The Muse: New York City
The Muse is a new one on NPS. Our jaunts to NY often have us at 70Park or the Eventi. All three hotels are Kimpton properties. The Muse turns out to be very close to the Marriott Marquis where the...
View ArticlePlanes, Trains and ULTRA-CRAPPY Automobiles
Four cities in two days will do that to you. Upgraded on one hop to Pittsburgh on United!! Mesa operated @united express upgrade to 4D. Woo hoo. pic.twitter.com/v9jqfAqK7C — noplasticshower...
View ArticleNYC and the Eventi
It’s New York City, where this building is. pic.twitter.com/pIr68TRPf6 — noplasticshower (@noplasticshower) November 10, 2016 Sadly our view from 1104 looks like this instead of like that. Eventi 1104...
View ArticleNY Eventi: Again the Corporate
New York is a fantastic city to visit for any reason or no reason (and this time we had a reason as you will see). The Eventi, because of its location, makes a good base of operations. Thing is, after...
View ArticleThe Muse Sets Things Right in NY
The Muse was so great compared to the Eventi on this trip, it’s hard to know where to start. You may recall that the Eventi could not help moving our bags uptown, so we ended up doing it ourselves at...
View ArticleInk 48: Rocking Hell’s Kitchen in NYC
There’s nothing like experiencing a new Kimpton property for the first time. In all of our countless trips up to NY, NPS has never visited Ink 48 (though we have heard tell of it). Hell’s Kitchen is...
View ArticleDon’t Take Away My Perfect Shower: The Muse NY
Ah, The Muse. Last time we were here it was too short and about as good as they come. This time was very similar. Night view from The Muse room 1703 We figured out that 1703 is the room number of the...
View ArticleNY, NY Still the Best City: Bill and Lisa’s Apartment
We arrived in NY after a long tarmac delay caused by high winds at Newark. Newark was, because of the stoppage, packed to the gills with people, and the wait times for the (awful) restaurants in...
View ArticleBack in New York, The Muse Hotel (IHG)
Our first foray into the city was not that long ago, but was directly impacted by COVID when both stars of Plaza Suite were infected. We went to see Hangman instead, an OK play, but not really all...
View ArticleQuick Hit in NYC: Hotel Indigo is Very Corporate
What was to be a long weekend in the city shrunk down to one night when business did its usual thing of melting away. NPS stayed on the lower east side on somewhat of a whim. The verdict? Meh. Thing...
View ArticleNYC: Intercontinental NY Barclay
In the still active quest to find a NY hotel to use as home base, we present the (nope) Intercontinental Barclays hotel. This was a quick, trip up for business and pleasure. The Barclays is old...
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