By: Andre Malo
The Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side is offering a holiday package that includes a private ice rink, “Nutcracker” performance, and butler for a whopping $175,000, NY Post reported
The Penthouse Holiday Spectacular is a great way to make up for a year which was mostly spent indoors and in fear over COVID if you have that kind of money to blow.
The Mark Hotel on East 77th Street, which describes itself as “New York’s most boldly lavish hotel,” is offering its “Penthouse Holiday Spectacular” for the second consecutive year. In 2019, it cost a staggering $250,000, the New York Post reported.
The package this year includes a two-night stay in the Mark’s 12,000-square-foot penthouse, 5-bedroom penthouse that once hosted Meghan Markle’s baby shower, Patch reported.
$175K gains you access a private skating rink overlooking Central Park, a private performance of the “Nutcracker” ballet, and a four-course holiday feast by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the Michelin-starred chef who runs a restaurant at the hotel.
Guests also get personal portrait session shot by the photographer Alexei Hay, who has previously photographed Prince Harry and Uma Thurman, Town & Country magazine reported.
The Mark was Originally constructed in 1927 in the Renaissance Revival style, the building was purchased by Izak Senbahar of Alexico Group and Simon Elias in 2006 and the building’s interiors were reimagined by French designer Jacques Grange in 2009.
In addition to housing 106 hotel rooms and 47 suites, the building features a Jean Georges Vongerichten restaurant and bar, a Frédéric Fekkai salon, John Lobb shoe care services, and an exclusive scent by Federick Malle. Jacques Grange commissioned seven international artists and artisans, to create exclusive furnishings and artwork for The Mark collection, business Insider reported.
In 2015 The Mark Hotel unveiled “The Mark Penthouse” designed by Jacques Grange, on the 16th and 17th floors. At over 10,000 square feet it is the largest hotel suite in the United States. With 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, great room, library, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and four fireplaces, it affords exclusive access to a 2,500 square foot private terrace overlooking the City Skyline, Central Park and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In addition to The Mark Penthouse, Jacques Grange has recently designed The Mark Five Bedroom Terrace Suite and The Mark Three Bedroom Terrace Suite. Both suites are located on the 14th floor of the hotel and feature terraces facing the City Skyline and Central Park.