HotelChatter - Tag: Holiday Cocktails

Chicago: Four Seasons Chicago Will Have a 'Hot Choc Doc' On Staff This Holiday Season

juliana — 2011-11-03T15:20:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/HotChocDoc.jpg" class="top"> Even though the temperatures are falling Chicago, the hotel scene is getting hotter! And over at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+CHICAGO/local/1845">Four Seasons Chicago</a> there's a "doc" on staff whose sole job is to warm you up. Starting November 25, The Hot Chocolate Doctor will be making "room calls" at the hotel with his mobile hot chocolate bar. Yes, a mobile hot chocolate bar. Swoon.The doctor's bag is stuffed with toppings and flavor infusions such as marshmallow crème, caramel drizzle and cinnamon cotton candy which will surely please the kids. Adults can also ask the doctor for some "medication", i.e. a selection of rums and schnapps. Drinks are $8 for the kiddie drinks and $14 for the "grown-up" versions.And much

New York: Skating In The Sky Opens At W New York Downtown Tomorrow

MsRebecca — 2010-12-17T12:25:54-05:00

Skating in NYC is a classic holiday experience, but Wollman Rink in Central Park and the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink can get mighty crowded. If only there was a spot downtown where you could strap on your skates and channel Johnny Weir. Oh, wait! As of tomorrow, there will be--at the W New York Downtown.

Yep, from December 18 through February 14, guests, locals and tourists can all enjoy the hotel's elevated skating rink, which has been installed where the Living Room Terrace usually is on the fifth floor. What a great way to utilize the space when it's too cold for mere sitting and sipping!

New York: Have A Holiday Cocktail At Jumeirah Essex House For $10 This Friday

MsRebecca — 2010-12-15T16:55:54-05:00

Here's a holiday riddle for you: When do we love a holiday cocktail more than ever before? When it's a mere ten bucks! OK, so that wasn't really a riddle but it is almost unheard of for a fancy hotel to offer specialty cocktails for less than $15. Which is why we're psyched about the special happy hour taking place this Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at South Gate, the restaurant at Jumeirah Essex House in New York.

The cocktail menu at South Gate already includes classics such as The Cougar and The Stork Club ($16 each) but at this Friday's Happy Hour you can get a Spiced Cranberry Agave cocktail for just $10. Suh-weet!

Dallas: Ginger Snap Cookies Now In Cocktail Form At The Fairmont Dallas

MsRebecca — 2010-12-10T09:30:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/PyramidCocktail.jpg" class="top">Truth be told, we're much more into savory bites, even when the Christmas cookie craze hits... right about now. But after hearing about the Ginger Snap Cookie Cocktail served at Pyramid Restaurant & Bar inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Dallas/local/1634">Fairmont Dallas</a> we may be persuaded to grow a sweet tooth, after all. Apparently, Pyramids head bartender Ray Elizardo was inspired by the smell of gingerbread that's in the air this time of year, and decided to turn it into a digestif. Smart man. We also like Elizardo's reminder that ginger can help to calm the discomfort that so often follows overindulgence. Of course, in our translation this means we can eat an entire holiday spread and then follow it up

New York: Get Punch Drunk This Season at Royalton's Forty Four Bar

MsRebecca — 2010-12-06T16:57:43-05:00

As you might have noticed, we've been working our way through hotel's Holiday Cocktails lately. 'Tis the season, after all. And while we've loved most of the drinks we've tried in martini glasses, champagne flutes and highball glasses, what we'd really love to order is a punch bowl. What could be more festive?

If only we could drag enough of our drinking buddies to the Royalton, we'd be able to make this daydream a reality.

The revamped Forty Four helmed by The Cocktail Collective has kept the punch menu that was already in place, giving patrons the choice of four rum-based punches in addition to its new list of classics with a twist.