It's a blizzard. And Valentine's Day approaches. A fortuitous combination like this only comes around once every 785 years. So you're not going anywhere. In this vein, we've scoured the city for the best meals to be had from room service, and the best rooms to enjoy them in. Because going out to eat would require putting on clothes, and that's just not what this Valentine's Day is all about.
Room: Le Parker Meridien, Presidential Suite
Food: Burger Joint burgers and milk shakes
Skinny: For one night only, management is allowing Burger Joint to deliver room service,
but only to this suite—which also happens to be the only suite with a private screening room. Which
also happens to be stocked with porn for one night only.
Room: The Gansevoort, Room 1212
Food: Japanese fare from Tanuki Tavern
Skinny: So, it's basically the standard Tanuki sashimi and sharing plates—only with
the addition of a bottle of champagne. And Twister. Because champagne is the fuel for all good Twister
tangos.
Room: The Library Hotel, Room 801
Food: Picnic basket from Madison & Vine and the Erotica Package
Skinny: Start with a little summertime in the winter, with a luxe picnic basket stuffed
with buttermilk fried chicken, barbecued spareribs, corn on the cob and coleslaw. Then move on to dessert.
And when we say dessert, we mean erotic literature, truffles and edible Honey Dust from a Kama Sutra kit.
Room: The Bowery Hotel, Room 705
Food: The Calzone di Nutella
Skinny: Here, indulge: order up a tray full of calzones stuffed with oozing, piping hot
chocolate hazelnut spread, and decamp to the master bathroom, complete with a marble bathtub, that opens
right onto your private terrace.
Room: The Surrey, The Penthouse
Food: Liquid dinner
Skinny: Heavy food might just slow you down. Instead of room service, order what we're
calling "bartender service" to your room, and a pro cocktail engineer will show up with all the ingredients
for your desired cocktail of choice. He'll listen to your relationship issues, ply you with booze, and when
all is well and good, he'll disappear just before... well, you know...
