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The Most Christmassy Hotels for 2019
by Joy PecknoldIf you’re the type that puts Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” on loop well before December, these hotels that go all out are for you. Indulge your next-level holiday spirit at one of these nine best Christmas hotels.
The Most Christmassy Hotels for 2019
Grand dame The Savoy keeps things fresh and playful this holiday season by having Lego designers create creative holiday displays around the London hotel. Known as “The 12 Rebuilds of Christmas,” they include a dragon-shaped Christmas tree and a motorcycle fit for Santa, among others. Of course, there’s all kinds of festive dining options to dig into too.
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Christmas lights reflecting off lovely Lake Wörthersee, which Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden overlooks, really ups the holiday ante. On weekends, the hotel has an Advent hut stocked with fruit cake and other festive treats. On select days through December, they offer candlelit fondue or goose dinners in the Schlossstern. Then, on December 7th, there’s a Christmas market which includes performances by the Villach church choir. You’ll feel like you’re in a Hallmark movie.
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Those who prefer a mild Christmas to a white one can still get iced in holiday spirit. Belmond Reid’s Palace really does it up for the holidays, as does the Madeira capital. The hotel will take you on a tour of the fairytale Funchal, which is all lit up as of December 1st, in a retro three-wheeled Tukxi. The city also has special holiday markets and a Christmas village for kids. Speaking of kids, the hotel will entertain them with story time under the tree and Christmas cookie workshops.
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For a seventh year, Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme transforms its terrace into a winter wonderland. This year’s iteration draws inspiration from the gold rush complete with a rustic chalet. Inside, there’s space for up to 12 guests and the prospect of collectively indulging in raclette. In the afternoons, there’s Christmas Tea Time complete with homemade hot cider.
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Leave it to the setting of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York to go big for Christmas. We like the idea of hunkering down at The Plaza Hotel, an iconic choice of hotel for Christmas, to eat ice cream sundaes in bed a la Kevin McCallister. Or take in one of their many other festive events, including the Elle Décor Holiday Café, the Festive Food Court and ritual tree-lighting.
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December in the Scottsdale offers the best of both worlds with its warm days and cool nights, and then the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess really takes care of all the holiday sparkle. They deck their hotel in four million LED lights. With an outdoor ice rink, musical tree, S’mores Land and onsite Build-A-Bear Workshop too, it’s likely the best Christmas hotel one can find in a desert.
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Open since mid-November, the Sky Rink at the Peninsula Chicago is a 2,100-square-foot rink set above Michigan Avenue and surrounded by skyscrapers and festive lights. Planning a Christmas proposal? You can rent it out for that. There’s also all kinds of other holiday events, including an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at Z Bar on December 14th.
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This year, The Roosevelt New Orleans’ lobby will feature 44 Christmas trees, 135,572 lights, 3,328 feet of winter branches, 2,200 glass ornaments, and 698 hand tied bows, to be precise. With those numbers, it’s no wonder some 250,000 people pass through every holiday season. The historic property has been decking its halls properly since the 1930s.
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Known as the Castle on the Coast, The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, Canada is known for really dressing up for the holidays every year. Their beloved Afternoon Tea also gets the festive treatment with special seasonal goodies, and during a couple weekends in December, tea timers are also treated to Christmas carolers. As of November 28th, everything is lit.
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