Coffees, Mountain Valley Water and 10,000 Flowers: How The Mark Hotel Prepares for the Met Gala

While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is where the actual Met Gala takes place, everyone knows that the festivities begin properly in the lobbies of two of New York’s most iconic uptown hotels, The Mark and The Carlyle.  For the team at The Mark, the work begins a full year in advance.  “The day after, we always get together and see what we did right, what we did wrong and we go over it to make it even better for next year,” says Michel Heredia, the director of sales and marketing at The Mark. This year, the hotel received their first booking from a brand in August, and come day of the Met are booked fully with Met attendees.  Serena Williams and Michelle Yeoh at The Mark before the 2024 Met Gala. A few weeks out from the gala, The Mark team will start to gather as much information about their upcoming Met guests as they can. A common personal touch is flower preferences, but they also try to stock a favorite beverage — which, as it turns out for an overwhelming number of celebrities, is Mountain Valley water.   The hotel will also embroider initials on all VIP’s hotel robes, and gift their signature baseball

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