UD | Surf. Sand. Sun. Tequila. This Place.

If you have trouble reading this email, go to the online version April 30, 2013 Shore Thing A New Retro Crash Pad in Waikiki VITALS Shoreline Hotel 342 Seaside Ave Honolulu, HI 96815 808-931-2444 official website Questions: you’ve got them. Answers: that’s where we come in. In fact, Outlook.com has set up the Email Concierge, your go-to for on-demand advice on the crucial dining, nightlife and sartorial questions of our time. Check it out on Facebook. You ask us stuff, we tell you what’s what. No hand-raising required. So there’s this really neat place in the Pacific Ocean. Beautiful beaches. Great mai tais. Only 13 letters in their native alphabet. Rhymes with “Nawaii.” Oh, so you’re familiar with our 50th state. Good. Now get familiar with this place... Pack your floral shirts for the Shoreline Hotel, a new ’70s-inspired Hawaiian slumber pad in Waikiki, now open. This is a bit like where Don and Megan Draper spent the first episode of this season’s Mad Men (or a vintage Hawaii travel ad): luau music in the lobby, big bright art on the walls, rounded furniture at every turn. The folks behind this—maybe you remember their work at the Saguaro in Palm Springs—really want you to embrace the whole ’70s vibe. Go with it. Your mission here: performing exhaustive research on the merits of ocean-gazing at the beach down the street. And maybe doing some heli-surfing. Or shark diving. Or any other relaxing aquatic activity. And at the end of the day, saunter back to your balcony (there’s one in every room) and breathe in that sweet hibiscus air. Oh, and make sure you stop by the tequila bar downstairs. They’ve got a “Tequila Hall of Fame,” which you’ll be inducted into only after trying 30 of the varieties on hand. So maybe start working on your acceptance speech. Note: Shoreline Hotel, now open, 808-931-2444, see the slideshow UrbanDaddy is pure editorial. You can't buy love from the Daddy. About Us   |    Archives   |    My UD   |    Perks   |    Contact   |    Jobs   |    Advertise   |    Tips Email Issues   |    Privacy Policy   |    User Agreement   |    Unsubscribe   |    Editorial Policy 900 Broadway, Suite 808 New York, NY 10003 © 2013 UrbanDaddy. All Rights Reserved.

UD | Cinco de Mayo. It's About to Get Real.

If you have trouble reading this email, go to the online version 04/29/13   In Cinc Cinco de Mayo. Mariachi. You. Big Time. You’ve got six days until Cinco de Mayo hits. And when it does, you’ll need: 1) an industrial supply of guacamole and 2) the greatest collection of mariachi band equipment of all time. Assuming you’ve got the guac, we’ve got the rest...     LUTHIER VANDROSS A Handmade Mariachi Guitar: Necessary   Meet Tomas Delgado. He’s just your average third-generation guitar luthier making mariachi guitars like his granddad taught him. In other words: the perfect thing to help you bring out your inner Antonio Banderas in Desperado. And in other other words: actually... no, that pretty much covers it.   411: Candelas Guitars, see what 80 years of luthiering looks like here     SUIT UP Made-to-Measure Mariachi Suits, Yep   You’ve got suits. Navy ones. Gray ones. But unless you have a bejeweled, made-to-measure traje with dragons embroidered on the sleeves from the most renowned mariachi tailors in the game... well, you’ll just have to play “La Cucaracha” in black tie. Which is fine the other 364 days of the year, but...   411: Sastreria Escamilla, get serious about your mariachi suiting here     MEX CONNECTION Sombreros. The Best Ones. Right Here.   A mariachi band without sombreros is no mariachi band at all. Likewise, a mariachi band without some custom-fitted, custom-embroidered and custom-colored sombreros is... well, not your mariachi band. Because that’s what you’ll get from these guys. And come on, your guests deserve it.   411: The Mariachi Connection Sombreros, the sombreros of your dreams await here     SAY LUCCHESE These Boots Were Made for Mariaching   You know Lucchese. They’ve been cobbling up cowboy boots since the days of actual cowboys. As for this one: looks just like your traditional mariachi dancing boot. It’s fashioned right in El Paso. It’s got a teakwood sole. It’s made of buttery-soft calf leather from India. And hey, cows are sacred there.   411: Lucchese Jaipur Boots, get booted up here     ALL TIED UP Don’t Forget Your Mariachi Bow   Somewhere between margaritas two and five and a half, a flaxen-haired tequila goddess will say to you, “My, that’s a nice mariachi bow you’ve got on.” And you’ll say, “Thanks, it’s hand-embroidered. Called it in from Houston yesterday.” To which she’ll respond, “Oh, I love hand-embroidered mariachi bows from Houston.” Probably.   411: Mariachi Bow, available for order by phone, complete the ensemble here UrbanDaddy is pure editorial. You can't buy love from the Daddy. About Us   |    Archives   |    My UD   |    Perks   |    Contact   |    Jobs   |    Advertise   |    Tips Email Issues   |    Privacy Policy   |    User Agreement   |    Unsubscribe   |    Editorial Policy 900 Broadway, Suite 808 New York, NY 10003 © 2013 UrbanDaddy. All Rights Reserved.