Rael New York City Itinerary
May 12-15, 2025
Hard Rock Hotel New York
ADDRESS: 159 W 48th St. TELEPHONE: (212) 970-1200
Monday May 12th
Airport Transfer, Hotel Check-in, Rooftop Dinner
Afternoon
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3:30 p.m. Arrival: JFK
Car Service: Ultimate Black Car: (212) 809-5050
Note: Your driver will be tracking your flight and contact you when you land to give you exact pick-up location.
5:00 p.m. Check-in: Hard Rock Hotel, 159 W 48th St.
Evening
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Walk 7 minutes to:
7:00 p.m. Dinner Reservation:Dutch Fred’s, 307 W 47th St.
Note: Reservation made in Resy.
Walk 7 minutes to your hotel.
Tuesday May 13th
Breakfast, Top of the Rock, Lunch, Jimmy Fallon, Sunset Cruise & Dinner
Morning
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9:00 a.m. Breakfast: Hotel Room Service
Walk 4 minutes to:
10:30 a.m. Admission: Top of the Rock-VIP Rock Pass, 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Note: Confirmation# 1372502281037 Guided experience begins in VIP lounge and includes a tour of the hidden rooftop garden, a champagne toast and private experiences on Skylift and The Beam at Top of the Rock.
Afternoon
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Walk 2 minutes to:
12:30 p.m. Lunch: Del Frisco’s Grille, 50 Rockefeller Plaza
Note: Link to reservation HERE.
Walk 2 minutes to:
2:00 p.m. VIP Experience: Jimmy Fallon, Studio 6B-30 Rockefeller Plaza
Evening
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Walk 6 minutes to:
6:00 p.m. Hotel Hard Rock Hotel New York, 159 W 48th St.
Take a car (approx. 20 minutes) to:
7:30 p.m. Classic Harbor Line: Sunset Cruise, Pier 62-Chelsea Piers
Note: Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure to get boarding pass at kiosk. Booking# 271588445
Walk to:
9:15 p.m. Dinner Reservation: Fonda, 189 9th Ave
Note: Link to reservation HERE.
Take a car to your hotel.
Wednesday May 14th
Breakfast, Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO Brooklyn, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Dinner & Broadway
Morning
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8:00 a.m. Breakfast: Room Service
Take the subway (approx. 20 minutes) to:
Subway Instructions: Walk 3 minutes to 49th St. Station. Enter via 7th Ave & 47th St at NW corner. Follow signs for the DOWNTOWN R train. At the turnstile, tap your phone or credit card on the OMNY screen. It will charge your card $2.90 and let you pass through. Board a DOWNTOWN R train and take it 9 stops to City Hall Station. Exit using the stairs to Broadway & Warren St at NE corner. Walk 1 minute to the park.
9:00 a.m. City Hall Park
Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to:
10:00 a.m. DUMBO-Brooklyn (see map):
- Manhattan Bridge View
- Pebble Beach
- Jane’s Carousel
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Time Out Market
Walk 5 minutes to:
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Pizza Options
Note: These are next door to each other and neither take reservations, but you should be able to get in easily at lunch.
Afternoon
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Take a car (approx. 15 minutes) to:
1:00 p.m. Admission/Tour: 9/11 Memorial and Museum, 180 Greenwich St.
Note: Museum Tour tickets purchased.
Take a car (approx. 26 minutes) to:
4:00 p.m. Hotel: Hard Rock Hotel, 159 W 48th St.
Evening
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Walk 8 minutes to:
5:15 p.m. Dinner Reservation Options: Blue Dog Cookhouse, 308 W 50th St.
Note: Link to reservation HERE.
Walk 4 minutes to:
7:00 p.m. Neil Simon Theater: MJ The Musical, 250 W 52nd St.
Note: Tickets will be sent from Broadway Direct. Order ID TFR0QGB Section: ORCH, ROW E, Seat 101 and 102
Walk 3 minutes to:
10:00 p.m. Cocktail Reservation: Dolly Varden, 302 W 51st St.
Note: Link to reservation HERE.
Walk 9 minutes to your hotel.
Thursday May 15th
Airport Transfer and Departure
Morning
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12:00 p.m. Car Service to Philadelphia (PHL): Ultimate Black Car: (212) 809-5050
Note: Your driver will contact you when he arrives at the hotel.
4:57 p.m. Departure: Philadelphia International Airport.
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