Ring in 2009 in Style at the Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 12, 2008 – The historic Thayer Hotel, located on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is inviting New Year’s Eve revelers to usher in 2009 in elegant style on Wednesday, December 31st.

Guests can enjoy an elegant cocktail reception from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, followed by a candlelight dinner served from 8:30 pm to 1:00 am, with continuous dancing and live music.  New Year’s Eve festivities also include party favors, a champagne toast at midnight, deluxe overnight accommodations, breakfast buffet and late checkout – all for just $550 per couple.  Cocktail reception, dinner and dancing package is only $325 per couple.

The Thayer’s lavish cocktail party includes a fresh seafood bar, pasta station, flambé duck station, blackened beef canapés, quiche Lorraine, and brie en croute.

The full sit-down dinner menu begins with vine-ripe tomatoes with fresh mozzarella and pesto oil, wild mushroom and chicken volauvent, or petit marmite, followed by baby field greens with marinated mushrooms and champagne vinaigrette.  For entrees, choose between roasted sliced tenderloin of beef with truffle bordelaise sauce, baked crabmeat stuffed shrimp, or chicken cordon bleu with bercy sauce.   Entrees are served with fresh asparagus and au gratin potatoes.

A delectable tulip cup filled with fresh berries, chocolate covered strawberries, truffles and a Linzer cookie complete the New Year’s Eve dining experience.  For reservations for New Year’s Eve packages at The Thayer Hotel, please call (845) 446-4731.

Built in 1926, The Thayer Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only full-service hotel on the Hudson River from the George Washington Bridge to Albany, New York.  Over the years, it has hosted a long line of dignitaries and celebrities including General Tommy Franks, General Douglas MacArthur, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, singer Luciano Pavarotti, actors George C. Scott, Gregory Peck, and James Earl Jones, the Philadelphia Flyers, and many others.