GDC Announces Partnership with Mandarin Oriental NY | Gotham Dream Cars

GDC Announces Partnership with Mandarin Oriental NY

April 2, 2007

Mandarin Oriental, New York and Gotham Dream Cars have partnered to create two Father’s Day packages that will make Dad feel like a king of the road. Read on for the full press release...

Father’s Day Road Warrior Weekend

For Father’s Day weekend June 16-17, 2007, check Dad into a Mandarin Oriental, New York room or suite for two nights of captivating New York City skyline views and Five-Star hospitality. On Friday evening, Gotham Dream Cars, Manhattan’s premier exotic car rental company will deliver the Ferrari or Lamborghini of Dad’s choice for a weekend of high performance driving. The more traditional Dad may opt for the Ferrari F430, the new and improved successor to the legendary 360 Modena – or Ferrari’s most coveted successful convertible model, the 360 Spider. For a Dad who relishes the spotlight, Gotham Dream Cars offers Lamborghini’s Gallardo, Gallardo Spyder Convertible, or the king of exotic cars, the 570 horsepower Murciélago. The Father’s Day Road Warrior package includes a Ferrari or Lamborghini for the weekend (Friday evening, June 16 – Sunday afternoon, June 17, 2007), maps with suggested driving routes in the metro-area, and two nights of luxury accommodations at Mandarin Oriental, New York with complimentary late checkout to give Dad as much driving time as possible. The package rate is $5,750 for a Central Park View Room and $7,650 for a Central Park View Suite plus tax and service charges. This package is subject to availability. For more information and reservations call 212-805-8800 or toll free direct at 866-801-8880.

Dad’s Dream Car Tour

Give Dad the gift of the ultimate driving experience with a test-drive of some of the world’s top high-performance vehicles. The Dream Car Tour™ from Gotham Dream Cars is an adrenaline-pumping opportunity for Dad to experience world-class driving with six different exotic sports cars such as the Ferrari 360 Spider and F430, Lamborghini’s Gallardo, Gallardo Spyder and Murciélago, Bentley’s Continental GT and Flying Spur, the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Porsche, Aston Martin’s Vanquish, the Ford GT, the BMW M5, and the 505hp Corvette Z06. This guided tour provides professional instruction on the operation of each vehicle, test-drives of six vehicles for up to 30 minutes each on over 120 miles of the tri-states area’s best roads for high-performance driving, a certificate of completion and digital photographs taken during the tour. The Dream Car Tour™ is available June 26th, 27th or 28th with the option of a morning session from 8am-12pm or an afternoon session from 2pm-6pm. The Dad’s Dream Car Tour package includes one night of accommodation at Mandarin Oriental, New York, The Dream Car Tour™ and transportation to and from the tour site in Hasbrourck Heights, New Jersey. Package rates range from $2,075 for Hudson River View Room, to $2,150 for a Central Park View Room and to $3,075 for a Central Park View Suite plus tax and service charges. This package is subject to availability. Advanced booking is recommended as there are a limited number of spaces available for The Dream Car Tour™. For more information and reservations call 212-805-8800 or toll free direct at 866-801-8880. For additional information about Mandarin Oriental, New York, please visit www.mandarinoriental.com/newyork.

About Mandarin Oriental, New York
A stunning fusion of modern design with stylish Oriental flair, Mandarin Oriental, New York features 248 elegant guestrooms and suites — all with breathtaking views of Manhattan and advanced in-room entertainment technology. Amenities include Asiate, the hotel’s vibrant restaurant, and a cocktail bar created by noted interior designer, Tony Chi; a lobby lounge with dramatic views of Central Park; The 14,500-square-foot Spa at Mandarin Oriental; and a state-of-the-art fitness center with a 75-foot lap pool. In addition, there is premium meeting and social event space, including a 6,000-square-foot pillar-less ballroom with three walls of windows overlooking Central Park. As part of the premier Time Warner Center, Mandarin Oriental, New York offers on-property access to world-class dining, shopping, and entertainment, sharing its prestigious address with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Gray Kunz’s Café Gray and Thomas Keller’s Per Se. For reservations call (866)-801-8880 or go to www.mandarinoriental.com.

About Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the world’s most prestigious hotels and resorts, currently operating 20 luxury hotels with a further 14 under development in Riviera Maya, Mexico and Hainan Island, China (2007), Barcelona and Boston (2008), Dallas, Chicago, Las Vegas, Macau, Marrakech, Turks and Caicos and Grand Cayman (2009) and Guangzhou, Taipei and Paris (2010). In total, Mandarin Oriental now operates, or has under development, 9,500 rooms in 20 countries with 15 hotels in Asia, 12 in The Americas and seven in Europe and North Africa. Photography of Mandarin Oriental is available to download, in high and low resolution, in the Photo Library of our Media section, at www.mandarinoriental.com.

About Gotham Dream Cars
Gotham Dream Cars is New York and South Florida’s premier provider of “ultra-exotic” vehicle rentals from the world’s most exclusive auto manufacturers, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin and more. The company currently operates two locations, serving New York/the Northeast and all of Central/South Florida. Gotham Dream Cars is also the creator of the unique Dream Car Tour™ driving experience and DreamShare™ Membership Club. More information about the company is available at www.gothamdreamcars.com.

Mandarin Oriental, New York Contact:
Tammy Peters (tpeters@mohg.com)
Director of Public Relations
Telephone: (212) 805 8820

Tiana Kartadinata (tkartadinata@mohg.com)
Public Relations Manager
Telephone: (212) 805 8849
www.mandarinoriental.com/newyork

Corporate Office Contact:
Danielle DeVoe
(ddevoe@mohg.com)
Group Communications – United States
Telephone: (646) 521 8106
(212) 399-3938
www.mandarinoriental.com