I was once again awake relatively early, and even Nick was awake around 8. The time difference was pretty helpful for getting out of bed in the morning. We were down at the hotel breakfast shortly after 8:30, along with, it seemed, half the hotel.
We stay at a lot of Hampton Inns, so we’re pretty familiar with their breakfasts. What we have noticed, however, is while they’re all similar, they are also all different. This one was easily one of the more disappointing breakfasts. Minimal protein, even by Hampton Inn standards. Oh well, it’s not like we’re in a city with no food…
Breakfast eaten, we finished getting ready for the day, and set out to see some Christmas decorations in some of the other hotels. I had read that the hotel lobbies get crazy crowded in the evenings, so morning seemed like a good time to go.
Our first stop was the Hotel Roosevelt, just a couple of blocks from our hotel. Have I mentioned we were really in a great location this time? The Hotel Roosevelt is a pretty historic hotel, now owned by Waldorf Astoria. When Nick found that out, he immediately wanted to know how Hilton many points it would take to stay here. The decorations here were over the top, and I totally understood why the crowds would get crazy in this lobby!
Once we’d gotten our fill of the Christmas lights at the Roosevelt, we headed across Canal Street to our next destination, the Ritz Carlton. I’d read that there was a gingerbread streetcar in the lobby here, so that was something we needed to see.
We almost didn’t see it. The lobby at this hotel is actually on the 3rd floor. It wasn’t until I overheard a group talking that I learned that, and we hopped in an elevator up to the 3rd floor. Nick and I were both very glad that I had overheard that. We were also really glad we had seen the gingerbread Jackson Square the day before, because this blew that out of the water. They had a really pretty courtyard area here too.
And can we please discuss a Moet champagne vending machine?! So much cooler than the pickles in the vending machine at the Insectarium! I’d hate to know how many “champagne tokens” are required for a bottle though!
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