The ultimate luxury London Christmas

Monday, 18 October 2010 4:20 PM

Mandarin Oriental has put together the ultimate luxury family package for Christmas in London, including carols at the Royal Albert Hall and ice-skating in Hyde Park.

The Christmas Extravaganza programme includes deluxe accommodation for a family of four in two interconnecting rooms for a three-night short break. Your rooms will be lavishly decorated with all the festive accoutrements, including individual stockings and a bijou Christmas tree.

Enjoy the finest shopping London has to offer with Golden Passes to the Harrod’s Children’s Christmas Grotto at either 11:30am, 12:30pm or 2pm on Christmas Eve. Then in the evening, soak up the sounds of the season with a night of Christmas carols at the Royal Albert Hall, as seen from the Mandarin Oriental private box.

Mandarin Oriental has Christmas Day wrapped up with a family Christmas Day lunch in the winter wonderland ballroom with festive fun including Santa’s grotto, a caricaturist, balloon modellers, a live band and qualified child minders.

Cap off your visit with a family pass to London’s largest outdoor ice skating rink at the magical Winter Wonderland in adjacent Hyde Park.

However, all this luxury doesn’t come cheap. A four-person Christmas break starting on December 23, costs £2,750. For more details about this exclusive package, visit: www.mandarinoriental.com/london
 

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