Last week Alex Young and I attended a relaunch event for one of the oldest hotels in New York City, Hotel Wales. Situated on the Upper East Side, Hotel Wales is the perfect example of a boutique hotel perfectly suited for its location. The property is just as quaint as its surrounding neighborhood. Several weeks ago I attended an event for a Midtown-esque hotel in the heart of Park Slope in Brooklyn. Anyone who has visited Park Slope knows that you can’t turn a corner without seeing a Baby Bjorn or a stroller. Why anyone chose to place a nightclub hotel in the center of a family neighborhood, I will never know. Walking into Hotel Wales, one feels as though it has been there as long as the Upper East Side has existed. Everything from the marble staircases to the old-fashioned wallpaper emits a feeling of old, classy New York money. The rooms are styled with cozy linens, French doors and antique-style picture frames. I imagine a stay at the Hotel Wales is unlike the typical hotel experience. Instead, it probably feels like being a guest in a home as old and luxurious as Manhattan itself. I urge our readers to stay tuned. After meeting with the hotel’s general manager, I hope GT will send a journalist to review one of the renovated suites. Perhaps we will even host an event at this special New York venue. — Courtney Centeno, account executive