Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson

2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 07302

Tel: +1 201 469 1234 Fax: +1 201 432 4991

This hotel was more than I had expected it to be. The view of the New York skyline is to die for. Great customer service and the hotel also had parking. The rooms were clean as well. The subway to New York City was literally next door to the hotel which made New York very accessible to get to. I would recomend this place anytime. I enjoyed my stay very much.

This was a very good hotel in a city that literally gets dead after 5 on weekdays and even more so on the week-ends. Path train right next door was very convenient but watch frequency on week-ends it’s not that good but it does run 24 hours. This hotel is relatively new and had very spacious rooms, much larger than what you would get at a comparable hotel in new York city. Cleanliness of the room is what left to be desired. Around the bed frames on the carpet, I could see something white going all around. After closer verification, dust is accumulating there which means they vacuum but they missed out on that one. Apart from that, it’s a very solid choice in jersey city

Flemingo Restaurant & Bar

31 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Booths line the walls and the cigarette smoke hangs thickly over the patrons at this downtown holdout from another era. The Flamingo, which appears to be frozen in time circa the early 1970s, is patronized by a wide range of ages and occupations, though it seems to host a large number of construction workers benefiting from the downtown building boom. Waitresses dressed in black uniforms take the orders for better-than-average diner fare, which includes everything from burgers to turkey to pasta, along with the standard full breakfast menu. While the Flamingo does have full liquor service, the bar in the restaurant name is a bit of a misnomer. There is no bar, unless you count the long lunch counter, lined with domed cake pedestals, but hey — you can get some lemon meringue pie with your beer

 

 

Mango’s Tropical Cafe

South Beach Party Spot900 Ocean Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139

 

Mango’s is something of a South Beach icon, bursting at the seams with neon lights, loud Caribbean music, and excited revelers into the wee hours of the morning–there is always a party on here. This late-night hotspot is also known for its spicy dance performers, live musical acts, and for its colorful displays of Haitian and Jamaican artwork and murals. Mango’s features fine dining and the usual fare of technicolor lights-out cocktails in the expected barroom scene, as well as more cozy cafe-style seating for midnight snacks and people watching.

If you’re craving a taste of island life with a touch of Latin spice, Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive offers a Caribbean atmosphere filled with reggae music, salsa dancing and gourmet cuisine. With its sexy staff, professional dancers and models, Mango’s is one hot destination, and its parties have even been compared to Brazil’s Carnivale. Family friendly performances featuring Latin dancers kick off at 6 p.m., while the more tantalizing shows start sizzling after 10 p.m. Mango’s festive events are hot enough to keep Miami’s temperatures steadily rising.

Beacon Hotel, in SoBe Miami Beach

720 Ocean Drive

An intimate, bi-level lobby greets vacationers as they enter this 79-room Art-Deco hotel on Ocean Drive. The Beacon offers Standard and Deluxe rooms with courtyard and oceanfront views. Some of the in-room amenities include: coffee makers, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, premium cable channels, and dual line speakerphone with voicemail.

The Beacon provides complimentary breakfast passes to the restaurant next door, and the Rendevouz restaurant in the lobby serves lunch and dinner both indoors and on the outdoor terrace. The best part we liked is the complementary coffee they provided at the first floor. I realized Seattles best is the best coffee in the world, When it is free flow with multiple combinations the excitement is doubled! Good way to start your day!

Valet parking is available, but you can save a few dollars and park at the nearby 7th Street and Collins Ave. garage for a flat rate of $8 per day.

Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel including the guest rooms.

Larios on the Beach – South Beach Restaurant

820 Ocean Drive, South Beach tel 305/532-9577  

 

 

Cuban food is what Miami does best, and it’s not limited to the traditional haunts in Little Havana – the hearty, comfort food, notably rice and beans, fried plantains and shredded pork sandwiches, is found in every neighborhood. It is, however, complemented by sushi bars, American home-style diners, Haitian restaurants, Italian eateries and Indian venues, among a handful of other ethnic cuisines. Coral Gables stakes its claim in up market cafés and ethnic Italian and Greek restaurants, while Coconut Grove features American, Spanish, New Floridian – a mix of Caribbean spiciness and fruity Florida sauces – and even British. Seafood is equally abundant; succulent grouper, yellowfin tuna and wahoo, a local delicacy, are among five hundred species of fish thriving offshore. Stone crab claws , served from October to May, are another regional specialty. A tropical climate provides Florida with a juicy assortment of standard orange and grapefruit citrus, as well as the exotic flavors of the lychee, mango, papaya, tamarind and star fruits – many of which are used in sauces and batidos (light milkshakes). You’ll also want to drink Cuban coffee: choose between café cubano , strong, sweet and frothy, drunk like a shot with a glass of water; café con leche , with steamed milk, and particularly good at breakfast with pan cubano (thin, buttered toast); or café cortadito , a smaller version of the con leche .

Larios on the Beachis better known for being owned by singer Gloria Estefan rather than for its sophisticated – and surprisingly affordable – “Nuevo Cubano” food served in a Latin nightclub atmosphere.

 

Lario’s on the Beach is being transformed into the SOBE Bongos Cafe, the latest edition of Cuban megastar Gloria Estefan’s successful Cuban restaurant chain. It’s still right in the middle of South Beach and inexpensive. Gloria and Emilio loved the original Lario’s so much they wanted to bring it closer to their South Beach offices. Very convenient! Gloria’s star power helped the restaurant get started, and that’s what keeps the crowds coming back night after night.

 

When Jennifer Lopez was in Miami making a film with Sean Connery, she liked the food so much she ate there every day. She must have really liked the food. She ended up marrying her waiter!