Movie buffs are getting ready to hit up the 12-day Tribeca Film Festival from April 20 to May 1. If you plan on visiting New York City to join other movie-goers at the fest, book your hotel now—last year, the event drew 410,000 cinephiles, filmmakers and actors.
Of course, you'll want to stick close to the trendy Tribeca 'hood to be in the middle of all the action. Here are some hotels that are still open for next week's 10th annual festival.]]>
If you want to run into celebs and industry bigwigs at the Toronto Film Festival, head to the Fairmont Royal York and belly up to the bar. You'll find them at the hotel, a popular festival hangout, probably sipping on the new menu of cocktails inspired by the 35th annual festival, which is in full swing.
The hotel's Library Bar is mixing up two cocktails for the occasion. The TIFF Tini is made with chilled Fairmont Organic Jasmine tea infused with pear vodka, topped with freshly squeezed lemon juice and a dash of simple syrup. The cup-of-tea-inspired drink is served in fine china, on the rocks with a lemon zest garnish accompanied by a miniature scone.]]>