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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel Announces New Children’s Packages
Jan. 23, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel is pleased to announce a new partnership with acclaimed children’s author Kelly Florio Kasouf and her top-selling book series, The Super Adventures of Sophie and The City. This February, the legendary hotel will offer two unique guest room packages designed for families to experience New York City through Sophie’s eyes.
“We’re thrilled to bring Sophie’s world to life and offer our smallest guests a whimsical and memorable experience during their visit to Manhattan,” says Giovanni Beretta, Managing Director of The Carlyle.
Each package includes signed copies of both books, a specially designed cupcake amenity from Magnolia Bakery, an exclusively designed pillow by Matouk and an iPad mini to use while following Sophie’s virtual tour of her favorite spots around the city. The second package called “The Super Sophie Experience” also includes Sophie-inspired items by fashion icon Oscar de la Renta and jewelry designer Lulu Frost.
“Our little Sophie couldn’t imagine a more magical and fantastical place than to be at The Carlyle,” says Kelly Florio Kasouf. “After one step onto the gleaming black and white marbled floors, and gazing at the art deco chandeliers, we knew this was the perfect home for our Sophie for it is a true gem any little girl could pretend was her own little paradise in New York City,” adds Kelly.
“The Sophie Experience” includes:
- Signed copies of “The Super Adventures of Sophie and The City: All In A Day’s Work” and the latest book: “Grand Central Escapades”
- Specially designed “Sophie” welcome amenity from Magnolia Bakery
- Exclusively designed “Sophie” pillow by luxury linen designer, Matouk
- iPad mini to use during stay to follow “Sophie’s Virtual Tour” of her favorite NYC spots
- Book this experience online or contact The Carlyle at 800.227.5737
“The Super Sophie Experience” includes:
All items from “The Sophie Experience” above, plus:
- Oscar de la Renta for Super Adventures of Sophie and the City exclusively designed dress and visit to the newly renovated Madison Avenue boutique
- One Lulu Frost for Super Adventures of Sophie and the City cameo necklace
- One Lulu Frost for Super Adventures of Sophie and the City charm suite
- Book this experience online or contact The Carlyle at 800.227.5737
Package pricing for a Classic guest room on “The Sophie Experience” begins at $540 for the first night; suites begin at $655. For additional children, please add $125 per child. For “The Super Sophie Experience,” pricing for a Classic guest room begins at $835 for the first night; suites begin at $1035. For additional children, please add $450 per child. To follow Sophie’s adventures on social media use #SophieAtTheCarlyle.
Acclaimed children’s author Kelly Florio Kasouf’s first book, The Super Adventures of Sophie and the City: All in a Day’s Work has been embraced by the fashion industry, as it was written in loving memory of her father Steven Florio, who was CEO and President of Conde Nast for many years. All in a Day’s Work follows Sophie as she travels in a magical elevator and explores the various floors of a publishing house, meeting a fabulous cast of characters along the way – Katharine Hepburn, Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg and Isaac Mizrahi, to name a few. But at the end of the day, Sophie realizes that adventures just are not as much fun without those you love, your family.
Kelly's second title in her exciting self-published series, The Super Adventures of Sophie and the City: Grand Central Escapades, debuted this past November exclusively at Barneys. The second book is then slated to rollout to major retailers internationally in 2013. The Super Adventures of Sophie and the City: Grand Central Escapades follows Sophie as she takes a magical train from Grand Central station back to the 1920’s with her new friend Henry. She explores the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age where she meets Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald at the Cotton Club, befriends Marguerite Lanvin, and inspires a then starving artist Christian Dior to create his now famous tagline “J’Adore Dior!” The adventure culminates at Ellis Island where Sophie recognizes her great grandmother by seeing the family cameo pinned to her blouse. Focusing on history, architecture, design and most of all family values, Grand Central Escapades will entertain children and adults for hours with its gorgeous illustrations and romantic vision of old New York.
Standing at the corner of 76th Street and Madison Avenue, The Carlyle has been an enduring landmark for East Side social life since 1930. The internationally acclaimed hotel has always been ranked amongst the best in the world, and was named Top Hotel in New York City in Travel + Leisure’s 500 World’s Best Hotels list in 2010 and one of the top 20 U.S City Hotels by Harper’s Hideaway’s 2007, 2008 and 2009 Reader Survey. The Carlyle's new Sense, A Rosewood Spa® was named one of the top 50 Hottest Spas of 2009 by Conde Nast Traveler. The Carlyle is a 35-story, 188-room hotel that has long understood the aesthetic sensibilities of its clientele and is surrounded by galleries, designer boutiques and the city’s most popular art museums. Embracing a passion for the arts, pianos grace many of the suites, and most tower rooms have views of Central Park.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® manages one-of-a-kind luxury properties in the world’s most desired destinations. Rosewood properties embrace the company’s A Sense of Place® philosophy, reflecting the history, architecture, scale and sensibilities of the destination. The Rosewood collection includes some of the most legendary hotels and resorts in the world, including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek® in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, as well as contemporary classics such as Rosewood Sand Hill® in California, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende® in Mexico, and Rosewood Tucker’s Point in Bermuda. Rosewood also offers Sense® spa – featuring treatments reflective of the location’s culture and natural environment - available exclusively at select properties.
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Jennifer Cooke
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
jennifer.cooke@rosewoodhotels.com
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