The 100-room, all-suite Buckingham Hotel has announced it's shutting the doors on 28 February for a big-time renovationbut not before some "last chance rates" drop nights to as low as $119 for a Midtown property just two blocks from Central Park. The only catch (and it's not much of...
January 31, 2011
There are few things in hotel world quite like a breakfast in bed, but most of them are exceedingly overpriced. Which is why we were surprised last night, as we checked into the Buckingham Hotel in New York, to see that the room service menu sitting on our pillow...
December 08, 2010
This doesn't have to be you this year. Make the right choice. It's that time of the year when bargain hunters start getting itchy for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you're looking to save some money this holiday, or heck, if you just love a good deal, we...
November 09, 2010
Where we will never spend a night.We've often dreamed about staying at the Buckingham Hotel's Martinelli penthouse suite, provided we had the funds, but it looks like our dream may never come true.The Real Deal reports that this historic NYC hotel has been sold to a UBS investment group...
July 08, 2010
The Hard Rock San Diego's suites don't come with cowboy hats, lingerie or heels, but you can get one with a whipped cream bikini. Hotels go all out for Valentine's Day, trying gimmicks that range from the super-sexy to some real head-scratchers. We rounded up some of the more...
January 29, 2010
Charge it to The Buckingham!Just in time for the dreaded holiday travel, The Buckingham Hotel has announced that they will pay for your taxicab ride back to the hotel by essentially taking off $50 from your room rate if you book a room after your flight gets canceled or...
December 08, 2009
If youve dreamed of living in a New York penthouse but only ever get as far as flipping through the ads in the Times real estate section, you might now be closer to living your dream thanks to the Buckingham Hotel. Sitting atop the small boutique hotel near Carnegie...
November 04, 2009
The New York Times' In Transit blog gave us a heads-up on a kickass deal The Buckingham's got goin' on for summertime NYC-goers: you can score VIP access to the famed (and awesome) Central Park Summerstage series, a free performing arts festival that runs throughout the summer (think music,...
June 30, 2009
As the temperature cools down in New York, everyone flees the outdoor scenery of Central Park for the scenery inside the city's many museums. And as you can imagine, the museum-focused hotel packages start pouring in. Through the end of November, the Buckingham Hotel is offering a package centered on...
September 24, 2008
Discounted Hotel Penthouse Suite$1,800 per nightThe Buckingham Hotel in Midtown Manhattan is offering up its 2,000-sq-ft Martinelli Penthouse for 50 percent off for the rest of August. Typically, the suite goes for more than $3,600 a night. But now at $1,800 a night, the suite's king and queen bedrooms, two...
August 12, 2008
Got $75K you want to, say, throw into the East River? Or maybe you've got a compulsive spending habit that makes you want to throw yourself into the East River? NYC's Buckingham Hotel has a water-themed treat that's right up your alley! To celebrate artist Olafur Eliasson's man-made waterfalls...
July 24, 2008
New Yorkers are a competitive bunch, which is why it should come as no surprise that come 2010, the Big Apple is set to have its own version of Chicago's wildly popular The James Hotel (pictured). The hotel chain also is branching out to Los Angeles and Miami, though no...
July 15, 2008
Are you so exicted to see the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree that you would be willing to pay $75,000 for a hotel package centered around this event?The Buckingham Hotel hopes so. From now through Jan. 8 the hotel is offering their Rock Center Holiday Package for...
November 29, 2006
Is there such a thing as too much corned beef? Not if you are ordering the "NYC To Go" special at Buckingham Hotel in NYC. The Buckingham is only one of many high end hotels offering guests the chance to get lunch to-go upon check-out. Your boxed lunch from...
April 04, 2006
NewYorkology has published a pretty comprehensive list of NYC Romance Packages for all the procrastinating cupids. Only in New York can you find such a range of Valentine's hotel options, here's a sampling: The Classic: Roses and/or chocolate-covered strawberries, champagne Plaza Athenee Millennium UN Plaza Hotel Wales Morgans Royalton...
February 07, 2006
If there was ever a place to convince the kids that Darwin's theories are right, it's New York City. Darwin and NYC make not-so-strange bedfellows at the Buckingham Hotel's Earth and Space package. You'll get a suite for four ($289, normally $369) and four tickets to the American Museum...
January 11, 2006
Ok, you know we had to let you in on the Gansevoort's past, we are sure they have straightened out any issues, and are ready for the summer season. In any event, John Holusha's NY Times article on urban resorts really does give us a great lists of which...
April 18, 2005
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