Buffalo Road Trip

 

On Thursday the 12th we decided on an impromptu trip to Buffalo NY to see the Croaker submarine at a naval display there. Our good friend in Flower Mound, Gary, said he had served on the boat so we decided to go to Buffalo to see it.

 

But first our accommodations. Generally I don't talk too much about where we stay as the trip and the place are more important ... this is an exception and I'll get to the sub in the next post.

 

We stayed at the Curtiss Hotel in Buffalo which is right in the city center. For many years we had just driven by Buffalo as it had a pretty distressed waterfront and warehouse area that didn't look inviting or safe to slow down. Like Detroit though the city has made a remarkable transformation and the downtown is clean, neat, safe and very attractive.

 



This is a fantastic renovation of an older building and is a well deserved 5 star property. Our room was on the corner in the pic above ... the one which appears darker than the rest. The room of about 400 square feet and stretched across half the building to the right.

Below is the view from inside after we had pushed the button on the computer keypad and the 30 feet of blackout drapes had slowly rolled open ... wow. No high tech innovation was spared in this place.

The bathroom was the top of innovation and tech wizardry. All electronic soaking tub with a computer screen to walk you through all of the many heat and water motion selections, including a light show in the water ... hah! The shower too was totally electronic with a dozen outlets including steam.

The toilet deserves its own mention as it was totally electronic including separate remote. The seat opens automatically and the rest of the functions in this thing would wash, dry, and flush as you read the daily news ... don't know.

Thursday night we went down to the restaurant in the hotel and it was really good. Good prompt service in a modern setting and also a revolving bar.

We started with some hot rosemary bread and a really nice Napa cab called Old Souls ... kinda fit, eh. Dinner was a couple of pasta dishes that were excellent ... again beautiful presentation, prompt service, and wonderful flavors making for a nice evening. Tomorrow off to the boat.