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Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 12:44 PM by VolcanoJen
So, finally, the perfect Stocking Stuffer for the Pioneers and Rangers on your Christmas List!! Happy Inauguration Day, FatCats! Enjoy your write-off. :D http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9059-2004Nov24.htmlWith Inauguration Day fast approaching, Washington hoteliers want to remind their fellow Americans that although not everyone can become president, anyone with enough cash can live like a child-of-privilege-turned-leader-of-the-Free World. Packages cost as much as $200,000 -- or half the prez's annual salary.
Here's our exclusive breakdown of the highest-end offerings:
• The Fairmont's "President for a Day" -- or rather, four days (must stay four nights between Jan. 17 and 21). Includes: Two actors posing as Secret Service agents to "guard" you during your stay, Beluga caviar and Dom Perignon "state reception" for 10 in the presidential suite, chauffeured Rolls-Royce to and from an inaugural ball, in-room massages and other salon services for "The President" and "First Lady." Price: $10,000 per night. (Still available.)
• "The Hay-Adams Inauguration Package," four nights, Jan. 19-23. Includes: Cristal champagne upon arrival, a Cadillac sedan on call 24 hours, in-room salon services for one day, presidential cuff links and a Tiffany commemorative keepsake. Price: $25,000 (sorry, this one is booked).
• The Ritz-Carlton's "Presidential Package 2005," four nights, Jan. 17-21. Includes: First-class airfare to and from Washington; a $20,000 set of luggage from Saks Fifth Avenue, packed before you travel by a hotel-supplied butler; 24-hour on-call chauffeur and personal massage therapist; "daily selection from the hotel's extensive menu of butler-drawn baths"; his and hers ballroom garb from Saks, including white gold diamond earrings and necklace; two tickets to one of the official inaugural balls -- and two weekend stays per year until Inauguration 2009. Price: $150,000 (available).
• The Mandarin Oriental's "Presidential Privilege 2005," four nights, Jan. 17-21. Includes: Private jet service to and from D.C.; guest's choice of chauffeured Maybach, Rolls-Royce or Hummer for duration of visit; a private dinner for eight guests; 20 "Washington-based movies" on DVD; daily supplies of Krug champagne and Beluga caviar; tickets to an inaugural event; designer fashions from Neiman Marcus, including (for her) an Oscar de la Renta gown, Manolo Blahnik shoes, a mink coat, and (for him) a Kiton tuxedo, David Yurman cuff links and 18-carat gold Cartier watch. And an American flag, flown over the U.S. Capitol. Price: $200,500 (still available!). |
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