The Plaza Hotel has appeared in a well-known film “Home alone 2”. The viewers had a chance to see the hotel not only from the outside, but from the inside as well. The true luxury hotel was presented as the most attractive and the best hotel in New York City.
- Where: The Plaza (A Fairmont managed hotel)
- What: filmography
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, and Catherine O'Hara
- Year: 1992
Film stills “Home alone 2” at The Plaza hotel
Trailer “Home alone 2”
Hotel Contact Information: The Plaza website.
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