And you thought a two-month advance reservation for French Laundry in California's Napa Valley was a big deal? Try going out in New York City. If you were lucky enough to have a hotel room at the Marriott Marquis, you made that reservation in 1983. Dinner too? The Rainbow Room was completely booked for New Year's Eve 1999 four years in advance.
It's not quite so difficult to land reservations in premier spots these days. Sure it takes some careful planning, a lot of patience, and some quick reflexes on the redial button. An article in the New York Times lists some of the slightly more difficult tables in the city -- Per Se, Mario Batali's Babbo, Le Bernardin -- and a good strategy for "getting in."
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8-29-2006 @ 7:02PM
Mike said...
The Marriott Marquis doesn't usually fill up that far in advance, but for a hotel *on* Times Square on New Years Eve 1999, 1983 sounds about right.
A "Deluxe Corner Room" is still available now for this years New Years Eve.
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