Escape
to New York
Some of the best weekend getaways are right in
your own backyard. Tell friends you're leaving town, cancel the paper,
and quietly check into a great New York hotel with someone you love.
From the April 22, 2002 Issue of New York
Tribeca Grand Hotel
2 Sixth Avenue
212-519-6600
tribecagrand.com
The deal: The Sex in the City weekend deal, $319
a night, includes your own "personalized weekend agenda."
What to do: Your custom "agenda" might include an in-room
massage (the concierge has the Eden
Day Spa on speed-dial) or a belly dancer in your room.
Extras: TriBeCa's hottest weekend party is the Church
Lounge, where D.J.'s like Stretch Armstrong spin regularly --
and it's right in the hotel!
W Union Square
201 Park Avenue South
212-253-9119
whotels.com
The deal: The Heart of Off Broadway weekend package,
$369 per night for a two-night stay, includes a pair of Off Broadway
tickets.
What to do: Sample the barbecue at Danny Meyer's brand-new
restaurant, Blue
Smoke (212-447-7733).
Extras: The W offers a "whatever, whenever" service. A bath
filled with M&Ms at 2 a.m.? No problem.
Chambers Hotel
15 West 56th street
212-974-5656
chambershotel.com
The deal: Weekend rates, from $275, include breakfast at
Town, Geoffrey
Zakarian's three-star eatery in the hotel.
What to do: Guest phones have direct-dial lines to Henri
Bendel, Mario
Badescu spa, and the elite Garren
salon.
Extras: The concierge can send up the in-house shrink for
those out-of-town breakdowns or arrange an in-room yoga session.
Millennium Broadway Hotel New York
145 West 44th Street
212-768-4400
millennium-hotels.com
The deal: See a Broadway show and deduct the ticket price
from your bill. (Applies to rooms in the luxury tower only; $249.)
What to do: The in-house Continental Ticket Service can score
you seats to this season's hard-to-see shows.
Extras: Ask the concierge to nab you a post-theater reservation
at Esca, Mario
Batali's excellent fish restaurant nearby
-- LAUREN DECARLO
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