THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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HOTEL SENECA 
Headquarters of the Annual Convention of the American 
Association, Rochester, N. Y., June 1909 
The success of a convention depends in no small measure 
upon the hotel facilities afforded by the city in which the 
conference is held. Rochester is now amply supplied with 
hotels to meet the varying demands of the travelling public. 
Members of the American Association of nurserymen want 
the best, therefore the recently erected and newly equipped 
Hotel Seneca in 
the heart of the 
city has been se¬ 
lected as offi¬ 
cial headquar¬ 
ters. Realizing 
that our mem¬ 
bers will appre¬ 
ciate a plain 
unbiassed state¬ 
ment descriptive 
of the essential 
features of this 
fine new hostelry 
we took occasion 
to inspect it 
thoroughly in 
company with 
the treasurer, 
of the American 
Association of 
Nurserymen , 
Mr. C. L. Yates. 
This was a per¬ 
sonally conduct¬ 
ed tour under 
the immediate 
guidance of manager A. M. Wooley and his assistant. 
The lobby in which the office is a central feature is 
spacious, well furnished and leads immediately to the dining 
rooms, the grill room and the billiard room. 
There are two principal dining rooms, one finished after 
the French architecture of the Renaissance period and the 
other the ladies’ dining and tea room, copying in 
faithful detail the Caesarian style of Roman archi¬ 
tecture. 
The bar, buffet and grill room are connected and har¬ 
moniously finished in rich mahogany, elaborately decorated 
with mural paintings. Unlike most hotels the kitchens are 
on the same floor as the dining room which greatly facili¬ 
tates rapid service. 
A striking feature in the arrangement of floors is the 
mezzanine or middle floor with its men’s writing rooms its 
ladies’ parlors and promenades immediately overlooking the 
lobby. The upholstery and hangings on this floor are rich 
and artistic. 
The members of the Association will be particularly 
interested in the second floor for here is located the large 
ball room and convention hall with a capacity of one 
thousand seats. Around this fine hall are grouped a num¬ 
ber of smaller rooms admirably adapted to committee work 
or public exhibits. In addition to these smaller rooms 
there is a spa¬ 
cious foyer with 
tables and com¬ 
fortable loung¬ 
ing chairs. 
After visiting 
these appoint¬ 
ments the sleep¬ 
ing departments 
were inspected 
where it was dis¬ 
covered that the 
economical or 
luxuriously in¬ 
clined could be 
accommodated 
with equal satis¬ 
faction. Single 
rooms with clo¬ 
set and shower, 
only, with full 
bath equipment, 
double rooms 
fitted in the 
same way, suites 
of rooms of vary¬ 
ing degrees of 
sumptuousness, with different kinds of furnishings, in 
mahogany, or brass according to taste—all are available 
at prices given in March issue. 
Then we took in the store rooms amply supplied with 
everything from the freshest of fresh vegetables and fruits 
to the mustiest of french vintages. The heating, lighting, 
ventilating and cold storage plants all excited interest and 
suggested efficiency. 
As a result of our survey then we can say very heartily 
that we were impressed with the aesthetics of the hotel as 
set forth in the artistic quality of its architecture and 
decorations; with its convenience in respect to location in 
the city as well as interior arrangement; with its equipment 
which is modern and efficient; with its sanitation which in 
cleanliness apparent and plumbing provisions is most 
excellent; with its cuisine which we sampled and greatly en¬ 
joyed; and lastly, and most important of all, with its service 
which is of the kind that expresses a willingness and cheer¬ 
fulness to make the stay of the traveller entirely comfortable. 
Convention Hall of Seneca Hotel where annual meeting will be held. 
