The Madison Hotel Boardwalk Atlantic City is located in

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, United States. It was built in 1929 and added to the

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on December 20, 1984. Traymore1930

The 14-story building opened as a luxury hotel at the beginning of the

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. It went through bankruptcy in the 1960s and later became part of

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.Wittkowski, Donald
"Florida investor buys historic Atlantic City hotel"
, ''Press of Atlantic City'', May 30, 2013. In 2004, Sands invested $7 million to renovate and reconfigure the property into 126 suites. In 2006, both the Sands and the Madison Hotel were closed.Wittkowski, Donald

, ''Press of Atlantic City'', May 26, 2013. On May 25, 2013, the Madison Hotel was auctioned with a winning bid of $4 million by Eli Hadad, an owner of hotels in

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and the

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. However, the purchase was not completed and the property was again offered for sale.Wittkowski, Donald
"Historic Atlantic City hotel Madison House up for sale, again"
, ''Press of Atlantic City'', October 12, 2013. In November 2013, the hotel was purchased by Ratan Hotel Group for $2.5 million.Wittkowski, Donald
"Brighter days ahead for historic Madison House hotel"
, ''Press of Atlantic City'', February 1, 2014. On January 25, 2014 it reopened as Baymont Inn & Suites Atlantic City Madison Hotel, managed by the Baymont Inn & Suites chain.

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Madison Hotel official website
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