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Travel Blogs from New York City
New York...where it never sleeps
... generators providing power to a lot of lower Manhattan. A trip to the Rockefeller Centre put Paul in a bit of a spin. They run a bit of a newsreel on the glass roof of the elevator which proved all too much for Paul's vertigo. Typical sympathetic me left him in the foyer and went on to enjoy the sights. As with everything in New York it was amazing. The city is really getting dressed up for Christmas but we will miss the lighting of the Rockefeller ...
Happy halloween!!...the luck of the Irish...
More Things started to open today. Went for a wander down the road (still no subway or many buses running). I'm very proud of myself as I managed to find my way into times square (a good 40odd blocks away from my hotel)! I went to see the broadway show "once"-it was great! It's a new American musical set in Ireland and has one loads of awards. It's got a small cast and all the music in the show is played by the cast, on stage. It's set in a bar and ...
Elation at Ellis Island/Sorrow at Ground Zero
... Cantor Fitzgerald employees in the building on 9/11.
Up early, we walked to meet our tour guide and group on 5th Avenue. Our tour guide, Shirley, was a real character. Very nice, she loved her NYC and was proud of it. We got our first ride on the subway, with a short tutorial on how to use the subway Metro-card. Down to Battery Park, supposedly the location where the purchase of the Manhattan was made. From there we caught a boat cruise to Liberty and ...
The Rat Race: Running through Mazes...
... transporting freight above the roads. It was abandoned as industry moved away from Manhattan. It was slated for demolition in the early noughties, by which time the power of nature to overtake the structures of man was evident - the tracks were completely overrun with long grasses, and the whole area had become a haven for wildlife. As we climbed the staircase at the north end of the park, we looked uptown and could see what the line had looked like when it was rescued in the ...
"New York City The Center of the Universe" ~Rent
... once in a while since I am in the "Big Apple". Recently I went and saw the 911 memorial which just recently opened up. It is a very impressive monument with inverse towers going into the ground and water pouring down all four sides. There were two, one they called the north tower and one they called the south tower.The names of all those who perished in the buildings were written ...
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TripAdvisor Reviews Phillips Club New York City
Other places to stay in New York City
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the Lexington
Midtown East, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $238- Great value and great hotel!
- Good Location, Average Hotel
- Fabulous hotel!
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The Roosevelt Hotel
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $234- Great Value, Nice Room
- Loved it!
- Nice hotel, but ...
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The New Yorker Hotel
Garment District, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $237- Hated it!!!
- Native NY'er says "These rooms are perfect for the price!"
- Good choice
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Hudson New York
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $222- Great Ambiance
- Hudson Horrors
- Won't Be Back
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Sheraton New York Hotel
Theater District - Times Square, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $256- Review of ny sheraton
- Typical sheraton...nice place
- Very Nice Establishment!
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W New York
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $264- Small room
- Cool Hotel
- Not up to the usual W standards
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W New York - Times Square
Theater District - Times Square, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $335- You call this a modern hotel?
- Always stay at the W Times Square!
- The most happening place in the city- Great Location
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The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York
Upper East Side, New York City | 5 star hotelfrom $470- Looooove the Pierre
- If your looking for an 'escort', this seemed the place to be..
- Not up to Four Seasons Standards
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New York Marriott East Side
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $297- Loved the New York Marriott East Side
- Good stay at the Marriott
- Had and enjoyable stay
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Paramount Hotel Times Square New York
Midtown, New York City | 2 star hotelfrom $245- Nonsense-- Have Stayed Here 4 Time, Just Fine
- Revolting!!
- Know what you're getting
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Hilton Times Square
Midtown, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $291- Great Value, Great Location
- Great Location, great hotel
- Great Location
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Days Inn Hotel New York City - Broadway
Upper West Side, New York City | 2 star hotelfrom $170- Not so nice.
- Great F*kin holiday!
- Quality Hotel on Broadway Needs to Reflect Name
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InterContinental New York Barclay
Midtown, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $269- Great stay!!!
- Wonderful!
- First class hotel in the heart of Manhattan
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The Westin New York at Times Square
Midtown, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $305- Loved Shula's!
- Great for convention, subpar for Westin
- Excellent in every way!
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Waldorf Astoria New York
Midtown Center, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $308- The only way to see New York
- Revisiting a New York treasure
- Fit for a king... but you had to be one!
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Hilton Manhattan East
Tudor City, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $248- Comfortable, small, quiet
- Good, but no cigar
- A tranquil oasis in the city that new sleeps !
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The Manhattan At Times Square Hotel
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $245- Excellent Room and hotel
- Loved the Sheraton Manhattan
- I loved NY
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Best Western PLUS President Hotel at Times Square
Theater District - Times Square, New York City | 2 star hotelfrom $209- Worth the money
- Pleasantly suprised
- Great Stay
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Radisson Martinique on Broadway
Koreatown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $309- Wonderful experience at the Holiday Inn Martinique
- Nothing wrong with this hotel
- Loved new york, but not The Martinique
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Grand Hyatt New York
Midtown, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $267- This Hotel Is A 4Star Disappointment!
- I expect more for my money
- Would not reccomend it to anyone
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Doubletree Hotel Metropolitan - New York City
Midtown, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $227- Very good value!
- Just tolerable
- Why so negative?
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Holiday Inn Midtown / 57th St
Clinton, New York City | 3 star hotelfrom $244- Really good!
- Good location but...
- Clean, comfortable, good location
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Empire Hotel
Upper West Side, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $301- Great hotel for lower Central Park West
- Fab-tastic!
- Nice Look but lacking atmosphere
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The Westin New York Grand Central
Midtown, New York City | 4 star hotelfrom $264- Absolutely Fabulous
- Just okay
- One of my favorites!
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The London NYC
Midtown, New York City | 5 star hotelfrom $385- Good upgrade from the Rhiga
- Only OK
- Above and beyond
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Hotel Pennsylvania New York
Midtown, New York City | 1 star hotelfrom $146- Dont Say here!
- Stay away from this hotel!!!
- Horrible? No!
