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Book Hilton’s Most Festive Holiday Hotels Now

by Mary Melnick

Dec 1, 2023

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Hilton properties around America pull out all the stops this holiday season. Travelers can experience showstopping décor, themed suites, cheerful packages and festive experiences. Here is a list of can’t-miss holiday properties.

 

Hotels transforms into enchanting holiday scenes, from winter wonderlands to warm-weather destinations like The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel’s block-long spectacle boasting more than112,000 lights, and Conrad New York Downtown transforming its atrium lobby into a snowy wonderland. The wonderland features snow projections giving the illusion of fresh snow atop 23 Virginia spruce trees.

 

Bringing the charm of Hallmark’s holiday movies to life, three Hilton hotels debut Hallmark Channel Suites, including Hilton Chicago’s Santa Summit suite, offering vintage décor, life-sized reindeer, a Santa-themed bed, Letters to Santa and more.

 

Enjoy experiences like the illuminated igloo village at Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock, festivities honoring the Mexican culture of Oxnard at Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton, and the Holiday Kids Corner with Letters to Santa and a dreidel-playing station at Conrad Washington DC.

 

Videogame fans won’t want to miss the homemade 2,000-pound Super Mario Bros. chocolate display at Hilton Americas-Houston. There’s also sweet-themed festivities awaiting at Hilton San Diego Bayfront, where hotel pastry chefs create an impressive Dr. Seuss-inspired gingerbread house.

 

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