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This Valentine’s Day, sign up for the Buckingham Hotel’s $150,000 “Most Romantic Weekend In The Universe” package, hyperbole gladly included:

“Imagine being whisked to New York City on a private jet for a series of remarkable and continually wonderful moments,” said Stephen Shapiro, the Buckingham’s hotelier. “It’s really a dream come true.”

Offered for the first time, the eye-poppingly extravagant package is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The lucky couple will be whisked to New York from anywhere in the continental U.S. in their very own G4 jet.

Upon touchdown, a limousine will take the canoodling duo to the hotel as a CD of “The Most Romantic Classical Music in the Universe,” compiled by the Buckingham, plays inside.

After having the most romantic classical music in the universe revealed (in itself priceless!), guests will enjoy The Most Romantic Central Park Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride In The Universe, tall tale-telling* carriage driver included:

The room is a 2,200-square-foot triplex penthouse with a fireplace and a Steinway baby grand piano. The master bedroom has windows on every wall and it opens to a 1,400-square-foot terrace with views of Central Park and beyond.

“In February, it’s a little chilly on the terrace, but if you’re with your sweetheart, perhaps you won’t notice,” said Shapiro.

After the high-spending twosome gets settled, they will be treated to a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park. The sunset jaunt will culminate in front of a park bench named in the couple’s honor with an inscribed plaque.

But wait! There’s more:

A candlelit dinner in the room catered by Nobu Fifty Seven is next. Following dinner, a pianist will serenade the couple as they share a champagne toast.

“Imagine that — you don’t even have to put your clothes on,” Shapiro said.

In the morning, the couple will receive a tour of the famously upscale stores along Fifth Ave. After already forking over $150,000, they will finally have their chance to sink even more cash into the city’s economy.

But even if they don’t purchase anything, the tandem won’t be going home empty-handed. They will receive an 18-karat gold lyre charm from Tiffany’s, a $5,000 painting from the Fuller building’s art gallery, two opera glasses from Lincoln Center and a two-CD box set from Carnegie Hall.

No one has signed up yet.

*On the veracity of guides in the tourism industry, see here.

Posted: January 26th, 2006 | Filed under: Class War
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