We celebrated our 40th Wedding ceremony anniversary over the weekend of July 15 to 17. It took three months’ price of planning to drag all of the items collectively. My authentic plan was to fly to Europe and sail again. Due to airport chaos and Covid (plus touring pals getting sick), I made a decision one thing nearer to house can be extra prudent. Sticking to the cruising theme, this may be a really perfect strategy to begin or finish your cruise if New York is your port.
Let’s set the stage. My spouse acquired a “save the date” card within the mail a few weeks beforehand. She knew we have been taking the prepare into NYC on Friday, July 15. She knew we have been staying two nights. The one different clue was “deliver sensible clothes.” She at all times does.
Friday, July 15
Arrival. The prepare delivers us to Penn Station in Manhattan. We catch a taxi uptown. Value: $20. Higher Method: There may be none when you’ve got baggage.
Lunch at Benoit New York. Benoit is likely one of the eating places owned by Alain Ducasse, a French chef with a number of Michelin stars. We loved a bottle of white wine, lunch for 2 and chocolate souffle for dessert.
Value: $163. Higher Method: For wonderful French meals in midtown Manhattan, that is fairly cheap. There isn’t any higher means.
The St. Regis New York Lodge. We stroll to the top of the block. The lodge is throughout the road at fifth Avenue and fifty fifth Avenue. An ultra-luxury lodge, the St. Regis is legendary for rooms with butler service and the usage of home automobiles for lodge friends. (Their Rolls Royce was in for service.)
Value: $ 5,800. Rooms begin at about $900/evening. We have been upgraded to a collection costing $ 2,900 per evening. (There are ranges above this one.) Let’s assume lodge taxes can be about 9%, including about $522. Higher Method. We used Marriott Bonvoy Rewards factors to e-book the room. We used Marriott suite improve certificates too. Our price was about $183.
Drinks within the King Cole Bar. The lodge has a bar that includes a Maxfield Parrish mural. The bar is legendary because the place the place the Bloody Mary was invented, though the unique title was the Pink Snapper. Good bar snacks.
Value: $ 69. We had one drink every and tipped nicely. The Pink Snapper prices $29. Higher Method: Beers are doubtless cheaper.
Chauffeured Home Automobile to Broadway Theater. The automobiles can be found to lodge friends on a primary come, first serve foundation. The automobile was a late mannequin Mercedes S class.
Value: We tipped $20. Higher Method: A taxi would price about the identical. You could possibly stroll the ten+ blocks.
Firm (the Broadway Musical) on the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. We had orchestra seats within the third row. We have been far to the correct, which obstructed our view just a little, however that was minor. The present was wonderful.
Value: $187. The tickets have been about $79 every. If we sat a few seats additional left, the fee would have doubled. Higher Method: TKTS, the NYC half value theater ticket sales space is positioned in Instances Sq.. You may get a greater value for same-day tickets.
Taxi again to the lodge. Most exhibits get out on the identical time. The streets have been crowded. We walked to sixth Avenue and caught a taxi again to the lodge.
Value: 20.00. About common for a cab journey in common site visitors. Different Method: Stroll again to the lodge.
Saturday, July 16th:
Breakfast on the lodge. The Astor Courtroom eating room is spectacular. The American Breakfast, consists of juice and occasional. It runs about $46/pp, bringing breakfast to about $120 after tip.
Value: $120.00. Different Method: One other of the Marriott Bonvoy Rewards perks at sure tiers is free breakfast. That brings the fee right down to tipping. Or you would have breakfast outdoors the lodge.
Museum of Trendy Artwork. We walked the 2 blocks to the Museum and acquired in keeping with our timed tickets. The road moved rapidly. The museum is large and breathtaking.
Value: $36.00. We purchased tickets on-line. Different Method: The Museum has sure fays admission is free for the general public.
Lunch at Bergdorf Goodman. We visited the BG Cafe on the seventh flooring overlooking Central Park. The restaurant is nice for individuals watching too.
Value: $95.00. This lined two sandwiches and one beer. Different Method: Skip the $11 beer.
Home automobile to the restaurant for dinner. One other Mercedes S class.
Value: $20. Simply the tip. Different Method: A taxi would price about the identical for the 15-block journey.
Dinner at Le Pavillon. This can be a Daniel Boloud restaurant. He’s one other chef with Michelin stars.
Value: $573. We had the six course tasting menus and one bottle of wine. An unhurried dinner took about 2+ hours. Different Method: Assuming you stayed with Le Pavillon, the three-course menu is $135/pp. That might deliver the worth down a bit.
Taxi again to the lodge. It was simple to get a cab.
Value: $20. That’s about normal. Different Method: You could possibly have a romantic stroll.
Sunday, July 17th:
Espresso within the room. We ordered contemporary espresso and the Sunday New York Instances, delivered by our butler.
Value: $ 40. We tipped our butler earlier than leaving the lodge. Different Method: You may tip a distinct quantity.
Breakfast within the Astor Courtroom eating room. We ordered the American Breakfast once more.
Value: $120. Similar as Saturday. Different Method: Breakfast was a Bonvoy Rewards perk, as earlier than.
Taxi to the prepare station. Home automobiles aren’t obtainable till 11:00 AM. We took a taxi.
Value: $15.00. It was Sunday morning. Different Method: With baggage, you desire a taxi.
Complete Value if you happen to paid for every thing: $ 7,800 or about $3,900/day.
Our complete price (Utilizing Marriott factors and advantages): $ 1,481 or about $ 740/day.
The lodge factors, airline miles and membership perks carry a number of worth. Don’t allow them to expire unused!
St Regis Lodge NYC, picture by Bryce Sanders
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