Winner Receives Trip to New York City
NEW YORK--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Apr 8, 2003--Disgruntled dorm dwellers who can best illustrate why their roommate is the most insufferable win a trip to New York City with Citylife Hotel Group`s first annual ``Roommate from Hell`` contest.
The contest is two-tiered, with one set of prizes geared for college roommates and the other going for those roommates who are beyond college, working and living in non-student housing � in other words, people who can`t blame the Dean of Housing for their unfortunate cohabitation circumstances.
Roommates are asked to express, in 200 words or less, how their flatmate is flat-out the ``Roommate from Hell.`` See web site for contest rules. A panel of celebrity judges will be asked to determine the winning submission, to be announced May 18, 2003. All entries must be submitted by May 5 by snail mail or by emailing [email protected]. Up to three photographs and a letter of 50 words or less from a friend or relative who can verify the entrant`s claims may be included in the entry (but are not necessary).
``Citylife�s great rates and locations have attracted student travelers from the very beginning because sometimes you really need to get away from the dorm,`` says Kevin Maloney, principal at Property Markets Group, which owns and operates Citylife Hotel Group. ``Some people, however, have an even greater incentive to get out� embodied in an unbearable roommate�and we want to reward them for sharing their stories too.``
The roommate with the best entry for worst college roommate will win a gift certificate for a week (6 days/7 nights) at a penthouse studio at Habitat Hotel, plus meals to be provided by Riese Restaurants, which has been feeding New Yorkers for 63 years. Wraparound balconies, kitchenettes, and designer baths all make this a unique experience, not to mention a delightful break from the dorm. The runner-up will receive an award of three days, plus meals, at ThirtyThirty�s deluxe rooms, featuring stylish, new rooms in an excellent Madison Square Garden location.
``We opened the contest to non-students as well because we know `real life` roommates sometimes have really good reasons for not liking their roommate � and they often have to wait out the lease, not just the semester, to change personnel,`` adds Mr. Maloney. ``With about a hundred restaurants in New York City, Riese Restaurants adds a real incentive to the prize by providing a variety of dining options to our winners.``
The overall winner of the Non-Collegiate category will receive a gift certificate for a week at one of Hotel ThirtyThirty`s spacious new Executive Floor rooms, plus meals and a spending allowance. The Runner-up in the ``real life`` category will receive a gift certificate for three days* in one of Habitat Hotel`s Executive Floor rooms, plus meals. For putting up with this contest, all the ``winning`` Roommates from Hell who earn trips for their suffering roommates, will receive standard accommodations at Habitat Hotel, the Citylife headquarters for the contest.
Citylife invites participants to describe their best (or worst) reasons why their roommate qualifies as a Roommate from Hell. Contestants may submit entries (200 words or less) via email to [email protected] or snail mail to Citylife Hotel Group, Roommate From Hell Contest, 130 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 by May 5, 2003. Please visit www.STAYinNY.com/roommatefromhell for Contest Rules. Entries that best capture why their particular living situations are unlivable will be published on the Citylife`s Web site. Amusing entries will be posted as well. The winner, who will be selected by an expert panel, will be announced May 18, 2003. Entrants must be 18 years or older, restrictions apply. See web site for details.
Citylife Hotel Group`s three Manhattan hotels are ``all about New York.`` With three distinctive neighborhood locations and three different stylish hotels, the Group continues to respond to the changing needs of visitors to New York City. Spacious new Executive Floor rooms at Midtown`s Habitat Hotel and Hotel ThirtyThirty prove value does not exclude sophistication; and On the Ave Hotel, located in the upscale Upper West Side, presents luxury for less with striking rooms, spectacular penthouse accommodations, and new fixtures.
As the single-largest restaurant operator in Manhattan, The Riese Organization (www.rieserestaurants.com) owns and operates approximately 100 restaurants in the New York City area and is one of the largest restaurant and real estate management companies in the Northeast. Its restaurant portfolio includes such nationally known branded concepts as T.G.I. Friday`s(R), Houlihan`s, Pizza Hut, KFC, Dunkin` Donuts, Tad`s(R) Steaks and the newly resurrected Nedick`s. The Riese Organization also has developed its own successful proprietary concepts, including Martini`s, Joe Franklin`s Memory Lane Restaurant & Bar, Charley O`s, Skybox American Bar & Grill and the newly opened Times Square Grill.
For more information about this contest or terrific values at Citylife Hotel Group`s three Manhattan hotels, visit STAYinNY.com. Call 800-497-6028 for reservations.
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