New Year's 2000 Packages Still Available at Several Luxury Properties Around the World
Press Release: Orient-Express Hotels
October 8, 1999
NEW YORK, NY -- With less than three months to go before the ball drops in New York's Times Square, travelers are
finally answering the infamous question, ``Where will you be during the dawn of the new millennium?'' And, as travelers
make their final arrangements, Orient-Express Hotels wants them to know that space is still available at several
of their properties throughout the world -- from Tahiti and Botswana to St. Martin and New Orleans.
WINDSOR COURT HOTEL -- New Orleans, LA
Windsor Court Hotel 2000 Package: Available from December 28, 1999, rates start at $375 per night and include accommodation,
buffet breakfast, service charge and tax. Minimum 4-night stay required. Named ``Best Hotel in the World,'' and
``Best Hotel in North America'' for the second consecutive year by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine
in 1999, Windsor Court is renown for its distinctive style, unparalleled commitment to luxurious accommodation,
personalized service and award-winning cuisine. The hotel successfully blends Old World elegance and contemporary
design, and features an exceptional collection of 17th - 20th Century art and furnishings.
'21' -- New York, NY
'21's New Year's Eve 1999 Celebration: Black-tie gala on December 31, 1999 is $1,000 per person and includes cocktails,
hors d'oeuvres, dancing to the sounds of the Hank Lane Orchestra and an engraved Waterford crystal goblet memento.
For reservations, please call '21' at 212-582-7200 or visit the Web site at http://www.21club.com. Also ask about
this legendary restaurant's private New Year's Eve party in its one-of-a-kind Wine Cellar. In the days of Prohibition,
New York's most glamorous and powerful made '21' the hottest speakeasy in town and the location of choice to celebrate
their most special occasions. Today under the ownership of Orient-Express Hotels, '21' remains the perfect place
for any event from an intimate dinner party in its historic Wine Cellar to a cocktail reception for 400 guests.
This New Year's Eve will be particularly special at '21', as it marks 70 years at its present location at 21 West
52nd Street or ``Swing Street.''
LA SAMANNA -- St. Martin, French West Indies
Post-Millennium Escape Package: Available January 2 through February 3, 2000, nightly rates start at $550 and include
accommodation, breakfast, tennis, non-motorized watersports, and use of fitness pavilion. La Samanna is a world-class
luxury resort in St. Martin, ideally situated on 55 acres of pristine beach-front property. Cloaked in lush foliage
and colorful splashes of flowers, the resort is residential in nature, appealing to a discriminating, international
clientele seeking seclusion, relaxation, fine dining and attentive personalized service. In 1998, the property
completed the second phase of a multi-million dollar refit program and celebrated its 25th anniversary.
REID'S PALACE -- Madeira, Portugal
Reid's Palace 2000 Package: Available December 13, 1999 through January 3, 2000, nightly rates start at approximately
$529 and include accommodation, daily breakfast, use of some watersports facilities, all service charges and taxes.
Minimum 10-night stay required. Set in 10 acres of lush semi-tropical gardens, Reid's Palace is perched on a cliff-top
headland overlooking the bay. Opened in 1891 to welcome ocean liners on their way to the outposts of the British
Empire, Reid's is one of the world's most famous hotels, combining grand Edwardian tradition with every modern
amenity and comfort.
HOTEL QUINTA DO LAGO -- Algarve, Portugal
Millennium in Style Package: Available December 26, 1999 through January 6, 2000, 7-night package starts at approximately
$1,600 per person and includes accommodation, breakfast, wine, fruit and flowers on arrival, Dom Perignon toast
with fireworks, New Year's Day gala dinner, service charges, taxes and more. This five-star property is set in
its own gardens amid 1,780 acres of woods, hills and manicured fairways in Portugal's Algarve region. A haven for
golfers, gourmets, tennis players, nature lovers and surfers, Hotel Quinta do Lago overlooks the Ria Formosa Estuary,
which attracts annual bird migrations.
HOTEL SPLENDIDO -- Portofino, Italy
New Year's Package: Available December 29, 1999 through January 3, 2000, 5-night package starts at approximately
$2,725 per person at Hotel Splendido or approximately $1,784 per person at Splendido Mare and includes accommodation,
breakfast, champagne and fruit on arrival, Latin American Dancing show and lessons, Gala dinner, New Year's concert,
service charge, taxes and more. Open mid-March to early-January, Hotel Splendido opened as a hotel in 1901. Perched
majestically on a hillside amid four acres of tropical terraced gardens of palm trees, yews, sea pines, mimosa
and silver olive groves, its nearby harbor is a colorful medley of cafes, shops and restaurants, including its
newest extension, the Splendido Mare.
GAMETRACKERS -- Okavango, Botswana Gametrackers 2000 Package: Available December 22, 1999 through January 5, 2000,
nightly rates are $550 per person and include accommodation, meals, soft drinks, beer and house wine at meal times,
game viewing activities and laundry services. Rates do not include Botswana departure tax and following nightly,
per person charges: $15 Park Fees; $7.50 Insurance; $125 Inter-camp flights per sector; and $90 Kasane supplement
per sector. Minimum 4-night stay required. Gametrackers is a group of unusually beautiful game camps in exceptional
locations throughout Northern Botswana, in one of the world's last great wilderness areas. These camps are a virtual
window upon the unspoiled Africa as it was 200 years ago. The untamed beauty and stark contrasts of the parched
Kalahari Desert sands and crystal-clear lagoons and thick swamps of the Okavango Delta are an oasis for an exceptional
variety of wildlife.
THE WESTCLIFF -- Johannesburg, South Africa
Millennium Package Special: Available December 31, 1999 through January 2, 2000, the 2-night package starts at
approximately $1,130 per person and includes accommodation, breakfast, some meals, use of all hotel facilities,
service charges and taxes. An elegant year-round retreat set amid lush hillside terraces, the Westcliff is composed
of a cascading series of Mediterranean-style villas, stunningly positioned on the face of a splendid, steep ridge,
surrounded by landscaped gardens and Herbert Baker residences, named after the renowned South African architect.
The classic architecture of the exterior is complemented by the effortless elegance of the interior.
BORA BORA LAGOON RESORT -- Tahiti, French Polynesia
Bora Bora Lagoon Resort 2000 Package: Available December 26, 1999 through January 6, 2000, rates start at approximately
$1,400 per night and include accommodation, meals on full-board basis (not including beverages), New Year's Eve
Dinner and party, service and tourism tax. VAT not included. Minimum 6-night stay required. Consistently rated
among the world's most romantic escapes, Bora Bora Lagoon Resort is located on a palm-fringed promontory with a
quarter-mile of white sand beach. Set in 12 acres of lush tropical vegetation, it has stunning views across the
opalescent lagoon to the dramatic Mount Otemanu on Bora Bora Island.
For more information and reservations, call Orient-Express Hotels at 800-237-1236 or visit http://www.orient-express.com.
SOURCE: Orient-Express Hotels