http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T22:46:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/City%20Running%20Tours http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/11/142545/621 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Empire.jpg" class="top"><p> Last week we told you about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Empire+Hotel/ian/125729"><b>Empire Hotel</b></a> introducing <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/1/7308/97066/hotels/The_Empire_Hotel_Introduces_City_Running_Tours_"><b>City Running Tours</b></a>, and this week we actually tied on a pair of sneakers and tagged along on one.</p><p>We were a little nervous about not being fit enough to run the 5-mile route through Central Park and the Upper West Side, however, as they promise on their website, the City Running Tours team are laidback and accommodating. Not crazy, wired, running freaks at all! After signing our waiver form in the lobby of the busy Empire Hotel (it was the eve of Fashion Week), we set off with our guide. It was 7 p.m. so the streets around the hotel were pretty busy with people MsRebecca 2009-09-11T16:18:50-05:00 40.7714740 -73.982534 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/1/7308/97066 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Empire_Hotel_Spa_NYC.jpg" class="top"><p><i>What awaits you at the Jeunesse Spa after your run.</i> <p>Last year, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/16/91939/5357/hotels/City_Running_Tours_Partners_with_The_Westin_Times_Square">Westin Times Square got its guests running</a> by teaming up with <b>City Running Tours</b>, and obviously the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Empire+Hotel/ian/125729"><b>Empire Hotel</b></a> has figured out this was a great idea. Starting from today, guests at the Empire will also be able to get some exercise in during their stay.<p>Jogging fans who check in to the Empire will be able to take part in an <b>Empire Hotel Five-Mile Running Tour</b> around the scenic and historic sites of the Upper West Side. These will include Strawberry Fields and Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, Lincoln Center, Ansonia Apartments, The Dakota, The Natural History Museum, Hayden Planetarium and the 79th amandak 2009-09-01T11:10:07-05:00 40.7714740 -73.982534 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/16/91939/5357 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cityrunningtour.png" class="imgborder">One of the biggest frustrations of being on vacation is the sudden lack of commitment to exercise. Somehow, we just can't justify spending time in the hotel gym when there's sunbathing to do or sites to explore. <p> Luckily, a few years ago we were introduced to <a href="http://www.cityrunningtours.com/">City Running Tours</a>, a tour company founded by Michael Gazaleh, a chiropractor and life-long runner who, at the time, only ran the operation in New York City. Back then, he expressed a desire to expand, and now, he has. City running tours are available in Chicago, San Diego, Washington, DC, Charleston and Austin.<p> And now, the tours have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+New+York+Times+Square/local/63"><b>The Westin New York jennm 2008-05-16T10:39:00-05:00 40.757773 -73.989006 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/