Night and day in NY
Since The Lowell wanted $1,600 for the same room we got for $500 in March, I decided to look at other Upper East side options. Thanks to tripadvisor, I found The Surrey, a lovely, elegant and reasonably priced boutique hotel on East 76th catty corner from The Carlisle. A call to the hotel netted breakfast for two and a 5PM checkout for "only $699". Welcome to fashion week and sky high hotel prices. The Surrey Hotel (E 76th at Madison)...
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A beautiful sunny 75 degree day on the Upper East side...
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A couple of hours at the Metropolitan Musuem...
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Followed by a late lunch in the hotel's in house restaurant, Cafe Boulud from Daniel Boulud of Daniel fame (East 65th), where we dined back in March.
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For lunch, I had the amazing Thai Lobster salad...
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followed by the fabulous Jersey Corn Agnilotti: Green zucchini, chanterelle mushrooms, pecorino romano and carmelized onion broth.
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And wonderful Madeleines to finish...
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