Tue 13 January, 2015 Keep Your Bags Packed We know, we know, the holidays may have just ended but thanks to a handful of hotel launches (and January blues) our wanderlust is (still) in full swing. From city breaks and summer jaunts to rediscovering old favourites, our bags are staying packed. City Break: Soho House Istanbul 87 bedrooms, a Cecconi’s, two rooftop pools, a night club… Welcome Soho House Istanbul, the biggest of the houses yet. Occupying the old American consulate in the fashionable Beyoğlu district, Soho House Istanbul is the perfect base to take in the buzzing streets of Istanbul – if you can leave the House. We did say two rooftop pools. Soho House Istanbul, opens early 2015. For general enquiries including memberships and room rates click here SPRING Escape: Miami Lately, we’ve got Miami on the mind. Aside from the art deco architecture, candyfloss hues and Cuban sandwiches, we’re hooked on its haute-Latino/Catalan food haunts (Cantina La Veinte, La Mar by Gastón Acurio and NIU Kitchen, to name just a few) and bourgeoning hotel scene. From the sleek Art Deco Metropolitan by Como and the fashionable Miami Beach EDITION to the sprawling Martin Brudnizki-designed Thompson Miami Beach, we can’t help but say, “Welcome to Miami”. Thompson Miami Beach, 4041 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140. Rooms from $300 Weekend away: The Hoxton, Amsterdam The Hoxton, Amsterdam, we believe, is a sure sign of the city getting a break from its ‘café’ and stag do scene. The Hoxton, joining other chicsters like Canal House and &samhoud places means that the Dutch capital is surely on the rise. Add to this the news of Eurostar’s direct train service from London to Amsterdam in 2016 and we’re on board to re-discover the Dam. The Hoxton, Amsterdam., Herengracht 255, 1016 BJ Amsterdam Opens July 2015. Rooms from £69 On Our Radar: New York EDITION Following in the footsteps of its heavy-hitting Miami launch, the EDITION is set to open New York side in April. All we know for now is its Madison Square Park location, but after London and Miami, we’re expecting good things. New York EDITION, 5 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 by CS EAT DRINK BOWL AT ALL STAR LANES SPONSORED LISTING Monterey Jack Cheeseburgers and Sweet Potato and Goats Cheese Stacks, all washed down with some gin & elderflower Juleps and passionfruit & pineapple Aloha Jar cocktails. Sound good? If so, head straight to All Star Lanes for their latest Eat Drink Bowl offer. The package includes two courses, a cocktail and a game of bowling from just £29pp. Fancy some karaoke? Throw in a fiver and a luxury booth is all yours for an hour. Offer available from December 28 2014 – January 28 2015. Package costs £29pp Sunday – Wednesday, or £33pp Thursday – Saturday. Available at Holborn, Bayswater, Brick Lane and Stratford City. Karaoke is only available at Brick Lane. TURN IT UP FOR CHANGE Here at UJ, we believe in marriage equality, obviously. Which is why we’re supporting W Hotels Worldwide’s Turn It Up For Change campaign: monthly parties taking place in all of their hotels in the US to raise awareness, funds and make some noise for marriage equality across all 50 American states. LOVE HAS NO LIMIT! For a taster of these soirées, check out the video we co-produced for their recent NY launch, follow us on Instagram, and check out #TurnItUpForChange for a behind-the-scenes look at their party in Chicago this week. Help us get this cause TURNT UP! #TurnItUpForChange | @Whotels | @IAMJHUD | @urbanjunkies LIKE SHARE FORWARD *|SHARE:TWITTER, FACEBOOK, STUMBLEUPON, LINKEDIN, DELICIOUS|* *|GOOGLE:PLUSONE|* PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2015 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free daily mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information listed but we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.