Pinky-pink, frou-frou loving girly girls have a new dream vacation destination: New York City.
The city that never sleeps is the new home to a princess palace straight from the pages of Kay Thompson’s classic book “Eloise.” The flighty fictional literary heroine regularly turns the landmark Plaza Hotel upside down with her crazy antics, and now your little girl can do the same.
Well, kind of.
The Plaza Hotel just opened a suite created in Eloise’s honor with help from popular fashion designer Betsey Johnson. Eccentric Johnson let loose when creating the whimsical suite that costs $995 a night to stay in. Located on the hotel’s 18th floor, the Eloise suite features pink striped walls, zebra-print carpet, a king-size bed with a mountain of pillows, and a kitchenette stocked with candy and pink glasses. In addition, Johnson channeled her inner Eloise and hung pink and white petticoats, tutus and princess crowns in the room. There is also a flat-screen TV, a DVD player and shelves filled with Eloise books to read.
For those unfamiliar with the popular series of books, they were first published in 1955 and follow the hi-jinks of 6-year-old Eloise, a resident of the famed Plaza Hotel. Eloise lives with her nanny, her pet turtle Skipperdee and a pet pug Weenie. The books detail what can happen when a little girl tries to make her own fun in a huge hotel. Some of Eloise’s signature antics include making prank calls to other guests, befriending the hotel’s butlers and braiding her turtle’s ears.
The new suite is the ideal place to host a princess sleepover for your little Eloise wannabe. What’s more, the hotel even planned ahead for parents who don’t want to leave their children alone. The Eloise suite has two adult rooms attached to it, and for $2,000 per night, the entire family can stay in all three rooms.
If you don’t have the cash to shell out for a night’s stay, then consider taking a tour of the new Eloise boutique located in the hotel’s lobby. It is stocked with Eloise toys, dresses and, of course, books.
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