one night in new york

i am considering flying in from houston on jet blu ....next saturday as a surprise to my girl...it is very cheap and non stop...would you think it would be o.k. to arrive in new york at 4;oclock...check in to the westin at times square...go out for dinner ..italian..somewhere near the hotel....leave the next day at noon.....does that sound crazy?

one night in new york

Crazy? Not really. It would sound even less crazy if you were able to take a slightly earlier flight, and then do something besides dinner -- maybe a musical, or a play, or the opera, or a concert, or a cabaret performance. Another possibility (if the weather is fine) is to do a little shopping or window shopping on Fifth Avenue, watch the sun set from the Top of the Rock, do some ice skating at the rink, and have dinner down at Rockefeller Center (I like the Rock Center cafe, although it is not Italian) and then stroll back to the hotel throught he lights of Times Square.

one night in new york

Only you can decide whether this is crazy. We know nothing about you, ';your girl';, your circumstances, the cost etc. There are dozens of Italian restaurants near the Westin (why the Westin?) of all sorts.

Inexpensive= Basilica, Trattoria Trecolori

upscale fancy= Barbetta

good not so fancy= Orso, Lattanzi

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moderate=Becco

I think it sounds great!! (As long as you know she%26#39;s going to be home!). For a restaurant try ';L'; (That%26#39;s a Roman numberal for Fifty or ';Cinque';) on 50th St. HAve fun!

I think it is a wonderful idea! But I agree with GWB that you should do more than dinner, especially on a Saturday night in NYC! A jazz club? A walk through Greenwich Village after dinner? A stroll through Central Park before dinner and a nighcap afterwards? There are a million things to do in conjunction with dinner, but whatever you do I%26#39;m sure your girlfriend will love it!