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Plaza Hotel’s Jazz Club Gets New Look from Elle Decor Magazine

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By Spencer Douglas

The Rose Club inside the famed Plaza Hotel is getting a facelift – at least temporarily.

Elle Decor magazine has introduced a remodeled look for the jazz club, to be known as the Elle Decor Café. The new look includes a brand new furnishing line that people can buy in the spring.

The Plaza Hotel is a landmarked 20-story luxury hotel and condominium apartment building in Midtown Manhattan. It opened in 1907 and is now owned by Katara Hospitality.

While the hotel’s balcony remains a popular tourist spot, interior designer Sasha Bikoff told the New York Post, much of the rest of the décor was “dark, and a bit sad,” to say nothing of being a bit frayed around the edges.

“Bikoff dubs the new look that will wrap the venue through the end of March “Marie Antoinette at Studio 54,” with white, gold and lavender to create high-’80s glam,” the Post reported. “The vibe evokes an era when Donald Trump owned the iconic hotel and Ivana Trump ran it — before Trump took an $83 million hit on the Plaza in bankruptcy court. Now, it’s owned by the Qatari government’s Katara Hospitality.”

The Rose Club features Wednesday night live jazz, starting at 9pm and performed by Kat Gang Jazz. The establishment, “embodying the grandeur of The Plaza with a splash of contemporary style and spirit, overlooks the hotel’s stunning Fifth Avenue lobby,” its web site explains. “Previously known as the Persian Room, The Plaza’s legendary nightclub, this space hosted incredibly notable acts including Bob Hope, Kay Thompson, Bob Fosse and Liza Minnelli. The Rose Club walls have listened in on many unforgettable moments in music and entertainment history. During the Persian Room’s 41 year run, modern jazz made a spectacular debut with a stellar cast of performers including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday.”

The Rose Club’s menu features an array of signature cocktails and a select epicurean menu to satisfy the tastes of those wishing to indulge in lighter gourmet fare, the hotel notes. “The stylishly elegant ambiance of The Rose Club embraces the past, present and future of this legendary hotel and will be a treasured setting for the making of new memories.”

Construction on the first Plaza Hotel at this location began in 1883, on the site of the New York Skating Club. The builders ran out of money, and the New York Life Insurance Company foreclosed and hired the most-celebrated architects of the era, McKim, Mead & White, to complete the hotel, which finally opened on October 1, 1890.

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