’s $1.95 Billion Sale?

He famously dubbed the Waldorf-Astoria  “the greatest of them all,” and declared it his life’s ambition to add it to his collection. Mission accomplished. In 1949 Conrad Hilton took over management of the Art Deco showpiece and in 1972 he purchased it, five years before his death at a ripe old 91. So how would Hilton feel about this week’s sale of Hilton Worldwide’s crown jewel to a Chinese insurance company for $1.95 billion?

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Teapots from The Plaza, Teaspoons from the Waldorf: Why Collectors Love Hotel Silver

A neighbor who knows I write about hotels recently invited me to her home. “My mother collected hotel demitasse spoons,” she said.

A Jazz Age actress and flapper, Mom liked to take tea at posh spots like the Ritz Carlton in Boston and New York’s Savoy Plaza. Read more