The $500,000 inauguration fantasy weekend - MarketWatch
Hoteliers are promoting all sorts of
presidential-worthy accommodations, but price-wise, it’s hard to top the
Ritz-Carlton Georgetown’s $201,300 “West Wing” package, which comes
with a block of rooms on two private floors, 24-hour butler service, a
custom-designed inaugural necklace, a $20,000 shopping spree at
Bloomingdale’s and — perhaps most important of all — the opportunity to
host your own inaugural ball (for up to 75 guests) with a five-course
dinner “customized for the client.”
Oh, and you don’t want to leave Washington without an inaugural
souvenir. No worry — the Inaugural Committee sells those as well,
including a $7,500 medallion set, with bronze, silver and gold pieces, a
certificate of authenticity and a “decorative display box” for showing
off the keepsakes.
Add it all up and the inauguration fantasy weekend’s tab comes to
$475,050. But we’re assuming you’re a generous tipper, so we’ll call it
an even half-million.
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