I have just returned from a fantastic two-week holiday in New York City where I indulged in my favorite ethnic food (Japanese, Korean, southern Indian, Italian, Vietnamese). Here’s where I ate: (1) Sakagura: Japanese sake bar (over 100 types of sake) and restaurant that serves small plates of very creative combinations of raw fish, tofu, vegetables, [...]
If you like the high style, high tech Aloft hotel in Brussels, you will love Aloft’s latest outpost, this time in New York City’s Harlem district (Aloft Harlem). The hotel is close to the legendary Apollo Theater, Columbia University and the 125th Street subway station. Aloft is part of the Starwood Group and is positioned as [...]
The W Hotel has opened in downtown NYC, just minutes from Wall Street and the NY Stock Exchange. With amazing views of the Hudson River and fabulous interiors, it’s an excellent place to stay if you have to be in this part of town for business. Between August 11 and October 11, 2010, the W [...]
Did you know that you can book a room at the Desmond Tutu Center in New York City even if you are not attending a conference there? I had no idea until friends of ours told us that they had stayed there last week. Room rates hover around $160 per night. The Desmond Tutu Center [...]
Starting 29 September 2009, visitors to New York City will have another option for accommodations in Soho. The Crosby Street Hotel (part of the Firmdale Hotels Group based in London which own the Covent Garden Hotel and Soho Hotel, both of which are Mapplr favorites) will be opening its doors. It is located between Prince [...]
After my enthusiastic review of The Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, readers have been asking me about other hotels I like in NYC. One particular hotel comes to mind: the Hotel on Rivington. It’s a modern, 21-story glass “tower” in the Lower East Side. My favorite feature: large guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and magnificent views [...]
In recent years, the term “boutique hotel” has become associated with trendy, glitzy modern temples of chic, many of which are cold and intimidating. Not so with the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. There isn’t even a sign outside this unassuming building located one block from the Hudson River. When you step through the unmarked doors, [...]
New York City has some of the best hotels in the world, but until recently, they’ve been too expensive for mere mortals. Not anymore. Because of the financial crisis and the downturn in the travel industry, even the most luxurious boutique hotels are offering rates you might never see again until the next financial crisis. [...]
It’s nearly impossible to create a list of favorite restaurants in a city as large as New York. What one usually gets is a list in a particular area and in our case, most of our favorites are south of 23rd Street (in the Greenwich Village and Soho neighborhoods). Our friend, Moran Bar-Kochva, who lives [...]