While traditional tent and sleeping bag campers may deem glamping a shameful way to “rough it,” the W Hotel in New York City is banking on the emergence of the recent trend to bring visitors to its newest attraction: the Extreme Wow Outdoor Glamping Suite. A $2,000-per-night establishment, the W’s new glamping suite is not only an expensive way for city-slicking NYCers to blow off a little steam after a long week of work, but a getaway that isn’t all that far from home: midtown Manhattan.
With a constant din of blaring sirens, honking horns, and drum of engines just a few floors below, who wouldn’t get a good night’s rest here?
Expensive list price notwithstanding, the W Hotel’s EWOGS doesn’t look like a half-bad way to spend an evening. Located on a rooftop in Manhattan and chock full of amenities, visitors likely won’t even notice that they’re glamor camping within the confines of NYC. Outfit with a beautiful rooftop terrace, comfortable outdoor furniture, a working fire pit, and large yurt, the W spared no expense in creating the ultimate weekend destination.
“We’ve partnered with interior design company Laurel & Wolf to transform our Extreme Wow Suite’s terrace into an urban glamping adventure,” read a W Hotel press release. “The Outdoor Glamping Suite is plush with dreamy nods to camping: a 12-foot yurt bedecked in a kaleidoscope of fabrics and textures, glowing lanterns, rattan hanging chairs and a fire pit that lights up with the flip of switch. A canopy of twinkling cafe lights surround the yurt, the central element of the rustic-luxe oasis.”
If the outdoor terrace is a bit too much, the suite also includes a penthouse fit with a flat-screen TV, cozy furniture, and views of Manhattan’s concrete jungle. Additionally, visitors can opt to call in room service in the event they forgot to bring along age-old camp snacks like hot dogs or chips — this is glamping, after all, so ordering a T-bone steak wouldn’t be that out of the ordinary. To make the $2,000 price tag a bit easier to stomach, the W also includes a bottle of Veuve champagne. Who says camping isn’t fun?
Outdoor security cameras are not always practical if you live in an apartment or rental. Drilling into an exterior wall may be off-limits, while pointing a regular indoor camera through a window can create another problem once reflections start showing up after dark.
Baseus is trying to solve both issues with the new PrimeSentinel W1, a $69.99 security camera designed specifically to monitor the outdoors through glass. It mounts directly to a window without drilling and uses a 4K Starlight sensor with an F1.0 aperture for full-color monitoring during the day and at night.
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