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Couples & Singles on Long Island

March 5th, 2010

Things to do on Long Island for couples and singles & ladies night!

There are many evening hot spots near The Inn at Fox Hollow for couples and singles to enjoy a night out.   Picture an outdoor oasis like no other – that’s Body English Tuesday!  It’s the “thing to do” on Tuesday nights on Long Island!  Located at the Chateau Briand in Westbury, NY.

Looking for a Long Island night club? Sambuca,  located at 272 Post Avenue in Westbury, NY is just 10 minutes away and offers a variety of events such as latin night, ladies night and salsa lessons.  If you enjoy dancing, you’ll want to dance the night away at Zachary’s in East Meadow, NY.

If you like comedy clubs, you’ll love Governor’s.  Governor’s is Long Island’s premiere 220-seat comedy club & restaurant.  Located at 90 Division Ave – Levittown, NY.  The Brokerage Comedy Club and Vaudeville Cafe is home of the nation’s greatest comics and just 15 minutes away at 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore, NY.

For happy hour and a “new class of ultralounge”, The Rare Olive is just minutes away on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington.  Whether you’re having cocktails with friends or an evening with someone special, The Rare Olive offers an exciting alternative in an atmosphere of casual sophistication and continues to be a preferred destination on The North Shore of Long Island.

FOUR is one of the hottest eating and drinking spots on Long Island in years. FOUR Food Studio and Cocktail Salon sets a benchmark for Long Island style and flare.  With it’s unique décor, winter, spring, summer and fall have never looked better.  The four-season design by Manhattan-based Karim Rashid, an Armani and Prada favorite, infuses calming hues of white, orange, green and blue to keep the seasonal areas of the restaurant separate.

GLO Nightclub has Long Island’s largest happy hour every Friday Night and Thursday night is “Ladies Night”.  Located at 737 Merrick Avenue in Westbury, NY – 516-794-8022 – 10 minutes from The Inn At Fox Hollow Hotel where value, service and comfort make this luxury hotel the Best of Long Island.

Long Island Ducks

March 5th, 2010
April 22, 2010toSeptember 12, 2010

The Long Island Ducks baseball season begins April 22 thru September 12th at 3 Court House Drive, Central Islip, NY.

Long Island Ducks team officials announced the signing of outfielders Dustan Mohr, Johnny Hernandez and catcher Tom Pennino.  The Long Island Ducks play their home games at Citibank Park in Central Islip, NY and are entering their 11th season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Through 10 seasons, the team has averaged 6,077 fans per game in their 6,002-seat park. For further information,  call 631-940-DUCK for scheduling and tickets.

Easter Dinner on Long Island

March 2nd, 2010

Join us on Long Island for Easter Dinner

The Inn At Fox Hollow is offering a complimentary Easter Sunday Dinner Buffet for guests of the Hotel.  The dinner will be held at The Fox Hollow Catering Hall and 2 tickets per room will be provided for the 4PM seating for guests of the Hotel.

Pictures with the Easter Bunny included!

The Hotel will also be serving its complimentary Hot & Cold Breakfast Buffet on Sunday morning from 7:00am – 11:00am.  For additional tickets and seating, please contact The Fox Hollow directly at 516-921-1415.

Long Island Hotel Video Slideshow

March 1st, 2010

View our video slideshow and discover why we’re the Best of Long Island 2010!

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Long Island

February 25th, 2010

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at your favorite Hotel on Long Island!

In celebration of  St. Patrick’s Day, our Best Available Rates (BAR) have been lowered Sunday-Thursday for the week of March 14th.  The Inn At Fox Hollow offers a complimentary dinner buffet to overnight guests of the Hotel.  On Wednesday evening, March 17th, the Inn’s traditional barbecue night will feature special added items in celebration of  St. Patrick’s Day.   Corned beef and cabbage, potatoes and irish soda bread as well as green colored fresh baked cookies will be included on our already extensive buffet menu.  Beer, wine, soft drinks, cookies, tea and hot chocolate are also included.   All guests also receive our complimentary full american breakfast buffet in the morning.  Wireless and wired high speed internet access is also available throughout the entire hotel.  For value, service and comfort, The Inn At Fox Hollow is the Best of Long Island!

Arts & Entertainment on Long Island

February 22nd, 2010

The Inn at Fox Hollow Hotel is centrally located in Nassau County, NY near some of the best Arts and Entertainment venues on Long Island.  Complimentary services and amenities make this luxury hotel the best choice for value, service and comfort. 

Special Events on Long Island: A 25% Off Special Rate is being offered to anyone with tickets to a nearby sporting, theater, musical, concert or family show/event at a Long Island Entertainment Venue such as Nassau Coliseum, Jones Beach Theater, Tilles Performing Arts Center, Capital One Bank Theater or a Long Island Ducks Baseball Game.  Present your valid ticket (or ticket stub) for the night of your stay (e.g. day or evening of the event date) and The Inn will deduct 25% off your reservation upon arrival at the Front Desk. Please mention your event at the time of making your reservation. Discount applies to the BAR (Best Available Rate) or AAA/AARP rate and cannot be combined with other special offers. One reservation per ticket, discount applies to the night of the event (1 night).  Does not apply to movie theaters. *Additional restrictions may apply.  

Nassau Coliseum accommodates all forms of entertainment, sports abd rock concerts as well as touring family shows, professional wrestling, boxing, track & field, lacrosse and soccer.  It is also home to the New York Islanders National Hockey Team.   Nassau Coliseum has won a number of top awards for arenas, including “Arena of the Year” in 1995.  Annual family shows, include – Disney On Ice, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Wiggles Live, Harlem Globetrotters, Smuckers Star’s On Ice, USHRA Monster Jam, Sesame Street Live and more, continue to reach new levels of attendance every year.  Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus holds the Coliseum record for most performances. They have performed at the facility each year since 1972.  The Coliseum is located just 15 minutes away from the Inn At Fox Hollow at 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, NY.

Some of the best musicians and comedians can be seen at The Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury.  Here one may see Jackie Mason, Ringo Starr, Five for Fighting and Don Rickles.  The Theater is just 10 minutes away at 960 Brush Hollow Road in Westbury.

The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, on the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville, is Long Island’s premier concert hall.  Performances by stars such as Bill Cosby, Jackson Browne, Rita Moreno, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Parsons Dance Company accompanied by members of the East Village Opera Company, Itzhak Perlman and many others will grace both the stages throughout the season.  Tilles Center’s Concert Hall seats 2,242 and features orchestral performances, fully-staged operas, ballets and modern dance, along with Broadway shows, and all forms of music, dance and theater from around the world. Chamber music, cabaret, solo recitals, and theater productions for children and adults are presented in the more intimate 490-seat Hillwood Recital Hall.

Approximately 30 minutes from the Hotel is the Jones Beach Amphitheater, where the surf meets the stage!  This outdoor stage is the perfect setting for spring and summer concerts like The Doobie Brothers, Jethro Tull and Jimmy Buffet.  

Tickets for the  LI Ducks baseball team go on sale in March 2010.  Opening night is April 22nd and opening weekend represents just four of the 71 big events on the Ducks 2010 calendar.  Now is the time to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the action.  Call 631-940-DUCK or email info@liducks.com.

If you have not yet experienced The Best Hotel on Long Island, now is the time to take advantage of the special 25% discount offered by The Inn At Fox Hollow for ticket holders to Long Island Arts and Entertainment Venues!

Best Hotel on Long Island

February 18th, 2010

The Inn At Fox Hollow has been voted “Best on Long Island” and we would like to thank all those who voted for our Long Island Luxury Hotel.

 

Hotels near Long Island Colleges & Hospitals

February 16th, 2010

The Inn At Fox Hollow is conveniently located near many Long Island Colleges and Hospitals and is the best choice for value, service and comfort. 

C.W. Post Campus at Long Island University is just minutes away at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, NY. , and the perfect hotel for your stay when visiting friends and loved ones.  A complimentary full american breakfast buffet is served daily and the Inn offers complimentary wired and wireless internet access throughout the hotel.

The Hotel is 15 minutes away from Adelphi University in Garden City.  Take the L.I.E. to Exit 39 South or the Northern State Parkway to Exit 31 (Glen Cove Road). Go south. (Note: the road will change from Guinea Woods Road to Glen Cove Road to Clinton Road). Turn right onto Stewart Avenue. Go one mile and at T-junction turn left onto Hilton Avenue. Immediately after crossing the railroad tracks, turn right onto Sixth Street. Continue onto South Avenue. The entrance to campus will be on your left.

The University at Old Westbury is a short 10 minute drive from The Inn At Fox Hollow.  With a wooded 604-acre campus centrally located on Long Island, the nation’s 16th largest population center, Old Westbury offers the best of both worlds – a quiet atmosphere dedicated to learning yet just 20 miles from the heart of New York City.

If you are visiting NYIT, the campus is just 1o minutes away on Northern Boulevard in Old Westbury, NY.  Hofstra University is located at 900 Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, NY approximately 18 minutes away.

Whether you are a prospective student or just visiting, The Inn At Fox Hollow provides you with a home away from home with comfortable surroundings and warm and inviting hospitality.

The Inn At Fox Hollow provides luxury suite accommodations near several Long Island Hospitals.  North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital in Syosset, NY is just 5 minutes down the road on Jericho Turnpike.  The North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital, Huntington, NY location is just 15 minutes away at 270 Park Avenue.  Their Glen Cove, NY Hospital is also located 15 minutes away at 101 St. Andrews Lane as well as  North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY.  If you are visiting The Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, NY, The Inn will is the only hotel with complimentary amenities and services that are part of our everyday rewards.

Family Fun on Long Island

February 5th, 2010

With so many things to do on Long Island, it’s no wonder many families are choosing to visit Long Island for their vacation. Centrally located in Woodbury, NY, The Inn At Fox Hollow Hotel is the ideal destination for your family.

Adventureland Amusement Park is only 15 minutes away and is a family favorite among Long Islanders, featuring thrill rides, kiddie rides and water rides.  Adventureland is located in Farmingdale, NY at 2245 Route 110 and is the perfect day trip.

300 Bowling is tons of fun for the entire family.  It’s not just bowling, it’s bowling with a “twist”.  Choose from dozens of delicious upscale dining choices delivered right to your lane.  300 Bowling is 15 minutes away from the Inn At Fox Hollow at 895 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY and features 49 state-of-the-art lanes, a full-service bar and 9 private lanes. 

The Long Island Children’s Museum is a hands-on museum for kids and their grown-ups. You’ll find places to play, learn and have fun and located at 11 Davis Avenue in Garden City, NY just 15 minutes from the Hotel and just down the road from the Nassau County Firefighters Museum at One Davis Avenue  inside the Cradle of Aviation Museum along Museum Row.

Located on Eastern Long, in Riverhead, NY approximately 45 minutes from the hotel is Splish Splash Water Park, voted one of the Best Waterparks in America by the Travel Channel!  Splish Splash has 96 exciting acres of total fun for the whole family. Everywhere you turn, you discover another one-of-a-kind water attraction. Year after year, families come here for a summer like no other!

Located at 431 East Main Street in Riverhead is the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium.   Prepare for a voyage of undersea discovery at Atlantis Marine World. The only public Aquarium on Long Island, Atlantis Marine World offers interactive fun, adventure, and education. Visitors are invited to take a Shark Dive, snorkel with tropical fish, feed a stingray, watch a sea lion show, and enjoy indoor and outdoor exhibits.

Looking to spend the afternoon at the movies?  The Broadway Mall Multiplex in Hicksville, and the UA Westbury Stadium 12 in Westbury are both nearby, as well as the Farmingale Multiplex Cinemas located at 1001 Broadhollow Road, Farmindale, NY. 

If you haven’t been to Dave and Busters now is the time to escape into play at the only place with a restaurant serving everything from wings to New York Strips, a bar with the best happy hour and a Million Dollar Midway filled with the latest interactive and video games.  It’s tons of fun for all ages, and just 15 minutes away at 261 Airport Plaza Road in Farmingdale, NY.

The fun never stops just because it chilly outside.  White Post Farms, voted Best on Long Island 2010, has a beautifully decorated and heated indoor setting with pony and train rides.  Your children will love the indoor playground and giant indoor sandbox area.  The outdoor animal farm also moves indoors.  No matter what the season or weather outside, the playground and animals are there to enjoy!  Schmitt Family Farm is open for spring and fall fun time.  Located on Pinelawn Road in Melville Long Island, NY.  Enjoy a day of fun for the entire family.  Daytme Fall Fun includes pumpkin picking, hayrides, a corn maze, Long Island’s largest hay pyramid, farm animals and much more!

Tickets for the  LI Ducks baseball team go on sale in March 2010.  Opening night is April 22nd and opening weekend represents just four of the 71 big events on the Ducks 2010 calendar.  Now is the time to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the action.  Call 631-940-DUCK or email info@liducks.com.

Stay at The Inn At Fox Hollow and play at the many nearby Long Island Attractions!

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Shopping on Long Island

February 3rd, 2010

saks fifth avenueIf you are looking for a hotel near shopping on Long Island, The Inn At Fox Hollow Hotel is centrally located in Nassau County, the perfect location near long island shopping malls.   Both the Walt Whitman Mall & Roosevelt Field Mall are only 10 minutes away, with retail department stores such as Macy’s and Bloomingdales.  You will also find Saks Fifth Avenue at Walt Whitman Mall and Nordstrom at Roosevelt Field Mall.  With food courts and video game stores, there is something for the entire family.  If your stay is Monday thru Friday you may take advantage of our complimentary shuttle service.

The Americana Manhasset is a premier luxury shopping destination located pradajust 15 minutes away from The Fox Hollow Hotel on Long Island’s North Shore in Manhasset, NY.  There are over 60 international boutiques such as Armani, Prada, Burberry, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Tiffany, Fendi and so much more for a truly remarkable shopping experience. 

tanger outlet deer parkIf you enjoy outlet shopping, Tanger Outlets at the Arches in Deer Park, NY is 20 mintues away.  The outlet center includes apparel, accessories, footwear, childrenswear, food and entertainment.  This outdoor shopping arena includes Banana Republic, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Old Navy, Nike, Nine West, Stride Rite, Carter’s, The Children’s Place, Johnny Rockets Restaurant and “Regal Cinemas”.   Visit their events page for Long Island family fun such as ice skating and tours.

Of course, Woodbury Common Long Island boutique’s are just down the road, where you will find many fine stores such as Coach, Max and Gino’s and Mayfair Jewlers.

The Inn At Fox Hollow is the best location for shopping on Long Island which is in the center of it all!