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Rachel Alexandra to race in Saratoga on September 5th
The New York Times, Joe Drape, has confirmed that super filly and Preakness winner, Rachel Alexandra, will race against the boys again the the Woodward Stakes here in Saratoga on Saturday, September 5th. Saratoga Arms does have limited availability left for that weekend (Labor Day) and would welcome anyone who would like to continue to [...]
And they’re off!!!
Opening Day and the excitement throughout the city of Saratoga Springs is palpable. Up and down the crowded sidewalks visitors mingle with townsfolk, darting in and out of shops and restaurants, chatting on the benches, admiring the artistic horse sculptures, and the lush hanging baskets. Flags are waving proclaiming the arrival of the 141st meet [...]
Posted in City Festivities, General, Horse Racing, Saratoga Arms
Tagged betting, horseracing, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs
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SARATOGA ARMS JOINS PRESTIGIOUS INNKEEPING ASSOCIATION
Saratoga Arms, located in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY, was recently honored by admittance into Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, the premier innkeeping association in the United States and Canada. Out of the thousands of inns in North America, only an elite few will be invited to join Select Registry this year. Saratoga [...]
Posted in General, Saratoga Arms
Tagged association, innkeeping, quality, Select Registry
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Springtime in Saratoga Springs…there is no better place to be!
The calendar affirms what our minds and hearts have been longing for… Spring has arrived in Saratoga Springs! The waist high snow banks are melting, giving way to brown grass and winter debris. It’s not yet green, but it is a welcome sight to see landscaping crews raking and cleaning up. Soon the crocus, daffodils [...]
Posted in Family Business, General, Saratoga Arms
Tagged PAII, renovation, Saratoga Arms, spring, updating
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FORTY YEARS LATER
Wesley Armstrong, the best plumber in American and the second most important man in my life, was in the hotel last week getting the air conditioning operational. Wesley told Noel and me the story of one of his many brothers doing two tours in Viet Nam almost forty years ago. Warren had been wounded twice, [...]
Posted in Family Business, General, Saratoga Arms
Tagged Boy Scouts, merit badge, Vietnam
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
One of the perks of spending my winter on Sanibel Island is to partake of the “Forum” at BIG ARTS . Many interesting speakers on a variety of topics give a thirty-five minute lecture and take questions from an audience that can seat no more than 415 people. The hottest ticket this past winter was [...]
Posted in General, Sanibel Island, Saratoga Arms
Tagged Big Arts, Damon Runyon, Secret Service, Supreme Court
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I’m Back
I returned to Saratoga Springs last week after a wonderful winter on Sanibel Island. I drove down in January by way of a fabric mill in South Carolina. (The sign on the door of the mill advised, “No Loaded Firearms Allowed Inside”.) I stopped in Atlanta for America’s Mart, where I ordered some wonderful lamps [...]
Posted in Family Business, General, Saratoga Arms
Tagged Florida, hotel, Sanibel Island, Saratoga Springs, vacation
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Cozy Inn through March
General Manager daughter was asked by the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association (NYSHTA) to participate in a press conference headlined by New York State First Lady Silda Spitzer. The press conference was held to launch a statewide promotion called “Cozy Inn”. Until the end of March if anyone books at participating hotels, inns [...]
Posted in General, Packages
Tagged Battery Park, cozy inn, New York City, NYSHTA, promotion
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Remains of the Day (Part III)
A lady telephoned on Monday (December 10, 2007). She stayed at Saratoga Arms in early November but couldn’t remember which room. She is packing for a Christmas trip to Mexico and cannot locate her charger. Did she leave it here? Tech-savvy daughter asked what brand. “No idea”, says she. “It’s very different looking” was the only clue [...]
Posted in Family Business, General, Saratoga Arms
Tagged iPhone, lost and found, phone charger
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The Remains of the Day (Part II)
As I said in my previous blog, people leave lots of their life behind in their hotel rooms. Years ago, the housekeepers turned in an engagement ring found in the corner on the carpet. It held an unusually small diamond, and the office staff theorized that its size was no doubt a surprise to the bride to be. It was probably tossed across [...]
