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HILTON AUSTIN ASKS: HOW SPECIAL CAN 'SPECIAL' BE?
HILTON AUSTIN ASKS: HOW SPECIAL CAN 'SPECIAL' BE?
Elegant Hotel Offers Best-of-Everything Valentine's Weekend Package For $4,937
AUSTIN, Texas, (January 28, 2008) -" Hilton Austin management asked itself how special can it make Valentines. The answer is a Valentines Weekend Package that includes the best of everything and lots of pampering.
The weekend, February 16 & 17, begins when the Limousine pick up the guests at their home in the Austin area or at the airport and brings them to the Hilton Austin for an early check-in. In their suites, the guests will find a dozen red roses, a chilled bottle of 1999 Dom Perignon Champagne and a very special chocolate creation by award-winning Pastry Chef Edward Schultz, known for his exquisite sugar sculptures.
At their leisure, the couple will make their way to the Hilton Austin's Tower Health Club & Spa for a couples' massage followed by their choices of facials, body wraps or manicures and pedicures. In the evening, the couple may make its grand entrance down the impressive staircase that winds its way around a golden glowing monolith from The Loft Bar into the elegant Finn & Porter Restaurant, voted by Citysearch.com diners as having the best steaks in Austin. Their dinner will consist of a tasting of Bluefin Tuna sashimi, three ways, and paired with Divine Droplets sake; a tasting of 28-day aged prime beef, including rib eye, Kansas City strip and veal with lobster au Poivre, paired with 2004 BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon; a tasting of artisan cheeses, paired with Kopke 1977 Colheita Port; and a tasting of desserts. Following dinner, the couple will enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown Austin, the Capitol Building and the Governor's Mansion before returning to the hotel.
Sunday morning breakfast will include Mimosas, melon balls with a hint of Midori, a selection of hand-made pastries, breads and toast with the finest Scottish and English jams and marmalades. The highlight will be petit filet mignon and crab cake 'Benedict' on a Brioche Crouton with lightly poached quail eggs, rich Hollandaise sauce and Beluga Malossol Caviar. French pressed coffee will be flavored with Louis XIII Cognac. The finish will be chocolate-covered strawberries and assorted hand-made chocolate truffles and petit fours. (The full dinner and breakfast menus are attached). After a late check-out, the limousine will ferry the couple home.
The Presidential Suite package sells for $4937 and a Capitol Suites package sells for $4,437.
As an example of the pricing of some of the included items, an ounce of the finest Beluga Malossol caviar can cost $250 on the open market. A snifter of Louis XIII Cognac cost $294 in The Loft Bar and the typical selling price of the Presidential Suite is $1,500 per night, although discounted for this package.
The Hilton Austin, located at 500 E. 4th St, and adjacent to the Austin Convention Center, features Finn & Porter, an upscale steak, seafood and sushi restaurant, (www.finnandporter.com/austin); Liberty Tavern, a classic American grill; Java Jive On Fifth, a premium coffee outlet and The Tower Health Club & Spa, a full-service health club featuring more than 50 different body treatments and spa services. To find out more about the Hilton Austin, please visit our website at www.austin.hilton.com.
Contact: Ron Dusek
512-682-2999
ron.dusek@hilton.com
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Hilton Austin Valentine's Package
Detailed Dinner and Breakfast Menus
DINNER
Tasting of Bluefin Tuna
Blue Fin sashimi with Teriyaki glazed Hudson Valley Foie Gras and 50 year aged balsamic vinegar, Blue Fin Chu-toro sashimi with grilled Matsutakes and Yuzu,
Blue Fin O-toro sashimi traditional style
Paired with Divine Droplets Sake
Tasting of 28 day aged prime beef
Prime Rib Eye with smoked Kumamoto oyster Rockefeller gratin and grilled rapini, Prime Kansas City Strip with a smoked saffron mussel cream and roasted brussels sprouts, Prime Veal with lobster au Poivre with honey gastrique glazed Chef' s Garden carrots
Paired with 2004 BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting of Artisan Cheeses with crispy brioche
Tuxford English Stilton with tomato marmalade, Marin La Petit Crème with caramelized three onion relish, Cowgirl Creamery St. Pat with pear chutney
Paired with Kopke 1977 Colheita Port
Tasting of Desserts
Valrohna Chocolate Molten Cake with Crème Fraîche gelato, Fresh strawberry sorbet with amaretto cream, Vanilla Créme Brulée with Navan
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The Ultimate Valentine' s Day In-Room Breakfast
Champagne and Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
Melon ball Cocktail with hint of Midori Liqueur
A selection of miniature hand Made Breakfast Pastries, Fresh Breads to Toast and a Selection of the Finest Scottish and English Jams and Marmelades
Petit Filet Mignon and Lump Crab Cake ‽Benedict” -- A smoked Filet Mignon and a fresh Jumbo Lump Crab Cake served on a Brioche Crouton with lightly Poached Quail Eggs finished with a Rich Hollondaise Sauce and topped off with an ounce of the finest Beluga Malossol Caviar
Freshly French Pressed Coffee flavored with a fine Louis XIII Cognac
Chocolate Dipped Long Stem Driscoll Strawberries and assorted hand made Chocolate Truffles and petit fours
