| Show Sundav December The Salt Lake Tribune 21 1988 T5 Spending quality time (and money) in the Big Apple Frederick by IT NEW YORK — It doesn't take much effort to spend $10000 on a weekend in New York but it may take stamina and a strong stomach A getaway for couples with few fiscal inhibitions should be planned along the lines of what the Carringtons Channings and Ewings would do if they came to the Big Apple Three deluxe days in New York can cost as much as a year's tuition at college There are people who make such trips every few v ears and swear it's worth it Some stay at famous commercial n hotels but the knowledgable search smaller European-stvlestablishments tucked away on Manhattan's East Side Such is the Plaza which offers $1500-a-dasuites with living rooms big enough to entertain 20 guests It's what Elizabeth Taylor Chevy Chase and Sally Field reserve when they stay there The furniture is French directoire the flowers parrot tu out e Ath-ene- e v and lips and the ambiance hush-husi The weekenders will arrive Friday to find a bottle of Cristal champagne on ice and a white Rolls Royce with a chauffeur named Cyril rented for $175 an hour awaiting chi-ch- their pleasure If they are Oriental food buffs the couple will likely be driven to Tso Yang one of the world's most beautiful Chinese restaurants panelled in rare woods and Imperial silks The Peking dinner features shark soup prawns scallops duck and apples a bargain at $45 each plus $75 for a pleasant Montrachet d wine Then on to Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" the newest play on Broadway costing $75 for a pair of orchestra seats Since you never feel like you've eaten a few hours after a Chinese meal the couple can tuck in a late supper at Harry Cipriani's the New World branch of Harry's Bar in Venice Harry himself suggests the thinly beef carpaccio risotto with sliced I M Winship Senior FdiU?r vegetables fried shrimps and crepes $50 each plus a modest $50 Yalpolicello wine The tip brings supper to $155 The next day starts with late breakfast in bed the $12 continental for her the $1750 special with smoked salmon for him Lunch is at the nearby Polo restaurant w here the art and fashion worlds meet to munch Pedro of The Polo which is a sumptuous setting of with equine art guides the weekenders through a $70 French repast for two consisting of sweetbreads and spinach celeri remoulade and apple tart tatin washed down with a $50 St Emilion An afternoon shopping binge takes them to Martha's a Park Avenue mecca for fashionable women and the Fifth Avenue men's emporium where you either have an appointment or the haughty doorman will bar you from entering She may find a beaded $8000 Bill Blass evening dress that will steal the show at the next country club dance suette for s Bi-ja- n and a Pauline Tngere suit for $1800 He may buy a perfectly tailored blazer off Bijan s reads rack for $2500 pick up a $3 000 suit and settle for a less of the cheapest shirt at $350 each and the minimum price tie at $110 If they feel guilty about the kids they left at home the weekenders can comb F A O Schwarz's new toy store and come up with a $1800 Ylasti porcelain doll dressed for an Edwardian picnic and a cash-mer- e e Gauge train in a German village setting for $1500 And they probably won't resist buyrobot that ran ing a $595 Omni-200be programmed to seise cocktails on the maul s day off Dinner is at Ie Cirque the celebrity trough where Ron and Nancy always dine when they are in town on fettueme with white truffles veal Four Seasons and chocolate velvet dessert all for $123 plus $60 for a median-pricewine A little sightseeing winds up w ith a visit to the the stumming new Equitable Life Assurance skyscraper Off the lobby is the Palio res- ncr Sirio Maccione suggests a $50-guest least of pasta priinavora sauted fois gras veal chops and morels and creme brulee plus a $80 Bordeaux This will fortify the couple nicely for Broadway's smash hit musical "Me and My Girl" with tickets at $45 apiece plus a scalper's fee of $210 After the theater they can head for the Hors D'Oeuvrie of Windows on the World restaurant to dance to live music and enjoy a glittering new of the harbor Champagne will run $65 but the sushi and sashimi appetizers are a bargain at $9 50 plus a $295 cover charge The last day of the usit finds the weekenders lunching in the vast ultra modern Pool Room of the Four Seasons a hangout for publishers and advertising tycoons They can splurge Ow a art-fille- taurant bar where the couple can en$7 50 Bellinis (champagne eaches grand manner) under the huge brilliantly painted mural bv Sandro Clua To wind up the weekend there's seafood house dinner at a four-staIe Bernardin just a few steps away in the same building After a $55 black bass meal ending w ith mousse of passion fruit the sojourners are delivered to the airport by Cyril a mite poorer but far more appreciative of the finer things in life joy r Doing the town without breaking anyone’s bank by John Swenson UPI Feature Writer NEW YORK — Everyone knows it's easy to spend the family fortune on a New York vacation If you want to see the hottest play in town travel by limo eat at Windows On the World and stay at the Plaza stop reading this article If you want to know how to take a bite out of the Big Apple without breaking your dentures read on The first thing to remember is that New York offers just about anything you want for a price you cpn afford A little research will enable you to see some of the town's finest features without emptying your wallet For starters you don't have to pay $200 a night for a room A number of hotels have very reasonable single night and weekend package rates Manhattan East Suite Hotels a chain of nine hotels located at various points in the midtown area offers some of the best values Suites with kitchens are available from $115 on weekdays If you book for a three-daweekend (Friday through Sunday night) the price is as low as $75 For details call Staying in the midtown area is the key to taking advantage of the city's best values because bus and subway transportation is easy and efficient And Manhattan is extremely compact so it's not only possible but desirable to walk from place to place If you prefer to take a taxicab make sure the driver puts the meter on as soon as you begin the trip If the driver quotes a price to your destination get out And remember: a ride from the train station to most midtown hotels should cost $5 not $20 y New York is packed with free or inexpensive entertainment to suit any taste A good place to start planning your weekend is the "Cheap Thrills" page in the Village Voice the weekly newspaper with the most complete listing of what goes on in the city The column lists musical events tours poetry readings lectures open forums festivals nature walks and children's shows that are all either free or less than $250 Theatergoers can take advantage of the Tkts program which makes tickets to Broadway and plays available for plus a $150 service charge per ticket Located at Broadway and 47th Street the office is open from 3 pm to 8 pm for evening performances 10 am to 2 pm for Wednesday and Saturday matinees and noon until closing for Sunday matinees New York has one of the finest collections of museums in the world and most of them offer a policy one day a week The Museum of Natural History has no fixed admission charge The Museum of Modern Art has a number of daily feature film presentations that are included in the cost of admission For a cheap and delicious Italian dinner try Roccos on Thompson Street between Bleecker and Houston A few blocks further south little Italy and Chinatown hug the offshoots of Canal Street Walk around and take your pick from among the profusion of inexpensive restaurants It's hard to go wrong discos like the After dark Palladium charge outrageous prices half-pric- e e Travel catalog ready The 1987 Mountain Travel Catalog r a "dreambook” of photographs maps and adventure itineraries is now available Mountain Travel features the unusual trip with visits to 50 countries on seven continents New offerings for 1987 in- full-colo- e elude a Land Rover trip over the southern Silk Road photo workshop in Papua New Guinea and a trek across the Guatemalan highlands For a catalog send $5 to Mountain Travel 1398 Solano Ave Albany Ca 94706 ) but you can have just as much fun for less than half the money right arouqd the corner at the Cat Club a former roller disco on 13th Street just west of Fourth Avenue Before you go into the Cat Club stop into one of New York's best PJ Kannen's at the corner of 13th Street and Fourth Avenue Kannen's serves a great hamburger and hosts some of the most colorful characters in New York night life The Pyramid on Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets is another interesting dance spot definitely for the adventurous with live bands performances and dancing on the bar If you work up an appetite on the dance floor Mamoun s on McDougal Street serves "the best felafel in town closest to the Middle East” says rock 'n' roll manager Rob Patterson — and for a price of rock-botto- $150 Just around the corner on Bleecker Street is a string of music clubs that don't charge admission You can hear folk rock or jazz bands for the price of a drink at Mills Tavern Kenny’s Castaways the Back Porch the Red Lion and the Bitter End all located within two blocks of each other You can spend an entire day strolling through the area between Houston and Canal called Soho which houses most of the city's art galleries These are clearly marked from the street and open to the public for free No trip to New York is complete without a visit to McSorley's Old Ale House the oldest bar in the United States located on 7th Street between Second and Third Avenues "We were here before you were born" is the motto of this historic site which is as much a museum as a tavern The walls are festooned with artiWar facts dating back to years and the ancient stove warms the place well during the cold winter months Having a quiet ale over lunch on a brisk February afternoon at McSorley's proves that some of the best things in New York are practically free half-a-doze- n pre-Civ- il d The Brooklyn Bridge spans Xcw York's Bast River connecting Brooklyn with Manhattan The city of Xcw York can be expensive but there are ways to see it on the cheap too ?' y&c y&c? 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