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[Opinions] Re: Astoria
I just write it off as probably used by social climbers who hope that people will associate it with expensive hotels. Which is unfair, because I should logically think the same about Hilton, and I don't!
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I just write it off as probably used by social climbers who hope that people will associate it with expensive hotels
Agree. It's a little like Chanel or Tiffany that way, just less obvious because of less exposure. In the US the place name and the hotel name originally just honors wealthy JJ Astor & fam who invested.
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