We arrived at JFK at 1am and Charlotte ordered a Lyft share which was immediately available. At that hour the ride to our hotel was about 45 minutes which was probably the only advantage of such a late arrival.
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| Grand Central Station |
The Hotel Intercontinental Barclay located Midtown East on 111th and 48th streets has an impressive lobby, gin parlour and was playing New York classics when we arrived.
We slept badly due to construction noise on the floor below and because we had to share a bed.
We were promised a new room for the next day and were advised to leave our bags packed and they would be moved the next day whilst we were out.
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| Special Shake Shack Brew |
We set out to explore and took in the city's architecture, magnitude and the bustle. We visited Times Square which is a busy mass of neon lights and advertising.
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| Times Square |
We headed back to the hotel and were disappointed to learn that a new room was not possible could we could get a rollaway. We were compensated by breakfast vouchers for the next two mornings.
That night, we had dinner at the Shake Shack at Grand Central Station.
