It requires modesty and does not serve alcohol .. The secrets of the most famous hotel that was designated for women in America

It's exciting that there is a hotel that women only go to to find a safe, charming roof over their heads.

The Barbizon Hotel has become a historic place not only for its Gothic architecture or towering façade, but for the influential residents who have lived in it throughout the 20th century.

At the corner of Lexington Street and 63rd Street in New York is the 23-story apartment hotel that is a destination for any wealthy woman or girl in New York City.

When it opened in 1926, the officials of the hotel set conditions for residents related to appearance, morals and fitness, and these rules were applied decisively by the staff in order to preserve the hotel's reputation, which earned it that solid, elegant and safe image.

The independent and safe lives of women in Barbizon attracted the girls of the community, and she became a coveted aspiration of those who first arrive in New York.

It was not about the residence itself, as the 700 bedrooms were conservative, with only a bed, a desk and a wardrobe with shared bathrooms, but it was a matter of perfection and social prestige, especially after the hotel ads were published in women's magazines, which showed elegant young women. The ambitions of those who settled in Barbizon.

The hotel provided amenities including a swimming pool, library, formal dining room, party rooms, solarium, and sports grounds with the social influence that was its highlight.

Concerts, theater readings, and other activities were held in the hotel in the hotel's halls, and despite it being a women-only hotel, its rules were strict, as alcohol was not allowed in the rooms, in addition to not going out late at night.

In the afternoon, complimentary tea is provided.

The independent and safe life that women lead in Barbizon has attracted girls of high society (networking sites)

Hackers refrain

Lots of men tried to sneak upstairs, but most of them had never seen beyond the large foyer, with its plush staircase, rich and cozy furnishings and oriental carpets, adding to the excitement and mystery of the hotel and its residents.

In a way, the Barbizon Hotel considered itself a "doll house" in New York, and one of the reasons for its appeal was that it was elusive and isolated, which sparked the imagination of men. They even sat in a cafe near it to watch women, as many men tried to breach the security cordon of the hotel.

During the late 1940's and early 1950's, requests for rooms at the Barbizon Hotel for Women grew dramatically, with hotel manager Hugh J.

Connor found it difficult to coordinate all the different reservations between models, actresses, and girls studying art, ballet, and music.

Celebrities in Barbizon

Barbizon starred as he included a long list of stars before they became famous such as Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly, Lisa Minnelli, and Sybil Shepherd, in addition to literary figures such as Sylvia Plath, Anne Petit and Joan Didion.

There are more of these famous names than there are those who tried to reach the hotel and were unlucky enough to stay there.

Grace Kelly says that she went from Philadelphia to New York to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.

Kelly quickly got used to New York because her uncle was a playwright and lived in Manhattan, and she used to visit him.

Kelly was a classic with her glasses she couldn't see without, which she took off later after her successful short film career.

Growing up in an upper-class Philadelphia atmosphere, Kelly preferred classic tweed, skirts and buttons, but in Manhattan she wore outfits against the conservative character she was accustomed to.

At first, her parents opposed her desire to study theater, and they wanted to enroll in the university, but after the influx of soldiers returning from the war, the demand for the university became great, and Kelly's chances of joining the university became few, so her parents agreed to her study of theater with one non-negotiable condition, which is To stay at the Barbizon Hotel.

By the end of the 1960s, Barbizon's long-standing reputation had declined, with the emergence of the liberation movements in America (Getty Images)

Barbizon in later years

By the end of the 1960s, the long-standing reputation of the Barbizon had declined, and with the emergence of the liberation movements in America, the strict rules of the ancient hotel had dissipated.

After that, the building underwent several changes in the following decades, as males were accepted to reside in it in 1981, and it was bought and sold several times, until it eventually became a real hotel, and in 2005 it became high-end apartments that were marketed under the name Barbizon 63.

Modern apartments start from one-room units, to luxurious duplexes, and the building currently features 65 luxurious residences with rosewood floors with Parisian windows and modern amenities and luxuries.

The modern hotel also includes a dining room, kitchen, library, exhibition room, health club and swimming pool for the residential hotel, which still houses a group of celebrities, businessmen, and descendants of the first residents of the building who have the right to own property under Manhattan's rent control laws.