Zagat Survey Snubs Plush Plaza Hotel

Thu., April 20, 1995

From Staff And Wire Reports

Barely a week after Donald Trump peddled the Plaza Hotel for $325 million, the Zagat Survey had bad news for its new owners: The Fifth Avenue landmark didn’t crack the nation’s top 100 hotels.

Thirteen New York City hotels are among the top 100, although none made Zagat’s Fab Five: The Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas), the Bel-Air (Los Angeles), the Halekulani (Honolulu), Windsor Court (New Orleans) and the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead (Atlanta).

Other tidbits from the guide: Avis must keep trying harder - Hertz is the No. 1 car rental company. Honolulu is the best resort destination. And the Ritz-Carlton, with seven hotels in the top 20, is the best hotel chain.

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