DINING OUT<\/strong><\/h1>\nSeveral hotels have been lending kitchens, outdoor spaces and other areas to area food purveyors.<\/p>\n
A pop-up food hall<\/h3>\n
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Earlier this year, Hotel Revival, a Joie de Vivre Hotel in Baltimore<\/a> opened a \u201cPop-Up & Pick-Up\u201d space for small businesses displaced from local food halls when the pandemic hit. Those included Rum Cake Kitchen (for rum cake, natch) and Sporty Dog (for hot dogs). Fuisine, a brick and mortar restaurant that was set to open just as COVID hit, ended up using the hotel\u2019s kitchen to cook its food for pick-up and delivery. An added bonus\u2014Fuisine built pre-opening buzz for the actual restaurant, which opened in September.<\/p>\nA rooftop Italian spot<\/h3>\n
Indoor dining has been limited or off the menu for vast swaths of the country, including California. That\u2019s why The Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood<\/a> invited Olivetta, a buzzy new neighborhood eatery, to use its rooftop and poolside patio to serve up pastas, pizza and seafood. Kitchen space is shared with chefs cooking for the hotel\u2019s house restaurant and tables are being snatched up well in advance.<\/p>\nA drive-up oyster bar<\/h3>\n
This fall, the Hyatt Regency Baltimore<\/a> is lending out its commercial kitchen free of charge to Union Oyster, the city\u2019s first Black female-owned oyster bar. The physical restaurant had to close in July after a year in business. Now, thanks to the Hyatt\u2019s lack of \u201cshellfishness,\u201d Union Oyster is back at it. Staffers are dishing out oyster tacos and barbecue-style bivalves to customers \u201cdriving through\u201d the hotel\u2019s valet loop.<\/p>\nFOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE<\/strong><\/h1>\nHotels have also created socially distanced spaces for new forms of entertainment, including film screenings.<\/p>\n
A drive-in movie theater<\/h3>\n
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Back in April, The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess<\/a> converted one of its large parking lots into a drive-in movie theater. Since then, the venue has been screening films in a traditional drive-in format. Movie buffs watch movies on a 40-foot screen, and audio is transmitted by FM into car radios. The drive-in is also rented out by private groups, at $6,500 at pop. That covers 200 cars, a movie and, of course, theater-style concessions. On the schedule for October\u2026 scary movies!<\/p>\nA rooftop cinema<\/h3>\n
Andaz West Hollywood<\/a>, located on the famed Sunset Strip, has transformed the third level of its open-air parking garage into a drive-in as well. But that \u201ctheater\u201d is being used both for movie screenings and live comedy shows. In both cases, the audience listens to the shows through their car radios, and can \u201cclap\u201d or \u201claugh\u201d by flashing headlights. Audience members can order small bites, vegan nibbles (this is California), tacos and cocktails via an app, and then go to the concession stand to pick orders up.<\/p>\nA private sports screening room<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Shangri-La Hotel Toronto<\/a> is offering sports aficionados the next best thing to watching professional sports from a luxury suite in an arena. Fans can cheer on their favorite teams from the opulence of a comfy private screening room, complete with cushy leather seats and a 225-inch screen with surround sound. With social distancing in mind, the hotel\u2019s customizable package allows for a maximum of 15 people to safely watch the game while enjoying five-star hospitality. Hungry fans get to satisfy their cravings with gourmet nibbles like prime beef sliders, Korean fried chicken, lobster mac and cheese croquettes and pork belly bao.<\/p>\nIMBIBING IN SELF-CARE<\/h1>\n
Hotels recognize that we need to spoil ourselves a little, now more than ever. But with salons, spas and studios closed, accomplishing that has been harder than ever. Enter the pop-up.<\/p>\n
An outdoor beauty salon<\/h3>\n
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When California beauty salons and barber shops couldn\u2019t open during the pandemic, it was Andaz West Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0that again came to the rescue. The hotel loaned its outdoor terrace to Barcode, a popular local barber shop. The space can house up to five barber chairs. Summer business was so brisk that Barcode\u2019s owner had to bring on more barbers.<\/p>\nYoga in a private pod<\/strong><\/h3>\nNo, those people performing downward dog poses in the translucent plastic bubbles placed outside Toronto\u2019s Hotel X<\/a> this summer weren\u2019t part of a performance art experience. They are doing socially-distanced yoga IRL. Fifty private clear geodesic domes, equipped with heaters for hot yoga, were set up on the patio of the hotel during June and July, coordinated by a pop-up developed by LMNTS Outdoor Studio. There were about six classes a day, led by instructors from partner studios, including 10XTO, the hotel\u2019s fitness center. That facility, by the way, just happened to see a spike in membership applications after the pop-up plopped down.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nA rooftop Italian spot<\/h3>\n
Indoor dining has been limited or off the menu for vast swaths of the country, including California. That\u2019s why The Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood<\/a> invited Olivetta, a buzzy new neighborhood eatery, to use its rooftop and poolside patio to serve up pastas, pizza and seafood. Kitchen space is shared with chefs cooking for the hotel\u2019s house restaurant and tables are being snatched up well in advance.<\/p>\n This fall, the Hyatt Regency Baltimore<\/a> is lending out its commercial kitchen free of charge to Union Oyster, the city\u2019s first Black female-owned oyster bar. The physical restaurant had to close in July after a year in business. Now, thanks to the Hyatt\u2019s lack of \u201cshellfishness,\u201d Union Oyster is back at it. Staffers are dishing out oyster tacos and barbecue-style bivalves to customers \u201cdriving through\u201d the hotel\u2019s valet loop.<\/p>\n Hotels have also created socially distanced spaces for new forms of entertainment, including film screenings.<\/p>\n Back in April, The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess<\/a> converted one of its large parking lots into a drive-in movie theater. Since then, the venue has been screening films in a traditional drive-in format. Movie buffs watch movies on a 40-foot screen, and audio is transmitted by FM into car radios. The drive-in is also rented out by private groups, at $6,500 at pop. That covers 200 cars, a movie and, of course, theater-style concessions. On the schedule for October\u2026 scary movies!<\/p>\n Andaz West Hollywood<\/a>, located on the famed Sunset Strip, has transformed the third level of its open-air parking garage into a drive-in as well. But that \u201ctheater\u201d is being used both for movie screenings and live comedy shows. In both cases, the audience listens to the shows through their car radios, and can \u201cclap\u201d or \u201claugh\u201d by flashing headlights. Audience members can order small bites, vegan nibbles (this is California), tacos and cocktails via an app, and then go to the concession stand to pick orders up.<\/p>\n The Shangri-La Hotel Toronto<\/a> is offering sports aficionados the next best thing to watching professional sports from a luxury suite in an arena. Fans can cheer on their favorite teams from the opulence of a comfy private screening room, complete with cushy leather seats and a 225-inch screen with surround sound. With social distancing in mind, the hotel\u2019s customizable package allows for a maximum of 15 people to safely watch the game while enjoying five-star hospitality. Hungry fans get to satisfy their cravings with gourmet nibbles like prime beef sliders, Korean fried chicken, lobster mac and cheese croquettes and pork belly bao.<\/p>\n Hotels recognize that we need to spoil ourselves a little, now more than ever. But with salons, spas and studios closed, accomplishing that has been harder than ever. Enter the pop-up.<\/p>\n When California beauty salons and barber shops couldn\u2019t open during the pandemic, it was Andaz West Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0that again came to the rescue. The hotel loaned its outdoor terrace to Barcode, a popular local barber shop. The space can house up to five barber chairs. Summer business was so brisk that Barcode\u2019s owner had to bring on more barbers.<\/p>\n No, those people performing downward dog poses in the translucent plastic bubbles placed outside Toronto\u2019s Hotel X<\/a> this summer weren\u2019t part of a performance art experience. They are doing socially-distanced yoga IRL. Fifty private clear geodesic domes, equipped with heaters for hot yoga, were set up on the patio of the hotel during June and July, coordinated by a pop-up developed by LMNTS Outdoor Studio. There were about six classes a day, led by instructors from partner studios, including 10XTO, the hotel\u2019s fitness center. That facility, by the way, just happened to see a spike in membership applications after the pop-up plopped down.<\/p>\nA drive-up oyster bar<\/h3>\n
FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE<\/strong><\/h1>\n
A drive-in movie theater<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nA rooftop cinema<\/h3>\n
A private sports screening room<\/strong><\/h2>\n
IMBIBING IN SELF-CARE<\/h1>\n
An outdoor beauty salon<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nYoga in a private pod<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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