ATL Field Trip: Room 871 of the Mayflower Hotel
We just came back from meeting a friend for drinks at the Mayflower Hotel, here in Washington, DC. We expressed a desire to see the door of the infamous room where New York Governor Eliot Spitzer got it on with that high-class hooker, “Kristen.” But we’d heard, on the radio, that the hotel had stationed a guard on the eighth floor, to prevent gawkers from walking past the notorious room 871 (just as travelers have besieged the Minneapolis airport bathroom made famous by Senator Larry Craig).
As it turned out, we were in luck. Our friend was staying at the Mayflower — on the eighth floor, conveniently enough. So we were able to make our way up there without any problem.
When we got up there, we didn’t see a guard; perhaps the guard was removed after the initial frenzy died down. But we did notice the hotel had removed the “871” nameplate, presumably to prevent scandal-tourists like ourselves from taking photographs of it.
Correction: It appears that the “871” room number wasn’t removed by the hotel, but was stolen.
So all we can give you are photos of (1) the door to room no. 871, and (2) the marks where the nameplate used to be. Check them out, after the jump.
Update: For photographs of the interior of room 871, as well as the nameplate before it was removed, check out Yeas and Nays (via Wonkette).
Washington’s most infamous hotel room…for now [Yeas and Nays]
Eliot Spitzer Allegedly Screwed Whores Here [Wonkette]
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Gropage par excellance
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OMG!!!!!! A pic of a door!!!!!!!!!!!!
don't you think it's more likely one of those vandals stole the nameplate?
brillant
PLEASE STOP REFERRING TO YOURSELF AS "WE"
I've stayed there a number of times, if I'd only known it was full of hookers ...
I am going to try to hijack this thread (at least I'm honest - I'm tired of Spitzergate) to see if anyone has any opinions about going in-house (at a bank) directly from law school, rather than going to a firm. Pros? Cons? Advice?
if you're going to be doing compliance or litigation work at the bank straight out of law school, I strongly advise you to go to a firm first. compliance work is drudgery imo.
however, if you are going to be doing something more interest like working on the trading floor in a legal role and/or working with the business people to structure transactions, albeit on a junior level, that might be more interesting.
fwiw.
Lat, this is what makes this blog great. Your uncanny dedication to gossip and scandal in the legal world is much appreciated!
Lat, for your visit to your "friend's" room, did you get a key at the front desk or did he leave the door open for you to enter?
Was your "friend" a local or did you get one from out of town?
When everything finally comes out, everyone will learn that the Mayflower is not the only DC hotel that Spitz had an encounter.
Prior to law school, for a year, I worked at the front desk of another hotel that is within walking distance to the Mayflower. Over those 12 months, I checked him into the hotel at least three times. Notably though, he booked under his real name at my hotel, rather than his buddy's alias.
So, Lat, you don't want to use a jimmy?
Look dude, you want the sex or not?
scintillating stuff...
i bet Spitz made Kristen swallow the 871 nameplate...and that's not all...
so what are they now going to call it, room 870 and a half?
You're the man, Lat.
7:41 is right. or, Lat took the plate, then tried to claim it was already gone.
Fess up Lat, did you do it?
8 + 7 +1 = 16
+ the number of letters in S-p-i-t-z-e-r =
23!!!
Ahhhhhh!!!!!
i couldn't care less..
wow - this is truly riviting
Maybe the vandals took the handles
c'mon lat, you expect us to believe that's the room. that could be any door in any hotel.
The Room number 871 has been retired. Its nameplate shall be hung in the hotel lobby's circle of honor in a ceremony April 1, 2008. All fans are welcome to attend the ceremony.
This is Lat's way of saying "lick it" to those who accuse him of not stepping up and acting like an investigative journalist.
Much more likely = a tourist already got to the nameplate
Hey lat - when did you get a new lock on your door? I guess my key won't work anymore =(
The Mandarin Oriental would be my first choice for an illicit shag. Yeah baby!
"But we did notice the hotel had removed the "871" nameplate, presumably to prevent scandal-tourists like ourselves from taking photographs of it."
Uhh, $100 says the hotel didn't remove it - someone STOLE it. Duh.