Travelore Report, Monthly In Print Since 1971: TRAVELORE DESTINATION REPORT: MGM National Harbor,...

Travelore Report, Monthly In Print Since 1971: TRAVELORE DESTINATION REPORT: MGM National Harbor,...: A recent weekend weekend at the MGM Grand Harbor demonstrated how small details can make the difference when vacationing including how key c...

Travelore Report, Monthly In Print Since 1971: TRAVELORE DESTINATION REPORT: MGM National Harbor,...

Travelore Report, Monthly In Print Since 1971: TRAVELORE DESTINATION REPORT: MGM National Harbor,...: A recent weekend weekend at the MGM Grand Harbor demonstrated how small details can make the difference when vacationing including how key c...

TRAVELORE DESTINATION REPORT: MGM National Harbor, A Casino Resort That Exceeds Expectations. #MgmNatlHarbor

A recent weekend weekend at the MGM Grand Harbor demonstrated how small details can make the difference when vacationing including how key cards are presented at check-in with two hands with thumbs up respectful of Asian tradition and the pristine ingredients in the perfectly cooked meals at their featured restaurants.  This outstanding resort is located on the banks of the Potomac just outside of Washington DC.

The spa and Salon is outstanding. If seeking something a little different we recommend the Double Your Pleasure four handed massage. Also recommended is the Skin Booster men's facial. Your therapist will also make recommendations for add-ons specific to your needs. A custom blended eye mask was a great addition to our facial. When scheduling your treatments make sure you take the time to enjoy the Roman bath, steam room, sauna and a vitamin c infused shower. Complementary juice, infused water, champagne and mimosas are also available.

   The food at all the featured restaurants is exceptional enough for us to recommend people from nearby Washington, DC. to make the trip many times over. Typically in our experiences celebrity restaurants tend to be lacking in quality when the 'chef' is absent, not at Fish by Jose Andres and at Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse where everything was outstanding. Pictured (left to right) Drunken Seafood Noodles at Ginger, the fresh from the water Seafood Tower from Voltaggio Brothers, melt-in-your mouth American Wagyu flank steak from Voltaggio Brothers, room service breakfast, Soft Shell Crabs from Fish, and Seared Scallops with smoked pea puree and pickled carrots from Fish.

Our exceptionally comfortable corner suite included an additional separate sitting area suitable for entertaining and business needs, all natural bathroom amenities, plush robes, and 2 large screen televisions. Extras including a 'quiet night' relaxing balm presented with turn-down service are nice touches.


For more details about planning your visit to the MGM National Harbor please visit: Www.MgmNationalHarbor.Com 

Travelore News: Jose Andres Backs Out Of Restaurant In Donald Trump’s Hotel

Jose Andres is the latest business partner to sever ties with Donald Trump. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Jose Andres, the D.C.-based super-chef with a growing national brand, is backing out of a deal to open the flagship restaurant in Donald Trump’s forthcoming Washington hotel – the latest on a growing list of high-profile partners to sever ties with the presidential candidate over his anti-immigrant comments. 

Andres, the co-owner of ThinkFoodGroup whose restaurant empire spans 18 restaurants and food trucks, multiple cookbooks  and TV shows, described the move in a statement to The Washington Post as both a professional and personal one. The Spanish-born chef, who became an American citizen in 2013 after living in the U.S. for decades, frequently invokes his pride in being an immigrant.

[Trump predicts he’ll win the Latino vote in 2016]

“Donald Trump’s recent statements disparaging immigrants make it impossible for my company and I to move forward with opening a successful Spanish restaurant in Trump International’s upcoming hotel in Washington, D.C.,” the statement reads. “More than half of my team is Hispanic, as are many of our guests.  And, as a proud Spanish immigrant and recently naturalized American citizen myself, I believe that every human being deserves respect, regardless of immigration status.”

A spokesman for the restaurant group would not disclose the terms of the lease Andres had signed with Trump’s organization for the restaurant, which was to open next year in Trump’s $200 million redevelopment of the historic Old Post Office Pavilion.  But Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., e-mailed a response, indicating that the contract was for 10 years and that the Trumps could sue for unpaid rent and other damages — meaning a potential lawsuit could prove expensive.

“Our relationship with José Andrés has always been a good one, but simply put, José has no right to terminate or otherwise abandon his obligations under the lease, ” Trump Jr. wrote. “In the event Mr. Andrés defaults in the performance of his obligations, we will not hesitate to take legal action to recover all unpaid rent for the entire 10 year term together with all attorneys’ fees and additional damages we may sustain. We will also enforce the exclusivity provisions preventing Mr. Andrés from opening a competing restaurant anywhere in the D.C area.  Mr. Andrés’ obligations under the lease are clear and unambiguous. More importantly, construction is ahead of schedule at Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C. and when completed in 2016, will be a crown jewel within the Trump Hotel Collection.”

Last month, Trump set off an avalanche of criticism when he said of illegal Mexican immigrants: “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” Later, the defiant GOP candidate doubled down on his stance. “I can never apologize for the truth,” he said. Corporate partners have been bailing on him in droves, and a change.org petition sprung up, asking Andres to join their ranks.

[Trump’s anti-immigrant comments could sour his entire D.C. brand]

Andres has long championed immigration reform, penning a 2013 op-ed in The Post calling on Congress to act on a long-stalled overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and to support a so-called “path” to legalization for the millions of undocumented workers in the U.S.

“The fellow immigrants I’ve known and worked with over the years, those with legal status and those without, are here for the right reasons,” he wrote. “They don’t want to cause any trouble, take any handouts or steal anyone’s job.”

The partnership between Trump, the brash hotelier eager to find a boldface toque with local credibility for his Pennsylvania Avenue complex, and Andres, a high-profile chef with eateries sprinkled around the country, once seemed promising. “‘I have long respected Donald Trump for his business acumen,” Andres raved in a news release touting the restaurant. Trump, in turn, called him “a true culinary genius.”
Source:  The Washington Post