In the meantime, a quick recap of my Labor Day weekend trip to New York City:
Mamma Mia was fantastic! Such a fun show.
I went to TOPSHOP for the first time. Can you say "mega trendy"!!?? Definitely a great store for party clothes - there were sequined dresses and jackets galore, huge earrings, necklaces so big they would make your neck hurt - I did manage to find one item for myself: a cute (and small) pair of owl earrings in bronzy gold with a small green rhinestone.
My hotel was just a couple of blocks from the Empire State Building, so I got to see it dazzling in patriotic red, white, and blue at night.And speaking of hotels, I stayed at the Hotel Roger Williams - a charming boutique hotel on Madison Avenue at 31st Street. I first discovered the Roger Williams after staying at their sister hotel: Hotel Oceana in Santa Monica, California. For me, what makes the difference in a hotel is great service: when my mother and I checked in we were pleasantly surprised that they remembered that we liked the corner room we had on a prior stay and had booked us in another corner room. They also have a delicious brunch! I must confess though, I enjoy a bit of variety on my weekends in NYC so I tend to alternate between the Hotel Roger Williams and the Omni Berkshire Place on Madison Ave at 52nd Street. The Omni is a more traditional Manhattan hotel - more refined and classic. Again though, what draws me each time is the impeccable service. (I've tried others: the Hilton (too corporate convention-y), the W in Times Square (too crazy a neighborhood), and the Parker Meridien (lousy service) - but after finding two hotels that never disappoint I haven't tried any others in a few years).
Do you have a favorite hotel in Manhattan?? What makes you give a hotel a "thumbs up"?
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Sounds like a fun trip! I usually stay with friends or family when visiting NYC, but I have stayed in the W, for a quick overnight it was fun, but it was pretty hectic being right in Times Square.
sounds like such a fun trip. I always always use hotwire.com when I travel to nyc. it gives you five and four star hotels for great prices. you don;t find out where you are going until you pay but you can choose the area ; uws, ues, downtown , soho etc. I have gotten great deals= millenium hotel. W, Gild Hall and the morgan. so fun ! xo
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