New Life Midtown Manhattan (NYC) at the San Carlos Hotel

Written by David Lazzarino


New Life Midtown Manhattan (NYC) atrepparttar San Carlos Hotel

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I'd spentrepparttar 138556 summer months living and working in small-town, northeastern Pennsylvania. The type of living that clearly definesrepparttar 138557 necessities of life—food, shelter, sleep, rinse, repeat—forrepparttar 138558 simple reason that there isn't much else to do there. I mean, it's beautiful and full of fresh air andrepparttar 138559 sunsets are second to none. After a few months, though, a few of us agreed that we needed to look for a different tune to live by (something other than "Dueling Banjos" anyway). Possibly even one that began with "Start Spreadin' The News".

New York City it is!

My initial reaction torepparttar 138560 lights,repparttar 138561 sounds, andrepparttar 138562 scores of people was comparable to an ADHD child who had lost his Ritalin. In short, OVER-STIMULATED! To people outsiderepparttar 138563 cab I must have looked like a goofy, life-size version ofrepparttar 138564 Garfield dolls you stick to your windshield. Anyone who has visitedrepparttar 138565 Big Apple surely wouldn't find this odd for a first timer. However, this was my sixth visit. It does it to me every time.

The cab ride fromrepparttar 138566 Port Authority bus station was about five minutes. Before I had a chance to payrepparttar 138567 door was opened and an experience I could never have expected began. A voice spoke in a charming Eastern-European accent:

"Hello, welcome torepparttar 138568 San Carlos. Go right on in. I will bring your bags." I walked intorepparttar 138569 lobby and had a very difficult time keeping my composure as I took inrepparttar 138570 atmosphere. The wide and elegantly high-ceilinged corridor is decorated in mahogany wood and satin chrome metal on a marble background. It has a contemporary look butrepparttar 138571 soft lighting and layout give you a very comfortable and spacious feel. The building itself has a clean and welcoming façade to it. The San Carlos includes 83 deluxe rooms, 20 executive suites, 42 one-bedroom suites, and two penthouse suites. These penthouses have an adjoining terrace and one of them features a wood-burning fireplace.

The closer I approachedrepparttar 138572 front deskrepparttar 138573 more I became aware of my own state. Sleepy from traveling and in desperate need of a shower I felt slightly out of place in this kind of luxury. All these feelings subsidedrepparttar 138574 instant I approachedrepparttar 138575 desk. I was met with a welcoming smile byrepparttar 138576 concierge. His name was Chris and he seemed to be able to put me at ease with a simple, "What can I do for you today?" After getting my info, he thanked me for coming torepparttar 138577 San Carlos and told me that Bobby would take us to our room and if we needed anything else we should feel free to call. Only then did I remember that there were other people with me.

Ruth had been speaking with Bobby since we enteredrepparttar 138578 hotel. She's a very good friend of mine and a lovely person, but I'd never known her to ask so many questions. She seemed to be drilling this kind doorman on everything imaginable and, in Bobby's defense, he was doing a remarkable job keeping up. In a short elevator ride torepparttar 138579 fourteenth floor we learned that he was originally from Poland and was working as a teacher until a few years ago. Furthermore, he was quizzed onrepparttar 138580 hotel and what it had to offer. As can be seen onrepparttar 138581 computer screen inrepparttar 138582 elevator there is a board room, conference room, and breakfast room. The business center is complete with high speed internet access, fax machine, and copier service, and a lovely view ofrepparttar 138583 reception area. There are smoking rooms available by request, an adjoining garage, and a penthouse terrace that can also be used as a nightspot for parties. The hotel restaurant was not yet completed but as Chris had said to me during check in, "If you can't find a restaurant in New York City, you're in trouble." Besides, if you need help on finding a specific type of restaurant,repparttar 138584 San Carlos staff is more than happy to offer suggestions as well as make reservations and get you a cab. By now Bobby had our complete attention. He moved on to tell us aboutrepparttar 138585 room amenities.

Comfy Beds In New York City’s Bedford Hotel

Written by David Lazzarino


Comfy Beds In New York City’s Bedford Hotel

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It is an unfortunate fact thatrepparttar lengths a traveler goes to experience new places often leaves them exhausted and returning to their rooms in search of nothing more thanrepparttar 138555 comforts of home. Fortunately there are some hotels that specialize in just these comforts.

A trip to New York City began for me at 4:30 am with a drive to Buffalo, New York from Toronto. After a short fight to John F. Kennedy airport and a bus ride into Manhattan my list of priorities was short. 1 - Find food. 2 - Get sleep. End of list.

The Hotel Bedford is located at 118 East 40th Street and is just steps from Pennsylvania Station and close to most large NYC attractions. Across to 9th Avenue and about six blocks up I found an incredible bakery called Amy's Bread. Information on these incredible bakeries can be found onrepparttar 138556 web at www.amysbread.com. I had filled up on sourdough rolls (50 cents each) and prosciuto and black olive twists (US$1 each) whenrepparttar 138557 warm caress of lethargy began to set in.

The walk back torepparttar 138558 hotel was a blur butrepparttar 138559 last step toward my bed was a well remembered leap. I woke up to realize my surroundings and was happily surprised to sayrepparttar 138560 least. I had been put up in a standard suite (sweet?). Equipped with a comfortable queen size bed (sweet), en-suite washroom (sweet!) and separate living room area (candy!)repparttar 138561 room left little to be desired. As well, thererepparttar 138562 kitchenette, Corby pants press (to keep that perfect crease), in room safes, irons, ironing boards, hairdryer, voice mail data ports, cable television, a pull out couch! Let's face it, if I'd have brought a partridge and a pear tree I could cook up a pretty decent Christmas number. Except it is summer inrepparttar 138563 city.

The Bedford Hotel, a classic European style boutique hotel, is situated on 40th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, inrepparttar 138564 heart of midtown Manhattan, whererepparttar 138565 business district meetsrepparttar 138566 gentler Murray Hill Area. The Hotel's prime midtown location makes it convenient to corporate offices, famous Fifth Avenue shops, Broadway theaters, Grand Central Station, and tourist attractions, such as St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, andrepparttar 138567 United Nations Building.

The Bedford hotel provides both business and leisure travelers with an excellent choice of accommodations and facilities. The 136-room, 17-floor hotel includes 58 suites and 78 rooms of distinction.

Most accommodations have fully equipped kitchenettes. Every room has cable television, air conditioning, dataport telephone, Corby trouser press, private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, iron and board. Coin operated washers and dryers are available for your convenience. Monthly rates on request.

Relax in Domenico's Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge offering a fine selection of Italian and continental cuisines; 24 hour room service is available.

As this wasrepparttar 138568 only full day in New York,repparttar 138569 plan was to get up early and get as many possible sites in as I could. Once againrepparttar 138570 creature comforts ofrepparttar 138571 Bedford Hotel presented themselves and I indulged. Needless to say, I gave up onrepparttar 138572 idea of getting torepparttar 138573 top ofrepparttar 138574 Empire State Building and opted to go straight to Battery Park andrepparttar 138575 ferry to Ellis Island. There is a reason New York City has such a reputation as a prime travel destination. Other cities have attractions to see and events to fill your time. New York has all of these, but what makes it stand above is what you'll see onrepparttar 138576 way to your destination. This brings me back to Battery Park. The line forrepparttar 138577 Ellis Island ferry isn't very long but duringrepparttar 138578 half hour wait a group of entertainers began putting on a show. It started with a few back-flips and handstands and hadrepparttar 138579 makings of a half-witted sideshow so I decided to get a snack from one ofrepparttar 138580 many stands inrepparttar 138581 area. I returned to see one ofrepparttar 138582 men doing a handstand onrepparttar 138583 upstretched hands ofrepparttar 138584 other - not so half-witted after all. They ended with a back flip overrepparttar 138585 heads of four volunteers fromrepparttar 138586 line. They also added some jokes when collectin tips fromrepparttar 138587 audience - as one street performer walked up and downrepparttar 138588 stairs on his hands. Impressive.

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