Lifestyle Pets This Handsome Rescue Cat Runs His Own Hotel Hamlet the orange rescue tabby in the 11th feline to live in the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City By Kelli Bender Published on March 12, 2018 06:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Unlike a lot of free-loading house cats, Hamlet has a job. He runs a hotel. The handsome orange tabby “works” at New York City’s Algonquin Hotel, which has had a feline on staff since the 1930s. The first cat to live at the hotel was a stray that wandered into the lobby and was taken in by The Algonquin. Watch the newest episode of Paws & Claws onPeopleTV. Go to PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite mobile or connected TV device. Ever since, the hotel has made sure to have an adopted kitty living in the lobby. All the boys are orange tabbies named Hamlet and all the girls are ragdoll cats named Maltida. Most important, all the felines are rescues. Can’t get enough of cats, dogs and other furry friends? Click here to get the cutest pet news and photos delivered directly to your inbox. The current Hamlet is the 11th cat to live the high life at the Algonquin. Before moving into his new digs, he was living in a feral cat colony. Talk about an upgrade!