Staycation: a weekend away at the 70 Park Avenue Hotel

According to the dictionary, staycations are holidays that you spend at home or not far from it, engaging in activities that you would do if you were on a “real vacation”. An upgraded version of that would be spending this period in your own city but in a hotel, away from the routine of everyday life. It might sound silly, but the feeling of not sleeping on your own bed once in a while can be invigorating and I definitively felt refreshed, sad to leave the hotel, but at the same time well rested and happy to enjoy the weekend on the streets of Manhattan with my boyfriend. To illustrate this better, I spent the weekend with Ryu at 70 Park Avenue, part of the Kimpton group, which owns 3 other great hotels in New York City: The Muse, 48 Ink and the Eventi Hotel. Since I’ve always wanted to have a taste of waking up next to Grand Central, (one of the most beautiful train stations in the world and the background to one of my favorite TV shows – Gossip Girl) it couldn’t be more perfect. The room was super comfortable, overlooking Park Avenue and with an amazing hot tub, perfect to really feel like vacation time had arrived, even if only for a day!

In addition to the local bar that was pretty neat, across the street there’s a great Italian romantic restaurant, the Rossini’s (I posted more pictures on my Instagram) I ordered gnocchi, my favorite dish and eggplant parmigiana! The service was excellent and the food was really delicious! I was also informed that on Saturdays they have opera night in the main dining room. I will definitely come back with my mom!

With Kimpton Karma Rewards is free to sign up and members get a $10 Raid the mini bar credit, free WiFi, earn reward nights, get exclusive offers and more. Another cool thing they offer is a yoga mat in each room so you can still keep some of your routine, even on vacation. Same thing for those who enjoy exercising, the fitness center  is open 24/7! Ah! And this animal print stylish bathrobe is perfect to get in the vacation mood, I was wearing it all the time taking selfies #fail! And how about these cute touches of pink all over the bathroom? Super cool!

Photos by the most awesome boyfriend: Ryu Azumaya