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Thursday, January 3, 2013

REVELING IN THE AMAZING REVEL

Happy New Year 2013 Jet Set Smart readers! Hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday and good travels. I wrapped up my 2012 with a trip to the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City. In one word...it was AMAZING! My husband and I have been wanting to check it out not only because it's the newest hotel resort and casino on the Atlantic City boardwalk, but also because we wanted to support the shore since business is hurting up and down the Jersey coast thanks to Superstorm Sandy. I'm working on writing up an in-depth post about the hotel, its restaurants, and what we did while we were there. In the meantime, here's a couple of pics I snapped with my i-phone for those of you who don't follow me on Instagram or Twitter.

Hotel entrance on Atlantic City Boardwalk

View of the boardwalk and ocean from our room

The indoor/outdoor pool at Revel Resort

The infamous Revel card...you gotta get one!

Bathroom in our room

Hotel room at Revel Resort

Thursday, December 6, 2012

FALL IN LOVE WITH D.C.

This October, we made a long weekend trip to Washington D.C. We've been there before for New Years (read more about that trip here), and in the spring to see the Cherry Blossoms, but by far, fall was my favorite time of year to visit! The leaves were changing and the weather was mild and perfect for touring the city. We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (thanks to hubby's company getting us a corporate rate we only paid $160 a night for a $600 a night room- now that's what I call a Jet Set deal!)... and as you can imagine the stay was perfect! The hotel is beyond beautiful with top notch service, and Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay of Food Network was staying there as well so Rich got to snap a picture with him! All in all, it was a great trip...we ate a lot of yummy food, checked out the monuments and some museums (all free to do by the way- again, that's what I call a Jet Set deal!), and made fun family memories that will last a lifetime!