Leave Friday afternoon and get to the mountains, the water, or a gently old-fashioned city in time to soak in summer’s last long weekend.

And seven other New York hotels for every visitor you might get this summer.

For this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises有ondon, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami葉o the same scrutiny we bring to our own city every week. Now all you have to do is get on the plane.

For this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises有ondon, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami葉o the same scrutiny we bring to our own city every week. Now all you have to do is get on the plane.

For this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises有ondon, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami葉o the same scrutiny we bring to our own city every week. Now all you have to do is get on the plane.

For this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises有ondon, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami葉o the same scrutiny we bring to our own city every week. Now all you have to do is get on the plane.

For this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises有ondon, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami葉o the same scrutiny we bring to our own city every week. Now all you have to do is get on the plane.

A New Yorker's guide to travel, from the best hotels and restaurants to shopping destinations and nightlife. Plus, insider guides, local lexicons, real estate tips and more.

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A New Yorker's guide to travel, from the best hotels and restaurants to the best shopping destinations and nightlife. Plus, exclusive insider guides, local lexicons, real estate tips and more.