February 4, 2006
Valentine's Day specials at New York City hotels
Update: See the 2009 list of Valentine hotel packages.
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, dozens of hotels are running romance specials for the little festival of love - featuring everything from champagne and roses to Twister and mile-high kits.
Prices start under $150 a night and soar as high as $850,000 for the Ritz-Carlton package, (private jet and diamond included.)
The Alex hotel stands out for its mend your broken heart package, which features tissues, chocolates, Tylenol, a mini voodoo kit, CD of love songs, "Hitch" on DVD, the self-help book "How to Heal a Broken Heart on 30 Days," and a voucher for a free drink at the bar, Riingo.
For those looking for the more traditional route, there are a number of options. Dates and restrictions differ.
Hotel Gansevoort - Twister, a book of erotic games, a bottle of Moet or Chandon, a $50 gift certificate from La Perla, the sensual traveler’s mile-high kit, a dozen red roses, pool access, chocolate fondue and marshmallows and continental breakfast at Ono. From $595.
Mandarin Oriental - champagne, berries, and breakfast. From $900.
Comfort Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Red Roof or Ramada - Two passes to the Rockefeller Center observation deck, two free hot drinks from Dean & Deluca, and continental breakfast. Price: $169.
Hotel Roger Williams - DVD of "An Affair to Remember," a bottle of champagne, fresh strawberries. From $239.
W hotels - a bottle of champagne, a dessert sampler including Red Hots and heart-shaped cookies, romantic in-room movie and a copy of "Kiss and Tell: A Trivial Study of Smooching." From $349.
Buckingham Hotel - a suite, horse carriage ride through Central Park and a bottle of rosé champagne. Price: $299, two-night minimum.
The Shoreham - a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, Aveda massage oil, two tickets to the Museum of Sex, and turn down service with fresh strawberries, caramel and chocolate dipping and rose petals on the bed. Price: From $529.
Millenium Hilton - free in-room movie, full breakfast with mimosa. From $229 (promo code P2)
Hudson Hotel - a bottle of champagne and Godiva chocolates. Price: From $324
Westin, Times Square - "deluxe" accommodations, a $50 Victoria’s Secret gift card and a box of chocolates. From $379.
Warwick - a suite, a bottle of champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, breakfast by room-service or in Murals on 54. From $525.
Royalton - a bottle of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. From $384.
Morgans - champagne and continental breakfast. From $394
Hotel Wales - champagne, strawberries and a box of Godiva. From $249.
Millennium UN Plaza - a bottle of French champagne and fresh strawberries dipped in Belgian chocolate. From $299.
Plaza Athenee - a bottle of champagne, a dozen roses, rose-petal turndown and in-room continental breakfast. From $585.
Bentley - a room and a complimentary 24-hour cappuccino bar. From $117.
Several other hotels have romance package, available well after (and before,) the giddiness of Valentine's Day dissipates.
Library Hotel - the erotica package includes a night in the Erotic Literature Room, the Love Room, (or any other room you choose,) champagne, a dozen red roses, strawberries and a bowl of whipped cream, hotel bath robes (to take home,) the Kama Sutra Love Essentials Package (honey dust, oil of love, etc.,) the Kama Sutra Massage Therapy Kit, erotic dice, "Erotic Moods: The Very Best of Nusound," a box of Godiva, Tantric massage video, and a choice among "The Art of Arousal," by Dr. Ruth Westheimer, "Mars and Venus in the Bedroom," or the Kama Sutra. Price: $650.
Trump International Hotel & Tower - a suite, bottle of Cristal, dozen long-stemmed red roses, chocolate-covered strawberries, full in-suite breakfast. Price: $1,595.
The Pierre - deluxe room, a bottle of champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, bouquet of flowers, full breakfast in Café Pierre or breakfast in bed. From: $530.
Jolly Hotel Madison Towers - superior room, dinner, in-room continental breakfast, a bottle of Italian champagne and two red roses in the room. From $299.
The Carlton Hotel on Madison Avenue - deluxe room with Jacuzzi tub and Bose sound system, bottle of champagne, turn-down service and $50 daily credit for in-room breakfast or dining at Country Café. From $299.
San Carlos Hotel - one-bedroom suite, a bottle of wine, rose-petal turndown, and a surprise bag of goodies. Price: $309.
Franklin Hotel - a bottle of champagne, strawberries and a DVD of Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey in "Romeo & Juliet." From $230.
Affinia Dumont - breakfast in bed. From $219.
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February 4, 2006 10:46 PM in Hotelology, Romance
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