▁and ▁James ▁A . ▁Johnson , ▁built ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁offered ▁ 3 0 0 ▁rooms ▁and ▁bath rooms ▁( l ater ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 4 5 0 ▁rooms ▁and ▁bath s ). ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁hot els ▁in ▁other ▁cities . ▁Stat ler ' s ▁intent ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁lux ury ▁hot els , ▁but ▁to ▁provide , ▁clean , ▁comfortable , ▁and ▁moder ately - pr iced ▁rooms ▁for ▁the ▁average ▁travel er . ▁Stat ler ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁hotel ▁chain ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁bath room ▁in ▁every ▁room . ▁His ▁innov ative ▁Stat ler ▁Pl umb ing ▁Sh aft ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁in ▁modern ▁construction . ▁From ▁providing ▁paper ▁and ▁pens ▁for ▁correspond ence ▁( prom in ently ▁bearing ▁the ▁Stat ler ▁name ) ▁to ▁a ▁light ▁in ▁the ▁clos et , ▁Stat ler ▁brought ▁the ▁average ▁travel er ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁lux ury ▁that ▁was ▁otherwise ▁una ff ord able . ▁ ▁Ro oms ▁were ▁originally ▁available ▁at ▁what ▁seemed ▁a ▁very ▁cheap ▁price , ▁leading ▁many ▁other ▁hotel iers ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁hotel . ▁The ▁opening ▁night ▁price ▁was ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁$ 1 . 5 0 ▁for ▁a ▁guest ▁room , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁s log an ▁" A ▁Room ▁and ▁a ▁Bath ▁for ▁a ▁D ollar ▁and ▁a ▁Half ". ▁The ▁hotel ▁had ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁line ▁of