Despite all the weird weather of late, it's finally cold enough in New York City to warrant sitting down and ordering a hot chocolate. Luckily for you, we're kind of pros at this, as we frequently turn the cafes of NYC hotels into our makeshift drawing rooms. Here's three of our favorite hotel spots for a hot chocolate:

Ace Hotel — Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Don't expect to snag a free seat in scenester lobby, but rather take your tall glass of hot chocolate (ever so perfectly whip cream-topped) to the window and stand, idly gazing out and enjoying these ten minutes of pure nothingness. Take a tiny, shiny pastry to go. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-12-13T17:06:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/11/8617/0556 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/PSYCHIC2_popup.jpg" class="top"><p>Next time we need help achieving that state of zen, we'll be turning to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Parker+Meridien+New+York/local/313"><b>Le Parker Meridien</b></a>. No one is apparently more mellowed out than Fitness and Sales Director Craig Rogers, who has recently been learning meditation techniques from his psychic, Linda Lauren. <p>Lauren (whose clairvoyant hands are pictured above) was profiled by the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/nyregion/psychics-giving-travel-advice-to-commuters.html"><i>New York Times</i></a> on Wednesday in a piece about <b>business folks who consult with psychics about their travel plans</b>. Like Rogers, who needed help with his stressful 50-minute commute from New Jersey, and who now receives meditation lessons to help calm his thoughts. Funny, we already considered the hotel a little <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/8/12197/10861/hotels/Le_Parker_Meridien_Offers_A_Four_Hour_Quickie_Package">one-track minded</a>&#151;with any luck, Rogers can help clear out the ASchechter 2011-11-11T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/8/12197/10861 <![CDATA[<p><img src="/files/4912/ParkerMeridien.jpg" class="top"></p> <p><i>You probably won't be watching Laurel and Hardy</i> <p>It's the grossest hotel promo of the month&#151;or so we hope! In <a href="http://perks.urbandaddy.com/new-york/le-parker-meridien.html">a collab with Urban Daddy</a>, Midtown Manhattan's <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Parker+Meridien+New+York/local/313">Le Parker Meridien</a></b> is offering an "afternoon tryst" package for adulterers, office Casanovas, and assorted other bros who don't find the idea of paying hourly rates for a hotel completely repellent. The details?<blockquote><p>You&#146;ll have access to a Park View room from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., where you&#146;ll be free to indulge in whatever consensual indoor activities you desire. Or you can upgrade so your room includes champagne, strawberries with whipped cream and an on-demand adult film of your choice.</blockquote></p><p>The room-only rate is $150, while the upgrade is pbb 2011-02-08T14:01:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/15/112047/56 <![CDATA[<p><p><P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gingerbreadhouse_leparkermerid.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Hotels are getting in a holiday mood! Usually around this time, we spotlight all the delicious <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday cocktails">holiday cocktails</a> that hotels concoct for the season. Don't worry, we're not giving up the booze but we are keeping tabs on all the wonderful, wild, and in some cases, weird <b>Holiday Hotel Decorations</b> that hotels put up this year. Seen some great holiday decor in a hotel recently? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send us a snapshot!</b></a></i><p> When the holidays hit New York City, it's a veritable rat race to see which restaurant, cafe, or bar can spread the most cheer. And nothing is getting us more excited than the upcoming gingerbread-themed menu at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Parker+Meridien+New+York/local/313"><b>Le Parker Meridien's</b></a> gothic espresso bar, <b>Knave.</b><p> ASchechter 2010-11-18T15:05:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/5/162714/5837 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/budatleparkermerid.jpg" class="top"><p> We were just about to leave last Friday for the holiday weekend when one of our Twitter followers <a href="http://twitter.com/MychaelS">@MychaelS</a> alerted us to a tweet from <a href="http://twitter.com/davidfaustino"><b>@DavidFaustino</b></a> aka Bud Bundy from "Married with Children" who was extremely upset with the service at the <a href=""><b>Le Parker Meridien</b></a> in New York. His rant starts off like this (note: all grammar and spelling errors are his): <blockquote><p>&#183; GOD I just hav 2 tweet this; $400.00 up a nite & @LeParkerMeridien TURNS OFF all temp gauges in the room "cuz its nice outside" WTF!??! BS <p>&#183; My Bad; the AC they leave on but they turned the heat off in the whole hotel. Still weird. Shoudnt we b able juliana 2010-04-05T16:57:43-05:00 40.7646670 -73.978074 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/