BY ALEXANDRA HURTADO HOLA USA
Calling all Friends fans! If you’ve ever dreamed of living at Monica and Rachel’s rent-controlled apartment, then you’re in luck. Booking.com has announced upcoming overnight stays at “The Friends Experience” in New York City. We know, Oh. My. Gawd! You and your own friend can enjoy the ultimate sleepover in the immersive two-story space.
“Booking.com and Superfly X will help a few lucky fans celebrate with an iconic experience in place of all those special occasions they may have missed out on during the pandemic, which prevented us from coming together with our friends,” according to a press release.
Per Booking.com, the lucky bookers will sleepover in the set recreation of Monica and Rachel’s apartment and will be treated to a custom tour and safety-first itinerary with dinner and drinks, as well as a late-night game of Phoebe’s Cab Escape Room, a Friends-themed scavenger hunt, and wake up to coffee and breakfast at Central Perk.
Guests can book their overnight stay exclusively on Booking.com for $19.94 per night in honor of the year Friends premiered. For a chance to book one of the two overnight stays—Sunday, May 23, or Monday, May 24—visit Booking.com on Friday, May 21, at 10 a.m. ET.
“The Friends Experience” pays homage to the Emmy Award-winning show’s “remarkable cast of characters, iconic sets, and instantly quotable moments.” The space features interactive experiences that celebrate the iconic TV series, including set recreations with original props, costumes, limited-edition merchandise and more.
Friends fans who are unable to book an overnight stay can still look forward to the series’ highly anticipated reunion, which is set to air this year on HBO Max.
All six friends—Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller)—came together for the unscripted special. “It was unbelievable. So emotional,” Courteney said during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “It’s an unscripted reunion, but we got to be on Stage 24 for the first time, all of us, in like…17 years.”
