Members boiled out of the long bar into the marbled lobby, and surrounded the news-crier.

The vast opulently marbled lobby is constantly abuzz with the comings and goings of tourists and those on business.

But the magnificent, richly marbled lobby reeked of disinfectant when we checked in, and the dated though spacious guest rooms had dirty windows.

Renovations include a new marbled lobby, new elevator cabs, new windows, new air-conditioning and a steam cleaning of the facade.

From the instant I was greeted by the concierge in the elegant marbled lobby, my trip was charmed.

As he was leaving the marbled lobby, Mr. Chen said deliverymen who dared to glower after a bad tip have prompted complaining phone calls from customers.

A doorman saluted as they passed inside to the pink marbled lobby.

The building was shuttered and neglected, its windows cracking, the marbled lobby used to store old timetables and railroad ledgers.

I headed up the stairs and found myself in a marbled WPA-style lobby.

A closer look at the building reveals a wall-high rock fountain that greets visitors outside, then a marbled lobby with high ceilings, and another rock fountain inside.