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A Seal of A Deal!
Buckingham Offers Summer in Central Park Zoo

NEW YORK, NY, May 24, 2007 –Gotham’s historic Buckingham Hotel is marking the arrival of the summer with a special Central Park Zoo package for the whole family.

Starting July 1, Buckingham invites you and your family on a summer getaway to Manhattan. The family package is available for $249 per night includes a two night stay in one of the famed hotel’s spacious deluxe suites (4 person occupancy), four tickets (two adult, two children) to the Central Park Zoo, and two collectible plush animals from the Central Park Zoo gift shop. The hotel will also provide a family pack of afternoon snacks to take along with you on this funfilled day. Available July 1 through September 4, 2007, two night minimum.

This summer will feature one of the newest additions to the Zoo, an injured baby seal, with a broken flipper that was found injured on a Maine beach. The new seal will be a happy addition to the two loved seals currently at the zoo, Herbie and Nickie.

Spiderman fans can visit the infamous Brazilian black tarantula, or sit in a gigantic spider web!

The Central Park Zoo, just minutes away from the property, features over 130 different species ranging from giant Polar Bears to new arrival Matilda the Tree Sloth. The five acre property exhibits a variety of habitats, designed to recreate the natural environment of each specie.

For further details, please visit the Buckingham Hotel web site at www.buckinghamhotel.com or call toll free at 888-511-1900. The special package may be booked by using the promotional code, “Zoo.”

About the Buckingham

Now celebrating its 75th Anniversary, the Buckingham is perfectly located on 57th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, just a block from Central Park. The property is also nearby Carnegie Hall, David Letterman`s Ed Sullivan Theatre, the Museum of Modern Art, the renowned 57th Street art galleries as well as shopping destinations like Tiffany`s, Prada, Gucci, Bergdorf Goodman`s Barney`s, American Girl Place and FAO Schwartz.

Amenities at the Buckingham include a complete pre-arrival concierge service, full-service business center, in-room high-speed anywhere-Internet connection, wired meeting space and a 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center with private shower and sauna.

Stylish and smart, the public spaces of the Buckingham are filled with music and commissioned artwork from the property`s own permanent collection - starting right at the front door with the Buckingham`s signature stained glass "Dancing King" and eleven unique installations of deconstructed musical instruments ("Bounce Fugue") that line the entrance way.