LUXE New York (1st Edition) (Luxe City Guides) [Pamphlet]

LUXE City Guides (Author)

Book Description

Series: Luxe City Guides | Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Iconic, majestic, grand, kitsch, the tops, the bottoms, the kit and the kaboodle, NY is one huge and mercurial melting pot. Fashion forward, status conscious, food and culture epicentric, exasperating, exhilarating and never out of vogue; welcome to the fabulous Wintour Wonderland...

Want the very best of New York in one glam little pocket/purse-sized companion?
Want to find the most glamorous, red carpet-ready vintage gowns and jewellery?
Want to feast on the city s best bites at humble burger joints or gastro temples?
Want perfume, stationery, ceramics, lingerie, suits and ties made just for you?
Want your own personal shopper or art guru to guide you to the city s treasures?
Want perfect cocktails in funky modern speakeasies or charisma-stacked old bars?
Want to find the finest shops, restaurants, spas, bars and services and avoid the rest? Want it all in a New York minute...?

Well, now you can with LUXE New York.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The shirt pocket-sized LUXE guides have been taking the book biz by storm. --New York Post (Online) - June 19, 2007

LUXE the city guides we love for their pocket-size editions covering the best of where to eat, shop, hang out and sleep in major cities throughout Europe and Asia, is at long last tackling the U.S. starting with New York. --CoolHunting.com - June 25, 2007

Among the jet set, LUXE City Guides have achieved near cult status for their exacting, opinionated and deliciously bitchy takes on cities including Hanoi, Rome and... New York. --New York Times Style Magazine: T - May 2007

Product Details

• Pamphlet: 24 pages
• Publisher: LUXE Asia Ltd.; 1st edition (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9628935488
• ISBN-13: 978-9628935482
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nine years ago the founder of LUXE City Guides, Grant Thatcher, was at a party in Singapore. He was told that if he were ever to go to Bangkok, then he must be sure to take the several A4 pages that he was now being handed, as they contained the best insider knowledge on the city. Everybody, it seemed, loved this saucy list.

Grant looked at the list. It seemed familiar. It looked exactly like the list he had written for friends before he left Bangkok. Shut up, and get out of here! Dong! It's true. The rest, as they say, is history.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness!, September 17, 2007

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e_ting "e_ting" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LUXE New York (1st Edition) (Luxe City Guides) (Pamphlet)

Excellent guide - short and sweet (and not to mention sharp!) - everything else I saw at the store were heavy bricky things that I had no intention of carrying around. It's so small and yet had way more than enough info for my 5 day visit. I'd used their Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh guides after a friend recommended them, and was so glad when I found out from their website that they'd started doing guides for the US!

4.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Item, April 12, 2011

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abcc05 - See all my reviews

This review is from: LUXE New York (4th Edition) (LUXE City Guides) (Pamphlet)

New York is full of restaurants, hotels and million of attractions. If you want to know where the best and most memorable spots are, buy this guide. It's also perfect for people who have already been to NYC many times (already done the touristy thing), and now want a unique and highly curated experience. Note: the guide is small, and is not the traditional travel guide (there are no photos or maps or historic insight).

You will not waste your time reading long reviews. The information is to the point and reviews/suggestions are very short and concise. There is only very current, honest and opinionated info on the best of the best a city has to offer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go without, March 28, 2011

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J Li (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LUXE New York (4th Edition) (LUXE City Guides) (Pamphlet)

The LUXE City Guide to New York has the insider information on the best places to eat, drink, shop, spa, see and stay packed onto a slimline compact fold-out card; the ready-made half-day shopping and activity itineraries will save you weeks of research.