“In the concrete jungle of New York City, where open sky can be hard to find, the latest luxury offering is a night under the stars — or, under twinkling city lights, at least. For the not-so-insignificant price of $1,995 (1,500 euros) a night, the AKA Central Park promises a five star ‘outdoor bedroom,’ 17 floors up, complete with a queen-size bed, candle-lit dinner, fireplace, romantic snacks, and a giant telescope to admire the stars in the city that never sleeps. To the strains of live jazz guitar, Brazilians, Australians, Emiratis, and even New Yorkers spend the night doing what travel agents call urban ‘glamping’ — short for ‘glamorous camping.'”
Related posts:
Mining the Gobi: The Battle for Mongolia's Resources
Coinbase bans WikiLeaks; WikiLeaks calls for global boycott
Obama Flipped Out When A Judge Blocked NDAA Because He Was Already Detaining People?
New York Police Officer, Customs Officer Arrested For Trafficking Illegal Guns
Homeland Security's domain seizures worries Congress
Gold purchases surge in China as prices slump
Can Bitcoin Breakout in 2014?
Family of man executed in Ohio using untested procedure plans suit
India Department of Post to stop gold coin sales
Purged Saudi royals must cough up 70% of their wealth to be freed
Reuters: U.S. cyberwar strategy stokes fear of blowback
Romney rakes in $170 million for September; Obama $181 million
French budget minister under probe for tax fraud
Arkansas to vote on legalizing medical marijuana in November
'Drop Dropbox' protests as wiretap proponent Condoleezza Rice joins