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New York NY: New Marriott Reaches Heavenward


A new Marriott in New York City is claiming to be the tallest single-use hotel building in North America. According to company reports, the Courtyard-Residence Inn Central Park is 750 feet and 68 stories high. There are at least a dozen taller hotels around the world, including another Marriott in Dubai, that soars 1,165 feet and 77 stories.

Opened at the end of 2013 at 1717 Broadway at 54th Street, the Courtyard section has 378 rooms, with an additional 261 suites in the Residence Inn. Quoted rates for the luxury hotel start at about $300 a night. For more information, go to www.marriott.com/.../nycpk-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-central-park

USA Today: Survey Reports Baddest Passenger List PDF Print E-mail


We see them on just about every flight. Those inconsiderate people who make your time in the air even less pleasant than the ever-smaller, overpriced seats. The USA Today survey’s top five on the list:

Rear seat kicker: Usually a nasty kid who does it lightly until you complain, then ramps up to woodpecker intensity. Inattentive parents: They bring the little seat kicker aboard just to bug you, plus a screaming, incontinent baby to complete the musical duo.

The aromatic passenger: Always seated next to you, eager to fill the air with distinctive smells. They may include unwashed clothes, cheap perfume, cigarette breath and/or combinations of all three and more.

The audio insensitive: Eager to share the latest screaming and screeching recorded noise right next to your sensitive ear. Kanye ever escape from it?

The boozer: The clothing and breath odors precede the staggering alcoholic even before your seatmate plops down next to you. Then, a stinky hello is the prelude to a frightening flight.

 
 
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