Waldorf Astoria - Public Spaces Training

So half of my first week of training done and I'm finally off the computer and onto the floor. This morning I started Public Spaces which is familiarizing yourself with all the meeting areas in the hotel. As a South African I am not used to this level of grandness and my mind has been blown.

The Starlight Roof. 

Located on the 18th floor and originally the city's most eminent nightclub the room has a massive glass retractable roof. Used for meetings and private functions now you can just feel the history oozing out the walls of this room.

It's sad that we don't have nightclubs like these anymore. I love a good thumpa thumpa as much as the next person but what happened to putting on your best and going out for a dance. My generation sucks.

The Grand Ballroom

This room was a complete shock I read Grand Ballrooom but not on this scale. It was the first and still is the only four story, balconied (is that a word?) ballroom in New York. Imagining the parties that have gone down in this place sends shivers down my spine. 

The Silver Corridor.

This is my favorite, I don't know why but walking through it by myself with my map and my file, I felt like I wasn't on Earth anymore. If there was a corridor leading to the Pearly Gates this is how I would imagine it would look like.

I'm the luckiest man in the world, the fact that I get to work in a hotel as amazing as this makes all the sacrifices and long hours absolutely worth it.