In our story yesterday about the upcoming Jane Hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode, we largely focused on the micro-rooms that would be opening up in mid-August (does that qualify as an oxymoron? Anything with the word "large" next to "micro-rooms" must be.)
However, you aren't going to want to hole up in your room here--not when there will be so much action going on downstairs, upstairs and below stairs.
July 4th in New York City draws thousands of people to the banks of its city rivers to watch the fireworks displays. But this year, Manhattan is gearing up for its most unusual river display yet--The New York City Waterfalls, a temporary series of four man-made waterfalls, ranging in height from 90 to 120 feet, to be situated along the East River in various spots.
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, along with the Public Art Fund, will roll out these eye-popping "installations" beginning in late June through October -- undoubtedly the coolest outdoor art project to grace Gotham since Christo's "Gates" in Central Park.
The Ritz Carlton Battery Park offers a sweet package that will get you up close and personal for a river-water rush.
UPDATE: A representative for the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park wrote to us to say that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is NOT staying there. In her words:
Just wanted to let you know that the New York Post erroneously reported the President of Iran was staying at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park. They revised the story and admitted the mistake. The President of Iran is not staying at the hotel.
Phew, that's a good thing because it's one of our fave Manhattan spots.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Manhattan this week (why and how??) and the NY Post reports that he has decided to shack up at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park. Aside from the fact that we really liked this hotel and we hate the thought of him being there, the hotel is an especially bad choice for Ahmadinejad because it's located so close to Ground Zero and a Holocaust memorial. Fortunately, we hear Ahmadinejad won't be allowed near either of those spots.
The other week, we spent two nights in the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park where the hotel surprised us with a romantic treat. But rose petals aside, the Ritz was one of our best hotel stays in the U.S. in recent memories. Check out our full review after the jump.
So we've moved on to the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park. This hotel has far exceeded our expectations all across the board and for $305 a night, it's a total steal. Plus we have amazing views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and our motherland, New Jersey.
As if that weren't enough to like the place, somehow the hotel has gotten the idea that we are here on our honeymoon. We returned to our room last night to find rose petals placed in a heart shape on the bed. Awww....Even though our real honeymoon was six months ago, we're not complaining.
This hotel sounded interesting, so despite the pitiful nine-word description in NG, we dug a little deeper. One recent guest said:
"This is an exquisite little European-owned hotel tucked into a winding back street. It is a former bank and my corner room had mullioned windows almost floor to ceiling and wrapped around the room."
Great for business travelers and probably for those leisure travelers who still gawk at Ground Zero, the hotel was voted one of New York's 100 Best Little Hotels.
In addition, since the Suits leave downtown on the weekends, Friday and Saturday nights deliver peaceful sleeping.
The hotel makes up for its lack of a restaurant by providing take-out menus from various nearby places.
and naturally, they deliver the Wall Street Journal to your door each day.
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