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May 13, 2023 | 9:06 PM
Diana Mifsud and Gary Moretti’s wedding flipped.
NBC New York
A Florida couple turned their wedding upside down when an Orange County hotel that was supposed to host immigrants from New York City suddenly canceled a room it had reserved for its guests, she told the Post.
“We felt abandoned, disappointed and angry that they threw us out to make extra money for the hotel. .
Mifsud and Gary Moretti, 37, both from New York, will tie the knot on June 24 at Lippincott Manor, north of Walkill, with 160 guests from across the country, she said. .
For the big day, the couple had booked a total of 30 rooms at the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, about 20 minutes from the venue.
The newlyweds will have 10 bridesmaids, five groomsmen, and guests from California, Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester all scheduled to stay at the hotel, with round-trip transportation. The couple paid for the expenses. Party.
“We signed a contract. We had a legal contract to own those rooms,” Moretti said.
“We just wanted everyone to be safe and have a good time.”
But that all changed when he learned that Crossroads was going to accept immigrants from New York City. As New York City struggles to cope with the influx of immigrants across the border, New York City is taking buses to hotels in Westchester and Hudson Valley.
So they called the hotel and found out that the reservation had been scrapped. The hotel told them to call Choice Management, which oversees the property.
“We were put on hold for over 45 minutes and eventually they said ‘we can’t do anything, bye-bye’ and hung up,” recalled Mifsud, who was notified of the cancellation on 1 I added that it was only 1 guest.
“Some have already canceled,” she says.
“It’s bittersweet.
“We want those people to come, so that’s a deterrent.”
The Crossroads was one of several hotels that allegedly laid off nearly 20 homeless veterans on behalf of immigrants, with each hotel earning as much as $190 a night from the immigrants. It is believed that
“It’s a complete mess. I don’t think they’re holding migrants out of kindness. It’s just for the money. That’s how we feel,” Mifsud said. Mifsud and Moretti are scrambling to find new accommodations for those who still have time for their big day.
This is at least the second of the soon-to-be newlyweds whose wedding has been disrupted by the immigration crisis.
A Queens couple claimed that 37 rooms they had booked months in advance at the Crossroads Hotel for their May 20 wedding guests had also been abruptly canceled.
“What we’re feeling right now is that we feel very abandoned,” says groom-to-be Sean Plunkett. told CBS.
A spokeswoman for Choice Hotels, the brand that operates Crossroads, said: “We will be reaching out to all affected guests seeking assistance in rebooking future reservations.”
Further questions were sent to Crossroads, but they did not immediately respond to messages.
