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 […]

Our friends at Luxist.com just wrote an article on “The Lavish Plans For 75 Wall Street.” They note that the former office building of JP Morgan Chase in Manhattan will be changed from office building “to luxury condos and a hotel.” 75 Wall Street’s 250-room hotel will be part of the new Hyatt Brand ‘Andaz’ […]

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 […]

According to a new NY Sun article from April 19th - which HotelChatter alerted us to, a “developer has proposed building a 90-plus-story hotel near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.” If built as planned, rising 980 feet, this hotel would be the nation’s tallest. Three different development firms are fighting for the state contract […]

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 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 […]

The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) is back to the Jacob Javits Convention Center from April 6th - 15th, 2007 for this year’s show. The official Dates, Times & Happenings can be found at the NYIAS website but for a guide on “where to stay, what to eat, and how to fill your time […]