Head over to The Informed Traveler blog and check out Mary’s article on the Jumeirah Essex House and their brand new renovation (pictures and details included of course).
The Essex building previously housed a St. Regis and Westin Hotel (they shared the lobby, but with different elevator banks), but is currently owned by Jumeirah.
Some fun facts […]

Most hotels like to talk up their deluxe or premier rooms and suites - they don’t often feature or try to sell their standard rooms by providing lots of pictures and information. Our recurring feature - “Standard Rooms - What You Get“, goes to the luxury hotels of New York and provides you with more […]

Most hotels like to talk up their deluxe or premier rooms and suites - they don’t often feature or try to sell their standard rooms by providing lots of pictures and information. Our recurring feature - “Standard Rooms - What You Get“, goes to the luxury hotels of New York and provides you with […]

In New York City, the Mobil Travel Guide chose 4 restaurants worthy of their 2007 Five-Star rating. The only overlap with the AAA 5 Diamond ratings went to Jean Georges within the Trump International Tower & Hotel - described by Mobil as a restaurant “Drawing influences from around the world” and “impeccably executed by celebrity […]

If you have not yet played around with Google Maps and their Satellite/Traffic views of New York City, your missing out on some fun. For example, you can see the progress of the World Trade Center site, check out what’s happening at Gracie Mansion, or see the baseball games near Turtle Pond in Central Park.
The […]

Just in case you wanted to cook your own meals while traveling in New York, Gourmet Magazine’s Executive Chef Sara Moulton (whom you can also see on the Food Network) has teamed up with the Trump International Hotel and Tower to create a one-of-a-kind room service experience for you. The TRUMP KITCHENETTE provides all of […]

AAA doesn’t give diamonds just to hotels and resorts, they also provide Diamond ratings for restaurants, just like the Mobil Guides.
New York City has 3 restaurants with the coveted AAA 5 Diamond rating. First, nestled in a sophisticated brownstone on Manhattan’s Upper Eastside, is […]

At the end of February, Gridskipper asked 11 architects for “their picks of the most god-awfully hideous edifices in New York City.” Check out the following number 4 from the list of “Ugliest Buildings”:
Ugliest Building: Trump Buildings
Expert: John Beckmann, founder of architecture firm Axis Mundi
Anything with TRUMP on it is ugly. They’re all equally bland, […]