Don’t let the stress of making a big impression for Valentine’s Day get you down! City Concierge of Louisville offers “forgetful gentleman” services to keep you out of the doghouse. Owner Laura Wallace will do all of the work to make the holiday perfect for your loved one while you can reap all the rewards!
She’s ready to personally serve you the best of Louisville in order to help you show people in your life how much you care. Let her keep track of your important dates and do everything but take credit! Her business is unique and allows her to act as a concierge for anyone needing help getting around the city or with special services like finding transportation or even getting into a jewelry store after hours for relationship emergencies.
“I basically bend over backwards to make anything a client needs happen,” said Laura.
Some of her duties include getting people booked into restaurants, helping them with shopping, making reservations and recommendations, finding the perfect gift, giving tours of the city and making sure her clients have the best possible Valentine’s experience in Louisville. She strives to surpass expectations for that person’s taste.
She’s known for an array of services like getting guys out of trouble when they forget a birthday or helping someone who has family coming in from out of town. She taps into her vast array of contacts to help people make a good impression on others, whether it is small scale event planning (like a date), entering a shop after hours, or having impressive transportation pick them up. This one woman miracle can help you give your loved one everything they deserve any time of day for a special occasion or for no reason other than to show you care. Have a surprise adventure planned for your significant other; deliver special gifts to your parents; send your boss a brew; let Laura help you get creative and find the perfect way to express yourself – whether or not you remember when you’re supposed to.
“One of my clients bought a car for his wife for her birthday,” Laura explained. “I handled everything; a special menu for her at their chosen restaurant; driving 70 miles to pick up the car; putting a bow on it; storing it at my place; and delivering it.”
City Concierge is also the perfect place to get started if you’re new to Louisville. Relocation assistance is just one of the many other services she can provide. Her office is at 714 E Market St #201
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40206 in the East Market Street neighborhood known as “Nulu”. The district has an array of awesome art galleries and restaurants that have been part of an “Earth friendly” ripple in Louisville. City Concierge is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday to act as a Nulu visitor’s center. Visitors can stop in to inquire about the district, pick up maps, and receive free swag. You can contact her for more info or put her services to use by calling 502-836-4376 or by email at info@cityconciergelouisville.com.
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]]>By Maryam Louise | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Thu, Apr 26, 2012 4:51 AM EDT
More than a sporting event, the Kentucky Derby is a premiere fashion and luxury living exhibition. Just like the Dubai World Cup, high-end sponsors seek out Churchill Downs and upper crust tourists follow. With that, the idea of festivities surrounding the Kentucky Derby are built on the principles of extravagance.
When thinking of keywords that adjoin experiences like being a celebrity or multi-millionaire, the concepts of service expand into a smaller — but much needed realm. However, according to Laura Wallace of Louisville’s City Concierge, there is one important piece of the full-indulgence experience missing at many hotels hosting Kentucky Derby guests.
Differences between concierge services in Louisville
Published on the cover of Louisville magazines such as Today’s Woman, Wallace is the noted owner of Kentucky’s City Concierge. Along with a referral from Tommy Erdelyi of the Ramones, she also has one from Brad Walker, Vice President and General Manager of Louisville’s five-star Brown Hotel, thanking her for working with his guests.
When speaking about the way she provides services to clients, a clear distinction emerges between her concierge and those found at hotels in Louisville. Mainly, her company is built on personal connections to affluent services and places throughout the city. The goal of her company is to customize tours and top-notch service coordination with clients and their staff.
By contrast, some hotels in Downtown Louisville see concierge differently. For example, when you request concierge with a few Downtown hotels, this year they may direct you to their front desk staff instead. Obviously, this system of using front desk staff in the place of dedicated concierge will not fully meet the needs of all tourists attending the Kentucky Derby. This is where City Concierge and its employees come into play.
Is hotel concierge enough for the Kentucky Derby?
During the weekend of the Kentucky Derby, there will be many easy recommendations for hotel concierge to make. The usual referrals to top restaurants, spas, museums, and other tourists attractions are not specialized knowledge for locals. On the other hand, many essential luxury shops, private parties and services are closed to the public during the Kentucky Derby weekend.
To demonstrate this difference between using full service concierge and front desk staff, think about correcting things that commonly go wrong. For instance, an out of town tourist having a bad hair day is planning to broadcast live from the event on national television — but does not know the best salon in Louisville. The issue is that hotel guests may not have the local connections to get a hair stylist to open their closed shop on Derby weekend.
Other problems that the rich and famous deal with are coordinating with local restaurants to allow for private dining and security adjustments.
When you need more concierge
Although there is a chance that the front desk staff at a hotel may be able to find a top hair stylist during the Kentucky Derby, Wallace’s City Concierge, with their Rolodex full of years of personal referrals, would be the natural solution. Like most luxury items, City Concierge’s tours and services are custom designed. In addition, if you need extra transportation or personal assistant services, City Concierge can make you a referral.
In the end, Wallace feels that there are three hotels in Louisville that have true five-star concierge. Besides her own company, she recommends the Seelbach Hilton’s Larry Johnson (who literally wrote a book about the Seelbach), Leean Gillbrannock at the Marriot Downtown, and the Galt House concierge staff.
To get in touch with City Concierge of Louisville any time of the year, a direct phone line can be used (with prices varying before and after 11 p.m.) at 502-836-4376.
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Black Friday sucks.
I still have nightmares about being forced by my wife to participate in the maddening annual ritual. Several years ago I promised my wonderful bride, after having my toes stomped and my coffee spilled by a raging stranger with red eyes, bad breath, and unkempt hair, that I would never again go to a store for the purpose of shopping on the day after Thanksgiving.
Ever.
As my father so eloquently states, “I’d rather have a sister in the whorehouse.”
I, a man who is not defined by his possessions, see it a senseless orgy of consumption that ranks high in the reasons other people in far away lands hate us, but that is another list for another time.
Last year, in lieu of a shopping report, I put together a registry of “gifts” for our fair city that turned out to be more of a wish list than anything else.
This year I’ve decided to do a list of people for whom (and things for which) we should be thankful in Louisville. So get set to give thanks, rejoice, beat your breasts, spend some money or whatever it is you do when you are full of gratitude and you know it. Some people or things on this list are well known and some are Louisville’s best kept secrets. We should be thankful for them all.
Let’s get it on.
Brian Tucker’s 2011 Insider List of Things to be Thankful for in Louisville
Happy thanksgiving, and thanks for reading.
Keep Louisville weird.
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You walk in. The scene is set. Posh, yet well constructed décor greets the eye with tasteful composition, which is ironic, for the first few lines that follow are contemporary, profanity-ridden, informal greetings between two sisters who obviously have a lot to talk about.
Wily, witty, and sarcastic Devon, who still lives with the parents and works at a restaurant, is visiting her seemingly superficial and financially practical sister, Simone. Simone has become entwined with a posh crew of elegant and frivolous society people, as an assistant for a wealthy couple. The sisters clash, of course, especially once drama ensues as a result of the mysterious past decisions of Simone’s employer, Michaela Kell.
The dynamic of the sisters’ complementary yet diverse perspectives drive this character driven story to the point that the writer, Molly Smith Metzler, weaves a magical look into a day that feels all too realistic, in really a perfect way, for this fast-paced present-day American life. The story maintains present tense while drifting back into the curious lives of every character in the play. While the elegant and frivolous characters at first seem trivial, soon the audience is introduced to a deeper texture of their humanity. Much of the charm comes from the fantastic writing and the spectacular, charismatic acting from the cast.
I strongly suggest anyone with a free evening to wonder down to Main Street. Slip in for a wonderfully refreshing, original, attention-piquing tale that will have you laughing at every turn. With an extremely talented cast and a fresh and driven playwright behind your evening, you will thank he stars that Louisville has such a versatile, cutting-edge, and competent theater venue such as Actor’s! As a part of the Humana Festival of new plays you should catch this wonderfully enticing play. If you may; you should hurry! Visitors from around the world may already be in line before you!
Laura and I recently had a chance to enjoy a lazy afternoon aboard The Belle of Louisville. Starting with the ring of her calliope and ending with a tour of her pilot house, the Belle charmed her way into our Sunday and put a relaxed smile on our faces. Sipping mimosas as we pulled off the wharf and headed down the river, we chatted in the quaint ballroom, which has been restored to invoke its 1914 beginnings (albeit a nod to the newly installed air conditioning units), awaiting the service of a traditional southern buffet lunch. Consisting of southern staples such as potato salad and macaroni and cheese, the highlights of the meal were crispy fried chicken and wonderfully spiced green beans. “And the band played on….”
After lunch, we retired with wine to the deck chairs to catch the cooling breeze playing across the Ohio River and the lush green river bank before Kelly Gream, Director of Sales and Marketing, escorted us up a narrow staircase to the pilot house where Captain Drew Cederholm and Pilot Pete O’Connell pointed out the Belle’s well taken care of accoutrements. Dominated by its wheel, a 19th century skill-set is still used to pilot the boat, although modern equipment assists as well. It was a lovely afternoon spent reliving a little piece of history. We look forward to checking out the groove of the dance cruise and the romance of the twilight cruise soon. Thank you Belle of Louisville staff, Captain Drew, Pilot Pete and Kelly!