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Kimpton Has The Remedy For A Manhattan Meltdown

Aug 3, 2013
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Temperatures are soaring, and humidity is a fact of life in summertime Manhattan — but Kimpton’s 70 Park Avenue Hotel has a cool solution. Just in time for the Dog Days of August (so named by ancient Greeks and Romans for the dog star Sirius), book the Surf or Turf City experience (starting at $369 per person, per night, through Sept. 30) with a stand-up paddleboard lesson for two at the Manhattan Kayak Company at Pier 66, or a session on the driving range at The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers.

Car service transfers are included, along with two summer cocktails at Silverleaf Tavern, and accommodations at 70 Park Avenue. If the weather’s on your side, additional activity options can include self-guided tours on complimentary Kimpton-branded bicycles, or a workout session in Central Park hosted by Fit Tours NYC and customized from the hotel’s Power Bar menu. Available through Sept. 30, with rates beginning at $369 per night, per person.

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