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Archive for February, 2007

The Bryant Park Hotel screening room accommodates up to 70 viewers watching a 9′ by 17′ flat screen. Showing options range from a studio film projector to high-def LCD projector. So whether you are hosting a high profile celebrity screening of your newest studio film, giving a power-point production, or showing travel slides […]

Between now and May 14th, 2007, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) features an exhibition of Jeff Wall’s photography and highlights “his major lightbox photographs and trace[s] the evolution of his principal themes and pictorial strategies.” My favorite is “After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue 1999–2000″ (pictured).
The exhibition is located in the Joan […]

Live like the high-powered executive you may (or may pretend to) be at the Loews Regency Hotel with their current “Power Suites Promotion“:
“Power breakfast, power shop or have a pow-wow in one our power suites. Whatever your business in New York, whatever your pleasure, Loews Regency Hotel is happy to accommodate with uncompromising service and […]

When checking out the Gramercy Park Hotel’s Restaurant page, you’d never know about all of the gossip and speculation flying around (Page Six, Eater, NYSun, HotelChatter to name a few).
Originally Alan Yau, famed celebrity chef, was going to open the Park Chinois at Gramercy Park. Well, that fell through (although there appear to be no […]

As of today, AAA (the American Automobile Association) recommends 34 hotels in New York City with AAA 4 and 5 diamond ratings.
What does the rating system mean? Well, according to AAA:

Of those 34 hotels near NYC, 4 are located in New Jersey (Hyatt Jersey City, North Maple Inn, Hilton Short Hills, and the Westminster Hotel), […]

The Gramercy Park Hotel’s Penthouse suites include:
Living room; Dining room; Library; Working wood paneled kitchen; Large, custom bathroom with soaking tub and shower; and Multi-media center with a pair of oversized, flat panel LCD TV screens.
Three different layouts (see below for the two one-bedroom layouts and one two-bedroom layout) offer either 1417 square feet/131.6 square […]

You can check out all of New York’s pet friendly hotels at NYC & Company (the official NYC tourism page) but here are some of the highlights:
- Affinia Hotels (no size or weight restrictions)
- Hilton Hotels (weight limit varies per property)
- Loews Hotels (”Loews Loves Pets” program)
- Starwood Hotels (”LTD - Love that Dog” program)
- […]

Although I am partial to LimoLink (they are a one-stop shop for cities worldwide), Area Daily has helped introduce me to OZOcar - “New York’s first eco-luxury private car service, makes getting around town in style a lot more responsible with its fleet of well-equipped hybrids.”
I wish my hybrid came with onboard Apple iBooks, high […]

When traveling to New York and not actually wanting to worry and take the time to cross the bridges or go through the tunnels - there is always another luxury ‘hotel’ (using that word liberaly) option just 26 miles North of Manhattan in Tarrytown.
Castle on the Hudson (yup, a real castle - just look at […]

Traveling to New York City and need accommodations for more then 1 or 2 people? One option would be the Gramercy Park Hotel which has rooms that sleep 3 and even 4 people. While the Superior rooms only allow 2 adults (they are of course only 220-275 square feet), the Deluxe 1 King bed, Deluxe […]