KN Tranquility Suite(TM) Hosts Spa Indulgences and High-Tea Service on the Magnificent Mile

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The KN Karen Neuburger(R) lifestyle brand and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group announced today a series of travel packages for women visiting the Chicago area this summer. A stay in the new KN Tranquility Suite(TM) offers opulent, comfort-inspired surroundings in the heart of Chicago's Loop district with exclusive "Woman in Your Life" overnight packages or a "Bridal Shower High-Tea" event.

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The perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day, a birthday or anniversary, the Hotel Monaco "Woman in Your Life" package includes an in-room spa service 50 minute massage, a set of signature-soft KN Karen Neuburger pajamas and lounge socks, a complimentary movie for a girls' night in and breakfast in bed with late check-out time. Guests also receive a $50 gift certificate towards any online purchase at http://www.karenneuburger.com. Available through September 1, 2008, the package can be booked at http://www.monaco-chicago.com with promotional code PWOM. Rates start at $399 a night.

Wedding belles and bridesmaids in the Chicago area are invited to host a High-Tea Bridal Shower event in the KN Tranquility Suite with a special 3-hour rental package, catered high tea and hors d'oeuvres service for up to 10 guests and an overnight stay for the bride-to-be. Available year-round, the Bridal package can be booked through the Hotel Monaco catering office at 312-960-8533. Rates start at $499 with catering services billed separately.

The 450 square foot KN Tranquility Suite opened its doors at Hotel Monaco Chicago in February 2008 and features a luxuriously furnished living room, bedroom and bath with plush window seats offering sweeping views of downtown Chicago. Diffused chandelier lighting, Venetian glass-beaded wall coverings, an elegant assortment of KN Luxury Home(TM) decorative pillows and accents along with the soothing sounds of water trickling from a wall-mounted fountain provide a welcome retreat 11 floors above the bustling city street below.

About Hotel Monaco

The Hotel Monaco, 225 N. Wabash Ave., is a AAA Four Diamond Property overlooking the Chicago River and located just steps from the North Michigan Avenue and State Street shopping districts. Originally built in 1912, the Hotel Monaco's eclectic French Deco-inspired design envelops visitors in high energy, high design and high style. Call 312.960.8500 or visit http://www.monaco-chicago.com.

About KN Karen Neuburger(R) (KN Ltd.)

The KN Karen Neuburger(R) lifestyle brand is synonymous with comfort-inspired fashion and home merchandise. The brand's signature softness and quality can be experienced in heritage sleepwear and loungewear for the whole family, paper goods, crafting and memory products, sportswear and accessories, home collection, furnishings and decor. KN(TM) and KN Luxury Home(TM) products can be found in department stores, specialty stores and online at http://www.karenneuburger.com.

About Kimpton

San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the first and leading collection of boutique hotels, throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton, every Kimpton hotel features personalized guest services, comforting in-room amenities, specialty rooms and suites, and provides a range of exciting culinary experiences through affiliated top-rated destination chef-driven restaurants. Kimpton takes pride in its commitment to social responsibility and leads the hospitality industry in ecological practices through its innovative EarthCare programs. Privately held, Kimpton received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index for the entire year of 2007, exceeding all others in the upscale hotel segment. Among the company's newest properties is the Hotel Monaco Alexandria and Jackson 20 restaurant in Virginia, which opened in January 2008. Additional projects are underway in Los Angeles, New York, Florida, Philadelphia and Virginia. For more information, please visit http://www.KimptonHotels.com or call 1-800-KIMPTON.

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