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Doubletree Hilton Holiday Packages and Chocolate Chip Martini Recipe

December 5, 2012 by Momstart 13 Comments

Last month when I was in LA I stayed at a Doubletree Hilton and was impressed with how nice it was. It was so nice I can’t wait until I get to stay at another Doubletree Hilton. And one of the really great things about staying at the Doubletree Hilton was the chocolate chip cookie they gave me when I checked in, and that’s just a small thing. In honor of the holidays the Doubletree Hilton sent me this recipe.

Chocolate Chip Martini Recipe

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Smirnoff Vodka
.5 oz. Butterscotch Liquor
.5 oz. Bailey’s

Directions:

Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled up half way with ice and shake. Rim a martini glass with chocolate syrup and strain the ingredients into the martini glass and serve.

And Check Out these Hilton Doubletree Holiday Packages

Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort by Hilton

o Family Discovery Package: Plan a Santa Barbara adventure with your family this holiday season at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort by Hilton, including plenty of fun-filled activities in the area. The package includes overnight accommodations, park and a family Four Pack of tickets (2 adults and 2 children) to both the Santa Barbara Zoo and the Santa Barbara Old Town Trolley. Offer is valid through December 31,2012

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Alsip

o Home for the Holidays: Traveling for the Holidays? Make the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago – Alsip your Home for the Holidays. Enjoy a warm DoubleTree cookie upon arrival, full use of the indoor pool/fitness center, plus deluxe overnight accommodations for up to a family of four, complimentary shuttle transportation and early check-in & late check-out (based upon availability).

DoubleTree by Hilton Irvine Spectrum

o Holidays in OC: Check out sunny California at the DoubleTree by Hilton Irvine Spectrum offering a holiday exclusive $90 per night with breakfast for 4 each morning. While you’re there, explore the Gingerbread exhibit at the Discovery Science Center, take a hot air balloon ride, attend a holiday show in Disneyland or watch the 104^th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Offer valid 12/20/12 through 1/8/13.

DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans

o Papa Noel Winter Special: Stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans for 20% off the best available rate from mid-November thru December.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center

o Winter Wonderland Express: Explore the holiday lights display at the Chicago Botanic Gardens with a tribute to holiday magic, the joys of winter and family fun with a package that includes overnight accommodations for two in elegant guestrooms, a Chicago Botanic Garden parking permit for one car, which will gain access for all individuals riding in the vehicle, a disposable camera to capture every moment of your visit at the Garden and a complimentary full breakfast buffet for two the next morning in Jameson’s Original Charhouse.

DoubleTree by Hilton Lancaster

o Experience an awesome week of post-Christmas activities planned for guests, including:

o Bingo and Indoor Carnival: Beginning Friday December 28, guests can enjoy their famous "Big Bingo" with the grand prize being a getaway vacation. Saturday and Sunday they will transform our indoor courtyard and banquet hall into a child’s carnival dream. With a giant inflatable obstacle course, bounce houses, carnival games, prizes and carnival treats, families come back year after year for the famous indoor carnival.

o New Year’s Eve Party: Finally, the holiday festivities end with the family friendly New Year’s Eve party. Beginning at 9pm, guests enjoy complimentary non-alcoholic drinks, snacks and hors d’oeuvres and plenty of dancing and parties! This year’s theme will be Under the Sea. Guests receive a treat basket during the day with snacks, party hats and noise makers for the evening party. They will offer a kid-friendly room with arts and crafts, a teen room with video games, snacks and activities and the main party with a deejay, large dance floor and a DoubleTree Lancaster ball that drops at midnight!

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Oak Brook

o Shop, Play, and Stay: Hit the after-Christmas sales while staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago. The package includes an Oak Brook Mall VIP shopping discount card, well-appointed guest room accommodations and a full American Breakfast for two (room service excluded).

Doubletree Spokane City Center

o Shopping Package: On the West coast, enjoy a shopping package from DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center and River Park Square Mall who have teamed up to offer a terrific shopping package. This package includes overnight accommodations for two guests, a $50 gift certificate to River Park Square Mall for each night you stay, discount passes to area retailers, breakfast buffet in Shutters Cafe and complimentary self-parking at the hotel.

Doubletree by Hilton Seattle Airport

o Shopping Package: Shop until you drop with the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, including an overnight stay with valet parking, breakfast for two, transportation to and from the mall, $50 Westfield Southcenter Mall Gift Card and Westfield shopping bag.

Doubletree Club by Hilton Boston Bayside (BOSCH)

o Super Saver Package: This package is geared towards families that are traveling this holiday season. It includes continental breakfast for 2 Adults and 2 Children, parking and Internet at $25 more than the best available rate.

DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki in Honolulu, HI

o “7^th Night Free with Luau”: Say Aloha to Hawaii this holiday season! Stay a full week in Hawaii, and get the 7^th night free. Two luau tickets are also included. Offer valid until December 31, 2012.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld

o Stay and Splash: Stay in a spacious guest room and receive a one day pass to SeaWorld with complimentary transportation to and from SeaWorld this holiday season. Children tickets are sold separately.

DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Monica

o Santa Monica Pier Package: Explore Santa Monica Pier with a package that includes guest suite and two adult wristbands for unlimited rides for the world-famous Santa Monica Pier.

DoubleTree by Hilton Ontario Airport California

o Park, Stay, & Fly: Stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport and enjoy 14 days free self-parking with $10 per each additional day. Guests can take advantage of the free shuttle service to the Ontario Mills Outlets Mall for holiday shopping or to a show or event at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.

DoubleTree by Hilton Anaheim Orange County Hotel

o Stay 4 or more nights and get a $100 F&B Credit: Enjoy a $100 Food & Beverage credit when you stay four or more nights. The credit is valid for any meal at hotel restaurants including Trofi Restaurant, Coffi in the hotel lobby and in-room dining.

DoubleTree by Hilton San Juan

o Enjoy a few packages from the DoubleTree by Hilton San Juan at 10 to 20% off the best available rate. Packages include:

o My Puerto Rico Experience: This includes a $100 debit card (per stay), 20% off a selection of destination tours, 20% enterprise car rental, a Plaza Las Americas Mall discount booklet, a room upgrade (subject to availability) when you stay four or more nights.

o Arts & Culture Package: When you stay a minimum of two nights, enjoy a daily breakfast for 2 adults and 2 kids, self-parking for one car per room, a 10% discount at the Simple Balance spa and tickets to the Puerto Rico Museum of Art for 2 adults and 2 kids.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance – South Bay

o Hotel Stay, Car and Breakfast Package: Need a getaway after the holidays? The DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance – South Bay is the perfect place for you. Come to sunny California and drive away with this amazing deal, including a one night room accommodations, compact car from Enterprise (pick up from hotel) and breakfast for two people, per room.

Win a Fantasy Night Vacation Hilton HHonors Free Night #Giveaway #HH25Days

October 15, 2012 by Momstart 153 Comments

I know I shared my HHonors Wish List with you a few weeks ago, but really a vacation would be on top of my list. A magical night away for me would be to go stay in a castle somewhere with my husband, or the beach or anywhere actually. I love to travel, and I don’t mind traveling with my kids. My husband and I were talking about taking the kids to Europe in a few years. So where could we go, Germany, London, France. Or what if we went even further, how about Istanbul? I was looking at the HHonors Experience Rewards and found Istanbul to be quite an interesting location.

There Hilton has a Double Tree Hilton and these are a few highlights:

Situated in the center of Old Town Istanbul, close to many historical attractions
Conveniently located only 20 minutes from Atatürk International Airport
24 hour fitness center and spa with Turkish bath, sauna and Jacuzzi
Delicious Turkish cuisine at The Terrace and Old Town Restaurant
Four flexible meeting spaces and stunning top floor ballroom
5-minute walk from Istanbul’s famous Grand Bazaar
Turkish Hamam, massage and fitness facilities
Modern, stylish accommodations

Plus these amazing locations are so close making Istanbul look like a great place to visit and learn from. And you all know I love to take photos of touristy locations. Check these famous locations out, what do you think? Should I take my family here?

Blue Mosque
City Center
Golden Horn
Grand Bazarr
Laleli Shopping Streets
Night Clubs by the Bosphorus
Saint Sophia
The Bosphorus
Underground Cistern

I’m so excited at all the opportunities presented with Hilton and their HHonors Rewards program. Check out the HHonors Experience Rewards and tell me where you want to stay, or view the The Hilton HHonors Giving Back Program and tell me who you would like to give to. Remember, you can exchange your rewards points for airline miles, free nights at any of their hotels, car rentals from Alamo, technology like computers, digital cameras and tablets, or you can just get pretty much any product under the sun.

Hilton HHonors is celebrating 25 years of member loyalty with its 25 Days of Winning sweepstakes from October 1 – 25, 2012. Every day for 25 days, HHonors members will be encouraged to visit www.HHonors.com/25days for a chance to win exceptional prizes.

Enter to Win:

a free night certificate good for one night at any of the 3,800 properties within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio (est. value $250).

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Leave a comment on my HHonors Wish List.

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HHonors is a membership that I’ve been a part of for the past four years. It’s something I signed up for when I first started traveling for my blog. The first member joined in 1987 and HHonors has grown to more than 30 million members worldwide, offering more ways to earn and redeem points than any other guest-loyalty program. Hilton HHonors invited me to be a part of an HHonors Blogger Panel supporting the 25 Days of Winning sweepstakes, and I was compensated for my participation. All opinions and comments within my posts about the sweepstakes are my own.

Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles Hollywood Location

July 4, 2012 by Momstart 7 Comments

On my last trip to LA, one of the hotels I stayed in was the Hotel Hilton Garden Inn. The Garden in is a family friendly affordable hotel in downtown LA. Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood is within easy reach of a number of Hollywood landmarks. Take a trip to the magic of Disney/Dreamworks Studios. Or, You can walk from the Hilton to the Highland Shopping Center with ease, and from there you can do the Hollywood walk of the stars among many other things.. The beds were comfortable and you can choose from 79 standard king accommodations, or 81 double guest rooms. Relax on the Hilton Garden Inn Serta Perfect Sleeper Bed, work into the night on the oversized, ergonomically-designed work desk and relax in front of the 37-inch HD TV. Upgrade to a deluxe king single accommodation to experience more comfort and space.

They have a little shop where you can buy different groceries that you can prepare in your room. I visited the little shop about three times to pick up snacks and drinks. They call their shop the 24-hour Pavilion Pantry® Market. We had excellent service for all of our meals. On our first night we had an unscheduled dinner and all hit the hotel bar at the same time. They managed to serve 15 of us and get us out of there in time for our departure. Three people joined the group late and had to take their food in a box but the hotel was very accommodating. This was where we were all seated for that really quick dinner.

I also spent a few hours relaxing by the pool while we were waiting for the entire group to get in. If you’re worried about too much heat then I’m here to tell you that you don’t have that much to worry about. The pool is partly shaded and fully shaded as the sun is setting. The temperature of the water was practically perfect.

Thank you to the Hilton for allowing us to stay there during our Disney Pixar Brave Red Carpet event.

Has Spring Sprung for you? It has Sprung in Branson.

April 1, 2010 by Momstart 5 Comments

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine.

spring clipart bee flowers Here in Washington, today it feels like winter, it’s cold and raining but we’ve been in and out of Spring since January. We haven’t had any snow and everything is in bloom. Our Flowers look amazing and I’m so excited by the beautiful weather and hope that the rain we are having today is going to go away soon. I love warm weather and can’t wait for it to come back. I’ve even begun making plans for Summer. I was looking at plane tickets to go visit my mom.

Where has Spring Sprung near you?

What about the weather in Branson, Missouri? I hear it is nice this time of year.

There are quite a few attractions to get your attention and lots of shopping opportunities too. While you are looking into all of those great attractions you’re going to need a great hotel to stay at. Why not the Hilton? Hilton is a name I trust and love to stay at. They are so cushy and comfy. I always sleep well in one of their nice beds. In Branson the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and the Hilton Branson Convention Center are both centralized within all the fun.

The Fun:

Take for instance, Titanic Branson; there is an awesome exhibit where you can explore the movie by James Cameron. Or what about Branson’s Dinosaur Museum, that sure looks like another great place to go. Or You can visit their crystalline lakes and mountain scenes, or Ride the Duck (just like we have here in Seattle, it’s where you sit on a boat with wheels, you drive around and then when you hit the water you’re on a boat) and tethered balloon rides. As far as friends recommendations go, Silver Dollar City comes highly recommended and they are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2010. Their package prices include tickets to White Water, Showboat Branson Belle, The Wilderness and Ride the Ducks. Father’s Day is around the corner too and they have lots of Golfing options. With the wonderful weather and great Golf Package, it’s worth checking out. This city has so much to offer. Make sure you visit Ozark Mountain Spring to truly experience it.