November 20, 2006
Gramercy Park Hotel key access now with escorts
 Not that this should come as a shock, but the Gramercy Park Hotel has once again modified its policy in regards to the much-coveted keys to the park, according to the New York Times.
Normally, the only way to get a key is to own one of the minor mansions surrounding Manhattan's only private park, acquire membership at the National Arts Club or rent a room at the Gramercy Park Hotel, where rates start around $500 a night.
Seems the gate has been open a lot lately, making it potentially possibly for the unwashed masses to just walk right in. The New York Times explains the new policy:
Last week, in response to complaints, the hotel set forth what may be one of the most formal procedures ever devised for a walk in a green space. According to Ellis O’Connor, the hotel’s general manager, park-bound guests will be escorted there by a hotel worker, then educated about the park’s history and rules, including its bans on alcohol, pets, and groups larger than six. The worker will open the gate, close it behind the guests, and give them a key to let themselves out. The hotel has an allotment of six keys, on "giant silver rings, each about the diameter of a Frisbee and decorated with a showy gold tassel."
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November 20, 2006 10:08 AM in Downtown, Hotelology
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