Historic Hotels of New York - Exclusive Hank tour

Grand Architecture. Posh Style. Eccentric Guests. This fabulous Bowery Boys walking tour shares all the stories of the famous hotels of Midtown from The Plaza and St. Regis to the Peninsula and Waldorf Astoria. We'll learn what the neighborhood was like before they were built and how they survived the challenges of Prohibition and beyond.

The focus will be on the lavish, post-Gilded Age hotels that set the standard for elegant design and cutting-edge technologies. Many residents settled in for months or even years. Hear how wealthy New Yorkers both fought and embraced grand hotels (and each other)