Imagine the ultimate luxury experience in New York. You walk out the front door of your apartment and make an instant decision: turn left and you’re on Park Avenue; turn right and you’re on Madison Avenue. Only a few feet from Hermes, Chloe, Dior and Harry Winston, within an hour you can be styled and accessorized [...]
Hotels
A Waltz Through Time: The Waldorf Astoria’s Starlight Roof
When I stepped into the historic room I was immediately transported to another time and place. The Starlight Roof at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City was an institution; a legend; the site of celebrities and debutantes, where romance oozed from the corners and love at first sight started from the moment the [...]
Hotels
Eloise Still Runs the Show at the Plaza Hotel
If Eloise were in her 30s and living at New York’s The Plaza hotel, I suspect her life would be something like this: The familiar bellman opens her car door as she pulls into the horseshoe drive on Fifth Avenue at Central Park South. She’s probably on her cell phone or thumbing through her iPhone, [...]
Hotels
Best Business Hotels for Corporate Budgets
Business travel was one of the first items cut from the company budget when the economy tanked a few years ago. However, as bottom lines start shaping up, more businesses are bringing back the corporate travel card and sending their suited ones out for an important meeting. In a study by global research firm Oxford [...]
Food & Wine
Beyond the Boudoir: Hotel Rooftop Bars
My new favorite thing about hotels: rooftop bars. On a recent trip to New York City, I happened to stay at two different hotels, each with a rooftop bar. This wasn’t a requirement for my booking, but it was a nice amenity to my stay. Rooftop bars have grown up over the years. Plastic chairs [...]
Hotels
Saturday Night Stay in NYC
Even frequent travelers need a break from travel — sort of. For me, these ‘breaks’ are more like long-weekends in nearby cities, hiding n a quiet hotel, taking a bubble bath, watching “Entourage” re-runs and ordering room service. Destination: New York City While most people associate NYC with late night dining, raging dance clubs and [...]
