{"id":77128,"date":"2020-10-29T10:31:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=77128"},"modified":"2020-11-04T21:02:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T03:02:39","slug":"a-love-letter-to-hotels-weve-all-been-missing-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/a-love-letter-to-hotels-weve-all-been-missing-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"A love letter to the hotels we’ve all been missing lately"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0All travel is subject to frequently changing governmental restrictions\u2014please check federal, state and local advisories before scheduling trips.<\/i><\/p>\n

Prior to the pandemic, I stayed in at least one hotel every month, and as an avid travel writer, I never thought that my days of slipping under those crisp hotel sheets were limited.<\/p>\n

There was the Waldorf Astoria in Dubai<\/a>, where my porter filled my bathtub with hot water and bath salts to ease my jet lag. And there was the Limelight Hotel in Snowmass, Colorado<\/a>, where the mountain was so close to my room that when I forgot my gloves, I simply popped back inside the hotel to grab them. And the coffee at The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery<\/a> was so rich and delicious that I\u2019d travel all the way back to New Orleans just to snag one more cup.
\nBut when it had been 6 long months without room service, sans bustling hotel lobbies filled with fresh-cut flowers, without those amazing Sunday hotel buffet breakfasts . . . when I decided that I just must book myself into a hotel or I\u2019d go crazy.<\/p>\n

After hearing that the Peninsula Chicago Hotel<\/a> had just hired a hygiene manager to take even more COVID precautions, I packed my bags and drove 20 minutes from my house to the hotel for a quick staycation.<\/p>\n

The Peninsula has long been one of my favorite hotel brands, and I\u2019ve always felt like they go above and beyond when it comes to just about everything. There were hand sanitizers throughout the hotel, and they smelled delish. In our suite, there were two new face masks for myself and my husband, along with two child-sized masks for our children. There were to-go hand sanitizers and hand wipes and the rooms were cleaner than my home has ever been.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of the Peninsula<\/p><\/div>\n

ALSO:<\/strong> Reward yourself with a hotel stay and we’ll reward you with Orbucks, good toward your next trip!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Peninsula\u2019s pool is our favorite amenity, and while it was still open, they made adjustments for COVID, which I appreciated. It was open twice each day for families, and we had to reserve our time in advance. There were two other families in the pool with us, and we were instructed to stay in our lanes. Literally: We each had our own lane. Instead of the tea, coffee and banana chips that were usually sitting in the pool and spa area, there were individual bottles of water.<\/p>\n

Yes, I was aware that we were in the middle of a pandemic (the face masks that adorned every single person were a dead giveaway), but the hotel was still a hotel and it was just as luxurious as ever. I was instructed to let the housekeeping staff know when I\u2019d like my room cleaned so that we\u2019d never physically cross paths\u2014and when I did, I came back to a room that was so spotless, I let my 8-year-old lie on the rug to play (I\u2019m usually too much of a germaphobe for that).
\nNew bathroom amenities made me smile, and they even put a few bottles of distilled water next to my husband\u2019s sleep apnea machine when they spotted it. We felt utterly spoiled\u2014and isn\u2019t that what staying at a hotel is all about?<\/p>\n

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Oh, and there\u2019s also the travel part. While we cut out flights to be extra cautious, we asked the Peninsula to arrange a local itinerary for us, complete with meals. They worked with Choose Chicago, the marketing team for the city of Chicago, to snag us reservations at Pacific Standard Time<\/a>, Pizzeria Portofino<\/a> and The Dearborn<\/a> (make sure you try their fish and chips, which was the winning dish in a Throwdown with Bobby Flay). Each of these restaurants had outdoor patios. They even got us into the Art Institute<\/a>\u2019s Monet exhibition.<\/p>\n

In an effort to avoid seeing people, I was nervous to venture out in the midst of a pandemic, especially when we\u2019ve been urged to stay at vacation rentals if we must travel. But there\u2019s just something about staying in a hotel that makes everything feel okay with the world, at least for a few days. And if the hotels can manage to keep themselves clean and safe, then the least we can do is to stay in them. It\u2019s not such a sacrifice on our part.<\/p>\n

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