Sofitel New York

Description

Location. The Sofitel New York is a French-style hotel between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in New York, N.Y. High class shopping is one block away on Fifth Avenue. Within four blocks of the hotel are Broadway theaters, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and Bryant Park. Grand Central Station is within three blocks of the hotel.
Hotel Features.. The Sofitel New York's sleek, curvaceous tower stands amid the bustle of Midtown Manhattan. The lobby features rich marble flooring and formal sitting room with contemporary artwork on teakwood walls, fresh flowers and soft candlelight. The Gaby Restaurant is a street-side brasserie serving continental cuisine for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, and is decorated with prints from French films. Post-theater menus are available after returning from an evening show. The Petit Bijou sundries shop offers unique items imported from France, including coffee-table books of New York and Paris. Each elevator contains French or New York backdrops showcasing "transportation artwork" of planes, trains and automobiles. Le Fitness, the hotel's fitness room, offers flat-screen televisions and cardiovascular equipment. Meeting space is abundant at the hotel, with the Paris Ballroom overlooking 44th Street.

Hilton Garden Inn

Description

Location. The Hilton Garden Inn Times Square is located in New York, N.Y., one block from Broadway. The hotel is in the Theater District in Midtown Manhattan. Blue Line service at the 50th Street subway station is two blocks from the hotel and Times Square is two blocks away in the opposite direction. Radio City Music Hall and shopping on Fifth Avenue are three blocks from the hotel.
Hotel Features. The Hilton Garden Inn Times Square's seating area includes a fireplace and features red, brown and yellow decor. Black and white portraits of New York City are displayed throughout the hotel. Pigalles restaurant serves French cuisine. Complimentary coffee is served each morning at the restaurant. The hotel's fitness center features cardiovascular equipment and is open 24 hours. The hotel includes two workstations with complimentary wireless Internet access and complimentary printing. Meeting space is available.

Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park

Description

Location. The Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park is located in New York City, N.Y., between Central Park and Broadway. The Central Park Zoo is less than six blocks from the hotel. The Museum of Modern Art and Rockefeller Center are within nine blocks. Times Square is less than one mile from this Midtown Manhattan hotel.
Hotel Features. Upon check-in at the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park, guests are offered warm towels placed in a gold basket. The lobby is scented with fresh flowers and features marble floors with vibrantly colored rugs, contemporary furnishings, stately pillars and Art Deco flourishes. South Gate restaurant features the culinary artistry of celebrated chef Kerry Hefferman. The restaurant serves seasonally inspired American cuisine and offers more than 1,200 wines. The Art Deco-style Lobby Lounge serves a selection of sandwiches and appetizers. The hotel offers 11,000 square feet of meeting and event space, some featuring chandeliers and pastoral murals. Recreation includes a fitness center outfitted with cardiovascular and weight-training machines. Personal trainers offer exercise instruction. The spa offers massage treatments, steam baths and saunas.

Radisson Lexington Hotel New York

Description

Location.

• The Radisson Lexington Hotel New York is located in New York City, N.Y.
• Three blocks from Rockefeller Center
• Four blocks from Radio City Music Hall
• Four blocks from Broadway theaters

Hotel Features.

• Complimentary wireless Internet in the lobby
• Internet kiosks
• LQ New York South American-style restaurant, bar and Latin nightclub
• Raffles American-style diner, Dynasty Chinese restaurant, the Sushi Bar and a Starbucks outlet
• 24-hour complimentary fitness facility

Guestrooms.

• Minibars
• Complimentary laptop-compatible in-room safes
• Flat-panel televisions and MP3 adaptors
• Sleep Number beds in select rooms
• High-speed wired and wireless Internet access for a fee

Hilton New York

Description

Location. The Hilton New York is located in Midtown New York, N.Y., across the street from the Museum of Modern Art and the American Folk Art Museum. This property stands one block from Fifth Avenue shops and two blocks from Broadway theaters.
Hotel Features. The Hilton New York's expansive, marble lobby houses several high-end shopping boutiques. The hotel's fine-dining dinner restaurant, Etrusca, evokes the flavors of Tuscany and offers an extensive wine list. New York City's ethnic dining experiences are represented in the open-air atmosphere of the New York Marketplace that offers a la carte menus, and American and Japanese buffet-style breakfasts. The Lobby Lounge and Bridges bar serve cocktails, wine and light fare. A Starbucks outlet serves coffee specialties and pastries. The 24-hour, 8,000-square-foot Hilton New York Fitness & Spa contains cardiovascular, weight-training, yoga and entertainment equipment. The facility includes Bosu balance trainers, medicine balls, resistance bands and weighted body bars. Saunas, steam rooms and massage-treatment rooms provide post-workout relief. Wireless Internet access is available for a fee in public areas.

Millennium Broadway Hotel - Times Square

Description

Location. The Millennium Broadway Hotel - Times Square in New York City, N.Y., is located in midtown Manhattan's Theater District. The hotel stands at the center of world-famous Times Square and is positioned less than two blocks from Fifth Avenue. Hotel Features. This 52-story property is embellished with Tiffany stained glass and features an impressive lobby with high ceilings and dramatic murals. The critically acclaimed Restaurant Charlotte serves New American cuisine. A staffed, limited-hour business center contains six computer stations, and the hotel offers more than 110,000 square feet of function space. Event space includes the Hudson Theatre where Louis Armstrong made his debut and Steve Allen once hosted "The Tonight Show." Complimentary wireless Internet access is provided in the lobby and in the conference center. Recreational amenities include an expansive, city-view fitness facility equipped with cardiovascular and strength-training equipment. Knowledgeable assistance regarding New York's theatrical venues is offered at a dedicated theater desk. Guestrooms. Sophisticated Asian-inspired room accents, abstract art prints and black-leather chairs distinguish the hotel's 750 guestrooms and suites. Reading lamps are positioned over beds dressed with wool blankets and down pillows. Floor-to-ceiling windows reveal the Theater District, Times Square, or the New York City skyline. Bathrooms feature marble-tile floors and marble vanities. High-speed Internet access is available for a fee. Small pets are accepted for no fee, although a pet waiver applies. Expert Tip. The hotel's Restaurant Charlotte is located one block from Times Square and hosts special festivities on New Year's Eve. A large-screen television captures the spirit of the annual ball drop, and diners can delay until the last moment before joining the frozen masses.

Thistle Manchester Hotel

Description

Thistle Manchester is housed in a splendid Victorian building located right in the center of Manchester, 300 meters from the UK's largest Chinatown. The 205 guestrooms have modern décor in muted colors and all include satellite television with premium channels, coffee/tea makers, hair dryers and trouser presses. Free newspapers and a turndown service are also offered. Guests can dine in the contemporary surroundings of the Portland Restaurant and Bar, open daily serving a modern British dishes and a wide selection of drinks. Thistle Manchester has a health and leisure club, equipped with plunge pool, spa pool, sauna, solarium and work out facilities. The hotel also has nine meeting rooms, all with air-conditioning, the largest of which seats 300 people theatre-style. Thistle Manchester situated in city center is pedestrianized and visitors are just a few minutes walk from the excellent shopping streets, malls, bars and attractions such as the Royal Exchange Theater (600 meters) and the G-Mex Exhibition Center (800 meters). Manchester Airport is 10 miles away and approximate driving time is 20 minutes.

Property Amenities

Bar/lounge Concierge desk Concierge services Conference room(s) Elevator/lift Fitness equipment Front desk (limited hours)

Full-service health spa Health club Restaurant(s) in hotel Room service (limited hours) Check-in time is 2 PM Check-out time is Noon Pets not allowed

Room Amenities

Cable/satellite TV Coffee/tea maker Complimentary newspaper Hair dryer Housekeeping

Premium TV channel(s) Private bathroom Trouser press Turndown service

Things to do

Aerobics Golfing Ice skating

Racquetball/squash Swimming Tennis

St George Lycabettus Hotel

Description

Location. The modern hillside St George Lycabettus Hotel is set among the trees of Lycabettus Hill in Athens, Greece. Located in the Kolonaki shopping district, the hotel is just two kilometres from the Acropolis and Omonia Square.
Hotel Features. A uniformed doorman ushers guests through sliding doors into the pine-floored lobby of the St George Lycabettus Hotel, dotted with leather armchairs and vases of fresh flowers.

The St George Lycabettus Hotel's Le Grand Balcon serves up gourmet dishes like grilled fillet of beef charolais with mushroom risotto. Guests can enjoy the twinkling night-time views from the simple white dining room or dine on the large terrace area in summer. The Frame bar and restaurant offers lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, coffee and snacks. It's decorated in retro seventies-style oranges and browns, with plenty of chrome, Perspex and animal skin. In the summer Frame also occupies a marquee in the gardens across the road.

There are three large conference rooms on site for up to 500 people. The hotel has a business centre, with two computers offering high-speed Internet access.

The hotel's rooftop swimming pool is lined with canvas deckchairs and has city views and a pool bar. The Zen-styled Sensia Spa offers shiatsu massage, chromatotherapy and body and face treatments with Kenzo products. The onsite fitness centre comes equipped with a personal trainer.

Athens Park Hotel

Description

Location. The Park Hotel Athens is located in Athens, Greece, 1.5 kilometres from the National History Museum, and two kilometres from Syntagma Square and the Acropolis. The nearest train station is 500 metres away.
Hotel Features. Overlooking Pedion Areos Park, this contemporary high-rise eight-storey hotel features a gym with cardio-vascular equipment, sauna, Turkish bath, and an outdoor swimming pool. Complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby and multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can offer currency exchange. Wireless Internet access is available, room service is offered 24-hours a day, and onsite parking is complimentary.

A daily complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily at the Park Hotel Athens. There are three dining options on site. Alexandra's serves Greek cuisine and wines, and international dishes from an a la carte menu. Vegetarian and children's menus are also available. St Astra is a top-floor contemporary fine dining restaurant with picture windows offering panoramic views across the city, and serves Greek and French cuisine. The Park Café serves coffees, teas, cakes, sweets, and soft drinks. There is also a seasonal poolside bar.

Adare Manor Hotel Ireland

On the banks of the River Maigue, this American-owned imposing Tudor Gothic mansion was home for the earls of Dunraven; the atmosphere still feels familial, albeit a family long on history and wealth. The iconic property maintains the 19th century’s fascination with the medieval, with stone arches, heavy wood and decorated ceilings; the centerpiece is the "Minstrels Gallery," a 132-foot-long room (Ireland’s second largest). Outside, the 840 acres provide plenty of distraction, especially in the beautiful huge gardens and the little namesake village nearby, one of Ireland’s most picturesque. Sights like the Ring of Kerry and the Cliffs of Moher are close enough for day trips.