In New York for the Samsung Event

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In New York for the Samsung Event

Posted on 13 December 2006 by Judie Stanford

I just got into New York for tonight’s Samsung’s 10th Anniversary (in the US) Party & Dinner and tomorrow’s Mobile Tech Summit. You should see this cute hotel room I’m staying in…”cute” meaning little and snug.

It’s called a “pod room”, and it’s not just because the alarm clock is an iHome iPod dock…take a look around my “pod”. Here’s the little desk where my laptop is now set up. The room has free wireless, so yay!

It’s quite a bit bigger than the capsule hotel Larry wrote about, and believe it or not – my room was actually upgraded from a single to a full bed.

There’s my Vaja messenger bag which is getting quite a workout…

Under the bed are the dresser drawers…

The toilet is in the shower! I almost feel like I am in a travel home.

The room is probably 12′ long x 8′ wide. It’s actually very bright and cheery, and it has every comfort. For one person, it’s not too cramped at all.

That’s my Tom Bihn Aeronaut bag peeking from the closet space – it was nice to travel without any checked luggage for once!

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Allen Hong
Thats crazy! Toilet in the shower?!? That bed looks small and uncomfy… I can picture myself banging my head on the desk or that self thingy on the other side .
I hope the rates are not typical of New York hotels though.
http://wonderdawg777.blogspot.com WonderDawg
Judie, what’s the name of the hotel – might be worth staying at if the rates & location are decent…
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
I am staying at the Pickwick Arms, which is in the 100ish range. It’s on E 51st, so it’s not too far from everything. They are also in the process of doing some major remodeling – it will be even cuter when they are done.
MitchellO
I just love the look of that Vaja bag every time I see it. A fantastic colour combination!!!
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
“A fantastic colour combination!!!”
I agree! And it looks even better in real life; I love that bag!
Lex
Is that a PDA on the wall ? Nice color and resolution ! VGA?
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
Ha – that’s a 13″ (or so) LG flat screen TV .
Rico3201
I looked at the map, and you’re right: that’s not too far from the mid-town attractions for a visitor. I love the free wi-fi in every room (I wish every hotel would provide that.) Now if I can just convince my wife to go for the bunk bed idea…
karrock
Toilet *in* the shower?!?! o.O Where do you stand to take a shower? On the toilet seat? O.o Talk about your safety liability issues… Maybe if it tipped in and out like the one on Firefly… hehe
I guess they don’t have to worry so much about keeping the toilet clean though… Just close the curtain and blast away with the hot water… lol
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
Welllll…the toilet wasn’t actually under the shower head or anything – the entire shower area was about 7′ long, and there was an interior curtain and partition to keep the two separate. But it was still “different”, as the sliding shower steam door was also the door to the entire affair.
ctmagnus
Two things;
A) re: the shower, my sister had a setup like that when she spent 5 months in China recently. That was a “western” setup – most toilets she encountered there were simply holes in the floor.
2) I got one of the iHome alarm clocks for Christmas. I’m still getting used to it but my biggest gripe so far is the fact that you can wake only to all music. I’d prefer if you could select a playlist to wake to, even one of the predefined iTunes playlists
iii) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!