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Blog Archives
1On this day in Saratoga Arms history
On December 19, 1997, Kathleen and Noel Smith purchased a dilapidated old rooming house on Broadway. It took great vision (and a very helpful local bank) to renovate, restore and reopen this 1870 building as Saratoga Arms a sixteen-room hotel in 1998. As we reflect upon the past 14 years, we are thankful for the [...]
Posted in Family Business, History, Room Renovations, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs
Tagged Amy Smith, Downtown Saratoga Springs, Executive Meeting Room, History of Saratoga Arms, Kathleen and Noel Smith, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Sheila Smith Sperling
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A Room Redo…Part I
White paint on woodwork around windows in Room 201 is peeling in large patches. Why, the wall feels a little damp. The best roofer in America (Sam Design) looks it over. We will need a carpentry crew, metal bender, and of course, his team. And he knows a place in Granville, up on the Vermont [...]
Posted in General, Room Renovations
Tagged architecture, room refresh., Saratoga Arms, slate roofs
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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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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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Saratoga Arms Halloween Treat
Book a two night stay Friday, October 31 and Saturday November 1, 2008 and receive one free massage or facialA bewitching invitation just for you… No goblins, no ghosts, nary a witch will be seen, If you get out of town for Halloween. Leave behind the candy, the ghouls and the broom, Come to Saratoga for a [...]
Posted in Saratoga Arms, Specials and Packages
Tagged free massage, halloween special, Saratoga Arms
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8/8/08
There has been many doings about the date 8/8/08. Weddings were all the rage for that Friday. During one of our spring brainstorming sessions about how to market Saratoga Arms in the 8/8/08 hysteria, our Director of Sales and Marketing came up with a brilliant idea… Saratoga Springs is in the middle of our thoroughbred racing season. The [...]
Posted in Horse Racing, Saratoga Arms
Tagged betting, horseracing, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs
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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 [...]
Owners of Saratoga Arms Learning from the Next Generation
“Mom, you’re going to write a blog.” my thirty something daughter said to me. She had just spent eight months convincing her seventy year old father and sixty year old mother that we were going to spend a small fortune to redesign our hotel’s website and give a young woman in Hawaii the job of [...]
Posted in Family Business, Saratoga Arms, Website
Tagged Family Business, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Whitestone Marketing
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