Sunday, September 30, 2012

Top Romantic Bed and Breakfasts

Bed and breakfasts have long been the accommodation of choice for couples looking for a cozy romantic refuge. Nicely adorned comfortable rooms, home-cooked meals and friendly acquaintances calm your nerves and allow you to breathe again. Romantic escapes at bed and breakfasts, including inns which offer special romantic packages year-round for those special times. Great for your honeymoon, an anniversary, or just a weekend away from the kids. The list below features the best romantic bed and breakfasts we have found across the United States. Ho?Oilo House in Lahaina, HI ? Nestled in the West Maui Mountains, this quiet, private Bed & Breakfast offers incredible views of the Pacific Ocean and islands surrounding Maui. Located on the popular west side of the island, we are just minutes from the historic whaling town of Lahaina and the Kaanapali resort area. Beaches, championship golf, shopping, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, fabulous restaurants and dozens of other activities are just minutes away from Maui?s most luxurious B&B. Adele Turner Inn in Newport, RI ? Newport RI?s Quintessential Bed And Breakfast ? Named one of America?s Top 10 Most Romantic Getaway Bed and Breakfast Inns, Adele Turner sits quietly tucked away in one of Newport, Rhode Island?s most historic in-town neighborhoods, amid 2 and 3-century-old homes. Framed by 27 distinctive round-top windows, the elegant Victorian was built in 1855 on the first gas-lit street in America, and is on the National Historic Register. Ivy Lodge in Newport, RI ? Experience Newport?s enchanted Gilded Age at historic Ivy Lodge. Located in Newport, Rhode Island?s mansion district off famed Bellevue Avenue, The Ivy Lodge is just a short stroll to the mansions, downtown Newport, The Cliff Walk and the beaches. Period antiques and victorian accents throughout its rooms complete this unique home. The richly-detailed oak walls and fireplace hearths provide the quintessential Newport backdrop for a memorable experience in the City by the Sea. Savannah Beach Inn in Tybee Island, GA ? The inn, the island and the beach was meant for relaxation. Peaceful, quiet and away from the tourists. Listen to the ocean on the porch swing. Close your eyes and relax. The lounge, hall and dining rooms have the original tin ceiling, heart pine floors, pocket doors, windows and fireplaces. Catch the breezes on the porch which wraps around the ocean side of the inn. Ballastone Inn in Savannah, GA ? Escape for an embellished romantic getaway vacation to yesteryear at The Ballastone Inn? the historic district?s most celebrated luxury Savannah, Georgia bed and breakfast. Rejuvenate with a weekend getaway to Savannah ? a top destination city? and to Ballastone, Savannah?s top rated bed and breakfast. It is chosen year after year as Savannah?s Most Romantic Inn by Savannahians who know best. Discover why Frommer?s 2005 travel guidebook names our luxury Savannah bed and breakfast inn the best place to stay in Savannah, why Andrew Harper embraced the Savannah small luxury hotel for his 2005 ?Hideaway of the Year? Grand Award. Swann House in Washington, DC ? Swann House Bed and Breakfast welcomes you to Washington, DC with well-appointed, warm and inviting guestrooms and suites. Our Washington, DC B&B makes its home in a circa 1883 mansion enveloping you in the grandeur of a bygone era while offering all the modern conveniences necessary for today?s traveler. Crystal chandeliers, elaborately carved fireplaces and original plaster moldings reflect just a portion of the nineteenth century craftsmanship that can be seen throughout our award-winning Washington, DC Bed and Breakfast Inn. Mansion At Judges? Hill in Austin, TX An Elegant Austin, Texas, Boutique Hotel built back in 1900, the historic Goodall Wooten House is now home to Austin?s premier luxury boutique hotel and relaxed gourmet dining restaurant. The re-invention of this architectural masterpiece has created a plush haven where guests can retreat from the bustling streets of downtown Austin. Uncompromised comfort coupled with legendary Texas hospitality makes for a beyond boutique experience at the Mansion at Judges? Hill. Mill House Inn in East Hampton, NY ? The Mill House Inn is a luxury Bed & Breakfast providing fine lodging & hospitality in the historic village of East Hampton, NY. Our beautiful rooms, spectacular child & dog-friendly suites, the best breakfast in the Hamptons and our dedicated professional staff have received rave reviews. Zagat?s proclaimed The Mill House Inn one of the ?Top 50 Small Hotels? in the US. Travel & Leisure featured us as ?Inn of the Month.? New York Magazine rated us one of the ?Top 10 Inns in the Hamptons? and American Historic Inns chose us as one of the ?10 Most Romantic Inns.? The readers of Dan?s Papers have voted The Mill House Inn ?Best of The Best in the Hampton?s.? Foley House Inn in Savannah, GA ? The elegant Foley House Inn bed and breakfast in Savannah, Georgia is made up of two lavishly renovated historic mansions facing the quiet and lovely Chippewa Square. This romantic Savannah Inn is distinguished both by location and historic prominence. This romantic bed and breakfast mansion hotel is located in the exact center of your Savannah Georgia destination journey. Atlantis Inn Luxury Bed and Breakfast in Ocean City, NJ ? Discover the finest luxury stay on the island of Ocean City, NJ. Constructed with the highest quality materials from around the world, this Grand Majestic Victorian exudes an ambiance of total European elegance, comfort, and chic sophistication. The Atlantis Inn is the perfect alternative to hotels and motels for Ocean City vacation guests who want to get the most out of their Ocean City vacation or romantic getaway.If you are feeling the need, then getting away to a romantic bed and breakfast is here to answer your call.

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NYC Ferris wheel project has big backers

NEW YORK (AP) ? The Ferris wheel may be a steam-age invention, but it is back in vogue in New York, which this week joined a long list of cities where urban planners or developers have bet that massive, modern versions of the old ride can serve as economic engines.

After the towering London Eye debuted in early 2000, it seemed as if there was no end to the number of cities dreaming about stimulating tourism by building their own giant observation wheel, modeled after the one drawing 3.5 million riders per year in Britain.

Re-creating London's success has proved to be daunting, with failed or postponed projects in a number of world-class cities. But the concept still has luster. Work is being done on two new massive wheels in Las Vegas. Seattle saw a smaller version open on its waterfront last spring.

Now, the biggest test yet will come in New York, where city officials announced Thursday that a private development group had been given approval to build the world's tallest Ferris wheel, at 625 feet, on the waterfront in Staten Island.

The proposal, with a $230 million price tag, is audacious. Its success would rely on people being willing to travel by miles by ferry across New York Harbor to a remote, mostly suburban part of the city that has always been an afterthought to visitors.

Yet the people behind the project, led by a newly formed company, New York Wheel, include some heavy hitters.

The primary financial backers include Lloyd Goldman, a real estate baron who is part of the partnership redeveloping the World Trade Center site, and Joseph Nakash, a co-founder of the Jordache apparel company who now chairs an investment group that also owns airlines and real estate. The third primary investor is The Feil Organization, a real estate powerhouse that owns or manages commercial and residential properties across the country.

New York Wheel CEO Richard Marin spent decades as an executive at Bankers Trust Company, then led a subsidiary at Bear Stearns until some black eyes related to bad bets on mortgage securities led to his departure in 2007. After that, he had a job turning around a distressed real estate portfolio as CEO of Africa Israel Investments.

Now, though those real estate connections, he's found himself in the carnival business ? or at least the venture capital version of it.

"It's a short trip from Wall Street to P.T. Barnum," Marin joked in a phone interview Friday.

Marin said the heft in the investment group shows it isn't just blindly following a trendy tourism gimmick.

While the London wheel was "wildly successful," he isn't naive about the challenge in replicating its success. Marin said the company spent a year and a half in discussions with city officials about a possible site before agreeing on Staten Island.

Under the deal announced Thursday, New York Wheel will pay the city $1 million per year on a 99-year lease for a waterfront location within walking distance of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. Simultaneously, another development group will be building a 350,000-square-foot shopping mall and hotel on the opposite side of the terminal. The neighborhood is already home to a minor league baseball stadium.

"It's a location and a site that I have come to love," Marin said.

Having the wheel next to the ferry, which is already ridden by an estimated 2 million tourists annually, will save the developers about $100 million in transportation infrastructure costs, he said. And, despite the distance from other tourist sites, the view of New York harbor will be thrilling and unique enough, he predicted, to draw the millions of riders needed to earn back the ride's high cost.

Several other giant Ferris wheels built in the past decade have been successful. China's 525-foot-tall Star of Nanchang and Singapore's 541-foot Singapore Flyer have both been a hit with tourists.

In other places, planned wheels never got off the ground. A 682-foot-tall wheel that was supposed to open in Beijing in time for the 2008 Olympics was never completed. An earlier pioneer in the business, the Great Wheel Corp., had projects in the works to build similar wheels in Dubai, Berlin, Orlando, Fla., and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but all were either suspended or collapsed.

"These are expensive and difficult, big projects," said Wil Armstrong, the North American representative for Starneth, a new company, formed by veterans of the London Eye design and engineering team, that is providing the designs for the New York wheel. "Every city, it seems, of any size, has thought about it. But wanting to do and actually doing it is a large step."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-ferris-wheel-project-big-backers-224238184.html

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Jay-Z Calls Barclays Concerts 'A Happy Time In Brooklyn'

'I really hope it's just a celebration,' Jay-Z tells MTV News about his eight shows in new arena.
By Rob Markman


Jay-Z attends the 'NBA 2K13' premiere launch party at 40/40 Club
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694593/jay-z-barclays-center-concerts.jhtml

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Unskewing the Polls (talking-points-memo)

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