September 1, 2010@Manhattan

I am already a member of the Hilton Grand Vacations Club; when I went to Hawaii, I bought timeshare resort of Grand Waikikian, 1 bed room, garden view, and platinum season. The annual Club Point given is 7,200(every year).

I was invited to join the 90 min tour for their resort in Manhattan with a continental breakfast with breads and fruits. Since we would like to stay in their resort here in Manhattan someday in the future, we accepted the offer and looked around the property.

West 57th Street by Hilton Club
102 West 57th Street, New York, New York, United States 10019
Tel: 1-212-379-0103   Fax: 1-212-379-0104

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After the breakfast, we were told about the property in West 57th Street. It turned out that although I am a timeshare owner of the Grand Waikikian Hawaii, I can book a room of West 57 Street from 45 days before. This is one of the special perks only for the West 57 Street owners. I was told that when we come to Manhattan, we should make a reservation at Hilton New York or Waldorf-Astoria and try West 57 Street before 45 days of the planned NYC trip; if we can make it, then we can cancel the reservation at a hotel.
They also have two-floor Hilton Club rooms in 37 and 38th floor of Hilton New York; these properties seemed to be sold out though.


Then we took a subway A/C at 59th Street Columbus Circle and headed for Uptown. We were supposed to get off the subway at 81ST Street - Museum of Natural History, but we somehow passed the station and got off at 86th Street and walked to the Museum. We could enter it for free since my company is a corporate member.

American Museum of Natural History
79 Street And Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-5100
Subway: 81ST Street - Museum of Natural History

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Based on my wife's request, we looked around ocean- and animals-related displays.

Then we went to Zabar's, historic grocery shop and bought our lunch, like tandoori chicken, spinach with garlic, and mixed salad for my wife. After that, we bought some bagels for our breakfast tomorrow at H&H Bagels, just across the W 80th Street.

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We walked across the Central Park and had a lunch at a bench. It was hot; we bought a diet coke at the stand. We arrived at Madison Avenue in Upper East Side and walked along the avenue. My wife wanted some clothes and watches for her and our baby girl.
We departed at Madison Avenue, 66th Street. Then I went to Merit Cleaners at Lexington Avenue to pick up some clothes for dry cleaning and laundry while my wife breast-fed our baby girl at Loews Regency. Then we got together, got back to Hilton New York, and went to Whole Foods Market at Columbus Circle to buy foods for our quick dinner and breakfast.