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New York: The Peninsula New York's Tri-Level Spa Will Balance Your Yin-Yang

JetSetCD — 2009-01-13T12:45:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Peninsula_NY_pool.jpg" class="top"> Back on January 1, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+New+York/local/168">The Peninsula New York</a> followed New Year's tradition and turned over a new leaf by unveiling their new destination spa. The tri-level ESPA spa shows a whole fresh side of The Peninsula, incorporating Asian, European and Ayurvedic treatments instead of just the good old massage and facials. With its own atrium lobby and tea lounge on the 21st floor, the spa is almost a hotel within itself. We're intrigued by the aromatherapy thermal suites; is that just a fancy term for naked sauna? Truthfully though, the most spectacular bit of the spa has got to be the indoor pool with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Midtown. Access to a private pool in the

New York: Five Hotels To Hit Up For NYC's Restaurant Week

Jenna — 2009-01-05T12:17:38-05:00

New Yorkers (or New York tourists): Winter Restaurant Week is upon us. During this magical time — which runs January 18-23 and 25-30 — over 250 NYC restaurants offer fixed-price lunches for $24.07 and dinners for $35.00. Reservations opened up today, and for the first time ever, some participating spots are offering Sunday Restaurant Week deals (an affordable gourmet hangover antidote?)

While the usual hyped-up spots (Union Square Cafe, Nobu, Gramercy Tavern, Tavern on the Green) make their appearances on the list, we've had our eye on a few hotel restaurants that we're dying to hit up to score ourselves a less-than-$25 meal.

New York: HotelChatter Reader Deals :: $20 Rooms at the Peninsula New York

juliana — 2008-09-15T11:46:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eow_deals2.jpg" class="imgborder"> Peninsula New York's 20th Anniversary Rate $<a href="http://www.peninsula.com/New_York/en/Enticements/20th_Anniversary_Package/default.aspx"">20 for the second night</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+New+York/local/168">The Peninsula Hotel New York</a> on posh Fifth Avenue (with even posher room rates) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and as a way to commemorate the occasion the hotel is offering rooms for <a href="http://www.peninsula.com/New_York/en/Enticements/20th_Anniversary_Package/default.aspx">$20 a night.</a> There is a bit of a catch, guests have to "choose" between rates starting from $1,300 for a superior room to $4,500 for a deluxe suite. Then the second night in that room is only $20. (Just so you know, the seasonal rate right now for a superior room is $1,300.)However, when we were browsing <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/15/65315/5252/hotels/CheapOair_com_Launches_New_Hotel_Booking_Tools">CheapOair.com's new hotel booking tools</a>, we came across the Peninsula listing

New York: Peninsula Opens Sunny Indoor Pool Just in Time for Tanless Seasons

Jenna — 2008-08-29T10:14:23-05:00

Some of us here really enjoy tanning. Well, perhaps it's not so much the act of tanning that we enjoy -- but the glorious state of being tanned. Still, we don't usually care much for indoor pools because the chances of getting bronzed are greatly reduced when the only sunlight touching our skin comes to us via a little window ... but now that the seasons are a-changin' and our tans are a-fadin', we can get behind the opening of the super-sunny indoor pool at the Peninsula New York.

New York: The Peninsula's Naughty Concierge

juliana — 2007-08-29T10:08:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/peninsula_concierge.jpg" class="imgborder">Today's Page Six has a blind item about a naughty concierge at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+New+York/local/168">Peninsula New York</a> who was getting busy with a regular hotel guest. Unfortunately, sleeping with the guests, no matter how rich they are, is not allowed.<blockquote>WHICH wealthy bachelor who was living at the Peninsula got a pretty concierge at the hotel fired when her bosses found out they were having an affair? He took his business across the street to the St. Regis, where they continued their trysts . . . </blockquote>Um...we're pretty sure that concierge got the better end of the deal. Now she gets the wealthy bachelor AND she doesn't have to work.We have no idea who this bachelor could be and