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pp h is ill

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coddychops · 14/09/2004 13:50

and spo cant go shopping in new york
I propose that if she cant carry ont he lifesytle that we love to envy, that we will have to declare a republic ans she can be citizen peahead

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fabarooney · 14/09/2004 19:06

Jampot, are you going all posh on us?

ladypotdeconfiture · 14/09/2004 19:08

what do you mean "going" - I am the epitome of poshness !!!!!

WideWebWitch · 14/09/2004 20:02

Oh Pph, go to Soho House instead and let me experience it vicariously, go on!

sis · 14/09/2004 20:15

Please would people stop doing links to fantastic hotels that I an extremely unlikely to get to in this lifetime!

sis · 14/09/2004 20:16

Of course, the real problem is that I have to click on the link once it has been posted

princesspeahead · 14/09/2004 20:18

www, i've tried them, they are booked. darn!
there is something going on in ny, everything is booked, I've given up and have got a guy in NY to see if his tame travel agent can find me something.

boring boring

and I was looking forward to the Mark, too. boooooooooo

Heathcliffscathy · 14/09/2004 20:23

pph sorry to hear you're ill. v of ny trip.

have you considered going all out and staying at the mercer??? dh considers it the nicest. or the royalton?

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WideWebWitch · 14/09/2004 20:38

Hey sis, here's another one for you! drooling over hotel websites is a recent hobby of mine dontcha know

princesspeahead · 14/09/2004 20:43

Im considering this one , what do you think?
beety, there until wed pm. what is your dh doing there?

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WideWebWitch · 14/09/2004 20:48

Ooh yes, do go there, it looks lovely and I've added it to my favourites which is crammed full of hotel sites for the next time we go anywhere!

marthamoo · 14/09/2004 21:01

New York, Detroit, Sydney, friend's dh is off soon for a conference in New Orleans...how terribly dreary it must be.

Now my dh had two days last week in.......stop reading now if you're of a jealous disposition....

Stockport.

Now there's glamour for you - the NHS really knows how to treat its staff well.

mummytosteven · 14/09/2004 21:05

most exotic place i ever went with work was a day trip to ...... grimsby. tho i did get a few days in London one time.

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soapbox · 14/09/2004 21:10

PPH - DH and I stayed at the Alex in April. We stayed in a one bedroom suite and it was very trendy and nice. Also the suites have a decent sized kitchen in them so we were able to buy in nibbles and champagne from the deli on the corner (or Dean and Delucca) and have pre-dinner drinks before we went out.

The only slight down side is the location - its just a little shabby in the very near vacinity, but on the other hand good location for the financial district and short walk to 5th avenue, although the not so nice end

The doormen were all so cool all dressed in black. Lovely restaurant Ringos which is very hip at the moment but staying at the hotel gets you a booking easily enough - menu is half japanese and half american/fusion.

Rooms good sized with very high tech equipment - flat screen tvs everywhere including the loo! Nice deep baths - unusual for NY!

All mushroom/beige wenge decor schemes.

Service etc super. Plenty of cabs around on 2nd avenue - 30 sec walk away!

We decamped to the ALex after a couple of nights in the Essex House which we really did not like - don't go there its seriously not nice!

WideWebWitch · 14/09/2004 21:11

I'm SO batters and soapbox. And pph come to that, although don't envy her illness of course.

princesspeahead · 14/09/2004 21:15

you star, soapbox, thanks very much for that review. yes, it was the location that I wasn't so sure about, but then again you are never more than 10mins walk away from a nice bit of manhattan, are you?
really must sort something out tonight or I'll be in a cardboard box in central park at this rate...

soapbox · 14/09/2004 21:21

Tripadvisor has mixed reviews. Although as you can see the majority of them are good. Just make sure you book at least a one bed suite - the normal rooms are not as nice!

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princesspeahead · 15/09/2004 10:57

booked the alex soapbox, thanks for your advice. will let you know how it was on my return! and for the rest of you.... I shall think of you all as I stroll through central park, admiring the autumn colours, eating a hotdog and swinging my shopping bags...

ladywallopofcod · 15/09/2004 11:25

yes go and swing yer effin shopping bags
wish I could recommend posh hotels to pph

motherinferior · 15/09/2004 11:30

Yeah, me too. My most recent hotel experience was in...Uttoxeter. Although dd1 was so taken with it and talks about it so frequently that I think she may become a hotel-haunter in later life.

I've been to Blackpool AND Coventry on work, ner nerner ner ner. And Bournemouth.

Stuff yer hotdog, gel

NomDePlume · 15/09/2004 11:35

PSML @ MI and Marthamoo .

Most exotic place I've ever been to with work was a Moat House Hotel in Preston for a training conference !

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