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Fairmont to Close New York Plaza for Facade Repairs

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC · How we work

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Fairmont Closing Plaza

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will close the Plaza Hotel in New York in January 2027 for façade restoration.
The shutdown will shutter 282 guest rooms, event spaces and the Palm Court.
The closure will affect 378 staff members, who retain union rights to return at the same pay.
The façade, a 1969 New York City landmark, requires repair under a 2006 Restrictive Declaration.

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Plaza Shuts Weddings

Brides learned of the Plaza Hotel’s shutdown through friends’ texts or news alerts, not direct hotel communication.
Planner Alyssa Pettinato must re-plan entire weddings without extra compensation, despite questioning her right to charge clients.
Couples with deposits up to $500,000 fear refunds as the hotel has offered no guidance.
The Russian Children’s Welfare Society must cancel its annual Petroushka Ball, a longtime Plaza charity event.

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Fairmont Closing Plaza

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will close the Plaza Hotel in New York in January 2027 for façade restoration.
The shutdown will shutter 282 guest rooms, event spaces and the Palm Court.
The closure will affect 378 staff members, who retain union rights to return at the same pay.
The façade, a 1969 New York City landmark, requires repair under a 2006 Restrictive Declaration.

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