1918Always providing a place to write
1994Rooms many called home
todayWell appointed for today's traveler
Timeless Style
Hotel Guests
Fairbanks & Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford honeymooned at the hotel. They became friends with General Manager, Frank Case, and some of the Round Table Members. Fairbanks would work out on the roof of the hotel. While promoting Robin Hood (1922) he demonstrated his skills by shooting arrows off the roof for the press.
John Barrymore
John Barrymore often resided at the hotel while performing at the Hippodrome, which was across the street. He regularly had breakfast with Frank Case and also frequently borrowed his shirts as they were the same size. Barrymore’s influence on the hotel lives on through the Blue Bar and the Hamlet, the house cat.
Lerner & Lowe
In 1956, Music constantly flowed out of Suite 908. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe were busy composing My Fair Lady. They were working 24 hours writing I could Have Danced All Night. The owner of the hotel, Ben Bodne, threatened to remove the piano from their suite if they did not quiet down.
Tallulah Bankhead
At the age of 16, Tallulah made the Algonquin Hotel her home. She paid $21 a week for a room with a bath. She would spend ample time in the lobby watching the coming and goings of the likes of Ethel Barrymore and Anita Loose. The Round Table was quite fond of her and she sometimes dined with them.
William Faulkner
Faulkner would leave his Mississippi plantation and visit The Algonquin about four times a year. In 1950, he wrote his Nobel Peace Prize speech in his hotel suite.
