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More than forty years after the construction of a skyscraper hotel in one of the capitals of the world comes from a novel about the life of the hotel: "The dream of the decade – London Novels "by Afshin Rattansi, former BBC Today program producer.

The location of the novel is the London Hilton skyscraper in Park Lane, completed in 1963 and designed by architects William B. Tabler. The hero, a 1980s working-class-good man is a millionaire – but what there are others who have chosen to live in hotels instead of buying the property?

In New York: The Carlyle – "Though hotel residents are of various shapes, sizes and ages, the population tends to skew toward older and a high tax bracket, said Marcie Lieberman, hotel manager at The Carlyle. "It's usually a person step top. People have come to some comfort and love to live in an environment where things are available, "he said.

Combine that with the right amount of pampering, and you have the answer to the prayers of an inhabitant of the hotel – everything ends on recreation. The Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South, for example, offers inclusive and on demand services for any position of wanting a massage to the need for diamonds at any time. "(Daniel Bubbeo, Newsday)

In London: "John Petch, sales director of boutique hotel group, GLA Hotels (owners of the Lancaster in Paris and the Cadogan Hotel in London) began his career with the Savoy group in the 1980s. At that time, the fifth floor at Claridges was reserved for long-term customers. But in the 1990s, he says, the residence of hotel was dying. Even the wealthy while maintaining considered uneconomical and turned their attention to affordable second home investment opportunities.

However, the tide is changing, both in Lancaster and Cadogan have three long-stay residents who use the hotels as their bases in the city. "The people are returning to the hotel due to security and service, "says Petch. excel in boutique hotels provide a home away from home atmosphere backed with personalized service. "If you have a flat, can have a person to look after you," he says. "Here is our entire staff on duty." (Tracy Hoffman, Financial Times)

Hotel-Names life: Geri Halliwell – The Lanesborough, London Bobby Hashemi, founder of Coffee Republic – Claridge's, London Ruud Gullit – Malmaison, London Chris Evans – Langham Hilton, London, Richard Harris – Savoy, London's courtship with Wendi Deng Rupert Murdoch – The Mercer Hotel, New York, Ken Hom – The Dorchester, London, Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland, Richard Burton and Liz Taylor – The Dorchester, London. Coco Chanel – Ritz, Paris Marlene Dietrich – Hotel Lancaster, Paris Greta Garbo – Fairmont Miramar, Los Angeles Howard Hughes – Desert Inn, Las Vegas Salvador Dali – Hotel Meurice, Paris Peter Bogdanovich – Stanhope Hotel, New York, Claude Monet – Savoy, Cate Blanchett London – Covent Garden Hotel, London Christina Ricci – Covent Garden Hotel, London, Diane Von Furstenberg – Carlyle, New York Frank Sinatra – The Waldorf Towers New York, Cole Porter – The Waldorf Towers, New York, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald – Lowell Hotel, New York Madonna – Carlyle, New York Madonna – Home House, London William Burroughs — Beat Hotel, Paris William Burroughs – Chelsea Hotel, New York Sid Vicious – Chelsea Hotel, New York, Dylan Thomas – Chelsea Hotel, New York, Arthur C. Clarke – Chelsea Hotel, New York, Bob Dylan – Chelsea Hotel, New York Tim Burton – Portobello Hotel, London Francis Ford Coppola – Portobello Hotel, London, John Lennon – Hilton, Amsterdam

The novel title in the quartet, The Dream of the Decade, can result in distressing circumstances, but just look at the tragedies of the celebrities who have died in the hotel know it is not uncommon. ends

About the Author:

Edward Victor is a London-based agent.

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PUBLISHED IN THE UK IN MARCH 2006
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