2 days in Savannah - 2
Mar 29th, 2011, 02:40 PM
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As suewoo said, it's now a W - and in Fodor's guidebooks -
W Washington, D.C Review
From the DJ that spins tunes the living room-style lobby to the ultramodern room furnishings, this isn't your grandparents' hotel. The brand new W is the latest player to enter DC's growing contemporary hotel scene. It's nearly impossible to forget where you are: floor-to-ceiling windows in the J&G Steakhouse restaurant offer spectacular views of the Washington Monument and other iconic sites and, unless your last name is Obama, you pretty much aren't going to get a better look at the White House than from the outdoor rooftop bar lounge.
http://www.fodors.com/world/north-am...ew-469821.html
W Washington, D.C Review
From the DJ that spins tunes the living room-style lobby to the ultramodern room furnishings, this isn't your grandparents' hotel. The brand new W is the latest player to enter DC's growing contemporary hotel scene. It's nearly impossible to forget where you are: floor-to-ceiling windows in the J&G Steakhouse restaurant offer spectacular views of the Washington Monument and other iconic sites and, unless your last name is Obama, you pretty much aren't going to get a better look at the White House than from the outdoor rooftop bar lounge.
http://www.fodors.com/world/north-am...ew-469821.html
Mar 30th, 2011, 05:11 AM
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Mike's Pastry is listed in Boston's Frommer's books as well -- Frommer's Boston 2010 on page 60, for one.
And in general, I find guidebooks (as well as online research) extremely useful as a starting point. For example, you and only you can discover the existence of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, decide if it's something you'd like to visit, and try to work it into a preliminary itinerary. But we here can, for example, tell you that you are really wise to get ferry and crown tickets ahead of time, get there early to minimize lines a bit, and expect to spend much of the day experiencing this -- not to mention that you can get a comparatively quick, inexpensive, and pleasant view of the statue by taking the Staten Island Ferry instead.
In brief, what we're especially good at here is tweaking, filling in gaps, and fleshing out the homework people bring to the table.
And in general, I find guidebooks (as well as online research) extremely useful as a starting point. For example, you and only you can discover the existence of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, decide if it's something you'd like to visit, and try to work it into a preliminary itinerary. But we here can, for example, tell you that you are really wise to get ferry and crown tickets ahead of time, get there early to minimize lines a bit, and expect to spend much of the day experiencing this -- not to mention that you can get a comparatively quick, inexpensive, and pleasant view of the statue by taking the Staten Island Ferry instead.
In brief, what we're especially good at here is tweaking, filling in gaps, and fleshing out the homework people bring to the table.
Mar 30th, 2011, 09:51 AM
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Wow what is this forum coming to? Now posters are being chastised for asking travel questions on a travel forum. If everyone just looked at old posts instead of asking new questions then there would never be anything new on this forum now would there?
f64, You will hard pressed to find a budget hotel in the historic district. What is your price range? As for sights I would highly recommend seeing the cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
http://www.savannahcathedral.org/
Not only is it breathtaking, it is free!
f64, You will hard pressed to find a budget hotel in the historic district. What is your price range? As for sights I would highly recommend seeing the cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
http://www.savannahcathedral.org/
Not only is it breathtaking, it is free!
