<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hotlancer:
I suspect that the NY Hilton on the Avenue of Americas is a franchised property - and thus is not as eager to uphold the standards that we are all passionate about.
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I am not 100% sure, but I have always been under the impression that the NY Hilton was corporate owned and, in fact, was considered by some to be a "flagship" property!