Talk:Royalton Hotel

Royalton Hotel is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 22:36, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: Hotel in Manhattan, New York

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A fact from Royalton Hotel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 February 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 10:20, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Royalton Hotel

... that in the 1980s, Philippe Starck was hired to design a renovation of the Royalton Hotel due to his lack of experience with hotel design? Source: Weinraub, Judith (October 13, 1988). "Superstar Starck's High-Style Hotel". The Washington Post. p. T11.
- ALT1: ... that in the 1980s, Philippe Starck was hired to redesign the Royalton Hotel because he had little hotel-design experience? Source: Weinraub, Judith (October 13, 1988). "Superstar Starck's High-Style Hotel". The Washington Post. p. T11.
- ALT2: ... that in the 1980s, Ian Schrager repainted a room at the Royalton Hotel 40 times before deciding on a color? Source: Freedman, Alix (January 19, 1989). "White-Collar Chic: Studio 54 Partners Are Even More Successful As New York Hoteliers --- With Prison Behind Them, Rubell and Schrager Now Are Toasts of the Town --- 'Statement of the '80s and '90s'". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
- ALT3: ... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner? Source: Freedman, Alix (January 19, 1989). "White-Collar Chic: Studio 54 Partners Are Even More Successful As New York Hoteliers --- With Prison Behind Them, Rubell and Schrager Now Are Toasts of the Town --- 'Statement of the '80s and '90s'". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cesar Vergara

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:09, 20 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Approve now that QPQ has been added. Onegreatjoke (talk) 00:01, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]