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Weekend Finds: The Dim Sum, Beachfront Staycation, and Kayaking Excursions We Loved
Weekend Finds: The Dim Sum, Beachfront Staycation, and Kayaking Excursions We Loved
Megan Spurrell
We may be staying closer to home these days, but our appetite for newness—for different sights, unexpected flavors, the chance encounter—feels like it's reached an all-time high. But, we know, you've been told for months to “be in a tourist in your own city!” and “explore your own backyard!” Like you, we've learned that's much easier said than done. After long weeks of working from home, inspiration sometimes runs dry, despite our desire to experience new things.
Consider this new series the bridge for that gap. Every other Monday, we'll round up a few of our favorite weekend finds—those meals, hikes, tiny B&Bs, and even great drives that ignite our sense of adventure once again. Each of these weekend activities has given us a glimpse of being back out there as a traveler, and we hope they'll do the same for you.
Weekend Finds: The Dim Sum, Beachfront Staycation, and Kayaking Excursions We Loved
Megan Spurrell
We may be staying closer to home these days, but our appetite for newness—for different sights, unexpected flavors, the chance encounter—feels like it's reached an all-time high. But, we know, you've been told for months to “be in a tourist in your own city!” and “explore your own backyard!” Like you, we've learned that's much easier said than done. After long weeks of working from home, inspiration sometimes runs dry, despite our desire to experience new things.
Consider this new series the bridge for that gap. Every other Monday, we'll round up a few of our favorite weekend finds—those meals, hikes, tiny B&Bs, and even great drives that ignite our sense of adventure once again. Each of these weekend activities has given us a glimpse of being back out there as a traveler, and we hope they'll do the same for you.
The Rockaway Hotel is slated to open this summer in Rockaway Beach in Queens
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Despite the very real possibility that New York City's beaches could remain closed this summer, Rockaway Beach is getting a brand-new luxury hotel that boasts a short, one-minute walk to the ocean.
The Rockaway Hotel, by IGC Hospitality and 7G Realty, is a 84,000 square-foot hotel with 53 guest rooms and eight long-stay residences that all have an Atlantic Ocean or Jamaica Bay view from its place on 108th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard.
Set to open in "Summer 2020," according to its website, online bookings aren't open until August for rooms that are currently priced between $250 and $475.
The hotel, which will "usher in a new wave of visitors to the destination," according to the hotel, has a 25-foot-by-40-foot heated pool that you can sip cocktails and snack at (it may be one of the only pools open since all public pools will be closed); a 6,000-square-foot rooftop bar; a restaurant called Margie's with 88 seats that serves American dishes with a twist for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from chef Jeff Haskell; a street-side coffee shop called Greenhouse Cafe; as well as a spa and sauna.
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Despite the very real possibility that New York City's beaches could remain closed this summer, Rockaway Beach is getting a brand-new luxury hotel that boasts a short, one-minute walk to the ocean.
The Rockaway Hotel, by IGC Hospitality and 7G Realty, is a 84,000 square-foot hotel with 53 guest rooms and eight long-stay residences that all have an Atlantic Ocean or Jamaica Bay view from its place on 108th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard.
Set to open in "Summer 2020," according to its website, online bookings aren't open until August for rooms that are currently priced between $250 and $475.
The hotel, which will "usher in a new wave of visitors to the destination," according to the hotel, has a 25-foot-by-40-foot heated pool that you can sip cocktails and snack at (it may be one of the only pools open since all public pools will be closed); a 6,000-square-foot rooftop bar; a restaurant called Margie's with 88 seats that serves American dishes with a twist for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from chef Jeff Haskell; a street-side coffee shop called Greenhouse Cafe; as well as a spa and sauna.