The Carlyle's New York Shopping Hotel Package

Next weekend is going to be remarkable. How do I know this? Because my best friend and I are taking advantage of an incredible hotel package that combines two of my favorite things: shopping in New York City and The Carlyle, one of the most elegant places in New York.

Between January 11th and March 30^th, the majestic Carlyle Hotel on 76^th and Madison Avenue is offering a special NY shopping hotel package to its guests, including:

• Deluxe hotel accommodations for two

• Complimentary upgrade based on availability

• Complimentary daily buffet breakfast for two at The Carlyle Restaurant

• Extraordinary VIP discounts and/or gift cards to some of the best shopping in Manhattan, including Carolina Herrera, Intermix, Steuben and more.

The Perfect Shopping in New York Trip

This will make for an incredible girl's NYC shopping weekend...and will forever destroy the notion of a single girl's nightout forever. The Carlyle has been a fixture of the Upper East Side since 1930. Boasting spectacular Central Park views, its celebrated location is also amidst the world's foremost designer boutiques, renowned art galleries and prominent museums. Inside, you'll find 187 elegant guestrooms and suites, with every amenity you could ever need or want.

The Ultimate in Madison Avenue Shopping

Shopping on Madison Avenue is always an incredible experience...shopping with a special VIP "key", unlocking privileges to some of the world's most fashionable boutiques is absolute nirvana. Part of this special package at The Carlyle includes generous gift cards and deep discounts from Carolina Herrera, Intermix, Steuben, Luca Luca, Stubbs & Wootton, Manrico Cashmere, Yves Delorme and LampeBerger. This is officially the end of the winter blues!

Our plan is to check in Friday and book a massage at Sense spa, The Carlyle's luxury spa. Relaxed and mellow, we'll sleep like babies and wake rejuvenated for the day. Saturday will be spent taking full advantage of those VIP discounts, with special emphasis on Carolina Herrera...with her extraordinary use of vivid colors and figure-flattering silhouettes, as well as Intermix, where I've got my eye on a cashmere sweater dress that I think will look great with a pair of leggings.

No Madison Avenue shopping is complete without a visit to Steuben, where I plan on surprising my friend with a gift of a Crystal Retriever Hand Cooler, which symbolizes friendship. She's also the proud mama to a new puppy, so it's going to be a perfect match.

Then we'll celebrate our good shopping-fortune with a sumptuous dinner in The Carlyle Restaurant. I can already taste that Lobster Bisque...and I believe the Hawaiian Kampachi paired with a lovely Pinot Noir will be the perfect ending to a perfect Madison Avenue day. Sunday morning, we'll wake and have a leisurely complimentary buffet breakfast before rounding out our shopping with anything we may have missed the day before.

This is a tremendous opportunity to take advantage of the very best shopping in all of New York City...all within a few precious blocks! The discounts abound...and they're calling out to me. Of course, I have every intention of answering.