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Best Boutique Hotels in America
The hotels in our feature article range from small, intimate luxury hotels in the country to gigantic modern hotels in major metropolitan areas like NYC, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The prices at the featured hotels also vary wildly; from $200.00 per night to over $2,500.00 per night. We chose these hotels to represent a wide range of styles, prices and regions of the country.
Hotel Fauchere: Milford Pennsylvania
Hotel Fauchere is one of America's best intimate boutique hotels. Best Features: Sushi Pizza @ Bar Louis, Complimentary Chocolates, Luxurious Baths.
Price range: $200.00 to $350.00 per night . . . Hotel Fauchere Website
6 Columbus: New York City, New York
6 Columbus is one of the hippest new design hotels in America. Best Features: Great Design, Incredible New York City Views from the Rooftop Bar (summer 2008)
Price range: $295.00 to $695.00 per night . . . Six Columbus Hotel Website
21c Museum Hotel: Lexington KY
21C is one of America's best new hotel concepts. Best Features: Art, Art, Art and Penguins [see website and hotel].
Price range: $219.00 to $499.00 per night . . . 21 C Museum Hotel Website
The Standard: Los Angeles California
The Standard is one of the wildest designs of the new hotels in our survey. Best Features: Outrageous Rooftop Pool/Bar/Dance Floor, Andre Balázs Design Centered Development.
Price range: $245.00 to $1,300.00 per night . . . The Standard, LA Website
Go Here to Read the full story on: The Best Luxury Boutique Hotels in America
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Driving Distance Between Philadelphia + New York City, NYC
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The trip between the two megacities by car is a challenging one, because of the constant truck and commuter traffic along the Jersey Turnpike and I-95. Rush hour is to be avoided at all costs for this trip, if you have a choice.
On the left is our custom Google map of the route between New York City and Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
The distance between Philadelphia and NYC and the driving time is: 100 miles or 2 hours (in light traffic, under good conditions)
Philadelphia Pennsylvania is the fifth largest city in the United States, with a population of 1.5 million people. New York City is the largest city in the United States, with a population of 8.1 million people.
If you can schedule this part of your trip for the early morning hours after midnight, you might come out of the experience with a little more of your sanity intact.
The section of I-95 that passes through Philadelphia is very heavily traveled and traffic jams are a daily fact of life here. Not only is the sheer volume of traffic a problem here but it seems that this road is in constant need of repair which only makes traffic more unbearable.
If you prefer to leave the driving and the road rage to someone else, here are some alternatives:
Amtrak
Greyhound Bus Lines
NY-Philly Shuttle Bus Service
NJ Transit Trains
Septa Trains
Some other resources for your trip that you might want to investigate:
The history of the direct route from New York City to Philadelphia that was never built
Guide to Interstate 95 (I-95) + exits from Philadelphia to NYC in Pennsylvania
Some side trips and diversions along the way:
New Hope PA: The Fabulously Funkytown for shopping, dining, lodging, and live entertainment. (Exit 51: about 15 minutes off the interstate) Website: Guide to New Hope
Sesame Place: A theme park owned by Anheuser-Busch featuring Big Bird, Oscar, Ernie, Cookie Monster and Elmo. (Exit 45A: about 5-15 minutes off the interstate, depending on traffic) Website: Sesame Place Amusement Park
Franklin Mills: A gigantic outlet center mall with 200 stores including: Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Pier 1 Imports. Also features large selection or restaurants (Exit 35, Woodhaven Road: about 5 minutes off the interstate, depending on traffic) Website: Franklin Mills Shopping Center, Outlet Center, Mall
Six Flags Great Adventure: Amusement park with Bugs Bunny National Park, classic wooden and high-tech roller coasters, and a 350-acre wildlife preserve with 1,200 animals. (About half way between Philly and NYC, from Interstate 95 take Interstate 195 East to exit 16A)
Website: 6 Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags NJ
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