Heartless Girl

10
Apr
2012

New York’s Sohotel

I went to New York last month, and stayed at the Sohotel in the Bowery. The Sohotel is a small, but hip hotel. The rooms have exposed brick walls, and SUPER comfy beds and pillows. There’s a flat screen TV and a radio ipod dock. The bathrooms are tiny, but with a nice shower head and comes stocked with yummy smellingC.O Bigelow Apothecaries lotion, shampoo, body wash and conditioner.

The lobby is pretty classy, with free coffee and tea offered in the mornings and afternoons. It has lots of pretty chandeliers and comfy chairs. The location wasn’t bad, only 1 subway stop away from SoHo, where there is tons of shopping. The hotel is clean and the staff is efficient. They also let us store our luggage before check-in, and after we checked out, which was great.

Some of the downsides are:

It bills itself as a “cheap” hotel, but at $250 a night, I disagree.

There aren’t any restaurants around to grab dinner or breakfast. The hotel doesn’t have one, but if you walk for about 7 minutes, you’ll find some cafes and Little Italy.

It is LOUD. You can hear the traffic and street noises like you are out there. I DID have a good sleep while I was there, but if you are sensitive you might want to take note.

Only the lobby has WiFi. That really shocked me! You can get a faint WiFi signal in some rooms, but it’s hard.

There aren’t any phones in the room. If you need to call front desk you have to walk

There isn’t an elevator, and we stayed on the 4th floor. It wasn’t that bad though.

The Sohotel is located at 341 Broome Street and the nearest metros are Bowery and Grand station.

20
Jan
2012

Hotel Chez Swann

categories: Places to Stay, Travel

Montreal has a snazzy new boutique hotel. The best part? Rooms start at $95 a night! Each Hotel Chez Swann room comes equipped with a flat screen television, free wifi and peek-a-boo showers with double rain shower heads and massage jets. Plus, the design is edgy and chic! I know where I’ll be staying the next time I visit Montreal!

10
Nov
2011

Unique Getaway: Igloo Hotel

categories: Places to Stay, Travel

Igloo hotel with amazing view of the Northern Lights? Um, yes please.
The Hotel Igloo Village Kakslauttanen, Finland looks unreal. The village is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park. These glass igloos offer unparallelled views of the Northern Lights. They feature glass ceilings, with special thermal glass so that you won’t get cold.If you’re feeling more traditional, they also have classic igloos made out of snow that you can stay in.

There’s no word on how much it is to stay a night, but you can be sure it’ll cost a pretty penny.

I’ve never seen the Northern Lights, and I think this would be the perfect place to see them for the first time!