At long last, our face and palm have been reunited.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSee, we might be old-fashioned, but when you say something is “all new,” but it’s not “all new,” it’s something people used to refer to as “a big fat lie.” The Plaza opened in 1971. It’s not even remotely “all new.”<\/p>\n
Even if you ignore the fact the hotel itself isn’t new, the renovations aren’t new at this point either. After being closed for renovations, the hotel re-opened in September of 2011. Two years later and we’re still getting “The All New Plaza”?<\/p>\n
Lying is still considered a bad thing, right? Even in marketing?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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