It was in this luxury hotel that room service was born.

In hotels, guests like to feel welcome. And this translates into the multiplication of services offered as well as the little extras of each establishment: porter who takes care of bringing your suitcases to the room while you check in, complete kit of hygiene products in the bathroom, different pillows available, etc. Many also like to have access to room service, for a last minute cocktail or a late breakfast. And if this service has become popular in all hotels around the world, it is thanks to this one.

Before its invention, you had to decide to go down to dinner at the hotel restaurant or settle for a quick order in the lobby. The very idea of ​​being served in one’s room had not yet become commonplace. And then one day, everything changed. A decisive revolution has shaken up the codes of the hotel industry and established a new habit in modern luxury.

Room service, as we know it today, was born in New York in 1931, at the legendary Waldorf Astoria. This luxury hotel, already renowned for its refinement when it was created, was officially the very first to offer room service. Uniformed waiters knocked on the door with a silver tray, bringing a hot dinner or drink straight to the room. At the time, it was a revolution for customers and the concept immediately appealed to the richest before becoming a must-have around the world.

Since then, room service is no longer reserved only for wealthy customers since less star hotels also offer to bring various food and drinks to their room. But those who would like to offer this service within the first hotel to have launched it should expect to pay a tidy sum. In fact, you have to pay at least the equivalent of 1200 euros for a single night at Waldorf Astorialocated on Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan. And you have to add the cost of the order plus the tips (tip) to the employee who travels to the floors.