http://www.martiniboys.com/NYC/sub/Lodging-Guides.html NYC Lodging Guides Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:54:03 -0500 http://www.martiniboys.com/rss PHP/5.2.6 en-us http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Waldorf=Astoria-Heads-to-Montreal-10676.html http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Waldorf=Astoria-Heads-to-Montreal-10676.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:34:15 -0400 [CDATA[One can drive from Montreal to New York in approximately six hours. Hotels travel slower. By the time the Waldorf=Astoria reaches Montreal, about one hundred and eighteen years will have elapsed. Though, more accurately, the journey didn't actually begin until 2008 and should take three years to complete, so the sloth allegations might be a little harsh. ]] http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/aloft-Premiers-in-Montreal-10643.html http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/aloft-Premiers-in-Montreal-10643.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:21:57 -0400 [CDATA[From airplane liquor bottles and mini-burgers to Alexander Pope and Toulouse Lautrec, smaller versions of well-known entities possess a strangely elegant allure and almost-inexplicable refinement. That clumsy axiom holds true for hotels as well. ]] http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Luxury-hotels-booming-in-spite-of-economic-woes-10588.html http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Luxury-hotels-booming-in-spite-of-economic-woes-10588.html Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:32 -0400 [CDATA[The dreaded economic woes and potentially-pending recession (yes, I just said the R word) has caused even those in the lofty strata of the upper class to buckle down and think twice before ordering another case of Fiji water. But when it comes to treating ourselves, industry experts have found that many people are still opting to stay in opulent suites at some of the world’s most luxurious, high-end hotels. It seems moderately illogical, doesn’t it? ]] http://www.martiniboys.com/NYC/articles/VU-Hotel-to-Open-in-Hell's-Kitchen-10514.html http://www.martiniboys.com/NYC/articles/VU-Hotel-to-Open-in-Hell's-Kitchen-10514.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:36:58 -0400 [CDATA[Hell's Kitchen has changed drastically in the last several decades: Jets hardly ever musically battle Sharks anymore. What started as a refuge for famine-fleeing Irish immigrants morphed into a homebase for a host of iniquitous characters before becoming a trendy and relatively affordable housing option. Now, the area has gone high class (well, sort of). How do I know? Because, in September 2008 it's getting an upscale hotel. ]] http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Galactic-Suite-Space-Resort-10274.html http://www.martiniboys.com/martiniboys/articles/Galactic-Suite-Space-Resort-10274.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:24:59 -0400 [CDATA[What did you do for your vacation?" ]]