In 1977, the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) had their national convention at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. A member of the YAF delegation who went to the hotel to negotiate arrangements and prices for the event told me that as they were negotiating, a rat ran across the floor. One of the YAF reps then remarked, "oh, I see you allow pets." The hotel management immediately became very reasonable and accommodating.
The hotel has since gone through a couple three name changes and probably some remodeling, but its phone number--212-736-5000--always remains the same and probably always will, for some strange reason.