East Side, West Side…now we're all around the town!

For years, members have asked for an Upper West Side HQ for us, and so I have been searching. There all along, but now shined up to a sexy sheen, the On the Ave Hotel will soon welcome us with two new restaurants (opening in early fall), a soon-to-be-opened 24-hour fitness center and spiffed up rooms.

A fine, reliable hotel in a terrific location is now a destination.

And, as locals and tourists will be flocking to Tom Valenti's "The West Branch" restaurant (he is the chef/owner of the much savored "Ouest", also on the Upper West Side), you'll have it just downstairs (or in your room as it will provide room service). The hotel's second restaurant, Fatty Crab, will offer a lively bar atmosphere and dish up Malaysian-inspired "street food."

Mixing the sublime with the professional, On the Ave, also features a 24-hour business center, high-speed wireless and wired internet and two state-of-the-art meeting rooms.

All this within walking distance of Lincoln Center, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, and, I'm guessing, some of your meetings.

Also, if you have kids, this may be the spot—The Natural History Museum's dinosaurs are within lunging distance!

Offered to Academic Ambassadors at 15% off its Best Available Rate (BAR). In other words, we get the best discount offered on a given date, and then some.

[excepting these blackout dates: Sept 23, 24; Oct 21-23; Oct 31-Nov 4; Dec 1-11 when the BAR will still be available, but not the additional 15% off]

You may visit their website at www.ontheave-nyc.com.