Never Turn Down A Cupcake: Hotel

A while back I was offered a chance to stay at the Canopy by Hilton hotel, and having a friend and her daughter coming to visit last weekend was the perfect opportunity to check out the hotel! The hotel is located right in the middle of Pike & Rose, so it was a great home base for our group while we enjoyed some of the neighboring stores on a rainy Friday night.

First up - picking up some little bites at Nada, which is located around the corner from the hotel. You can see two of my recent favorites in the photo below- the Lobster Roll Bolsa, and Carne Asada taco - delicious!

Our room was very spacious and included a nice dining room area with a sink and lots of open spaces to put our stuff down and get settled in. The hotel was nice enough to provide some milk and cookies as a welcome gift, which was so sweet! I think my friend's daughter was actually more excited to have a personal milk jug than even the cookies, haha.

Living room area - lots of room to lounge in

Bedroom - love the grey and light wood details!

Shower + bathtub combo - so spacious!

We went back out across the street to The Baked Bear for some ice cream to enjoy with the cookies - even with bad weather, it was crowded with customers also looking for a sweets fix. I got the s'mores ice cream, which was delicious! We were happy to get back in to our warm room after walking outside in the rain, so that we could enjoy our cookies and ice cream. If you get a chance to try the cookies at the hotel, definitely try them - the chocolate chip one especially was so gooey and packed with chocolate chips, so good!

I want to note some nice extra touches that the hotel provides, like the bright orange socks that are really nice to have when you're walking around the concrete portions of the room. Also, I really liked the filtered water station (like the ones at more airports recently) that are located right outside of the elevators on that floor. When I go to hotels for work trips especially, I usually wind up buying or bringing bottled water with me because I like to have water to drink in the room, and this hotel provides filtered water along with a glass bottle for the water if needed.

Finally, the breakfast that is included with your stay had a lot more options than I was expecting! When we stayed, there was the coffee, pastries, and cereal that we had assumed, but also smoked salmon, a charcuterie board with meats and cheeses, French toast with Nutella and other topping options, as well as a few other egg based dishes.

Thank you to the Canopy by Hilton North Bethesda for hosting us - it was such a nice way to enjoy a fun and relaxing night spent with friends!

Canopy by Hilton Washington DC - Bethesda North
940 Rose Avenue
North Bethesda, MD 20852

Note: I was invited to stay at the Canopy by Hilton hotel, but was not paid for this post.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Ice Skating at the Canopy by Hilton North Bethesda

Last night the Canopy by Hilton hotel at Pike & Rose hosted a fun event at the ice skating rink located on the roof terrace of the hotel. What a great use of the open outdoor space during the winter!

The ice skating rink is part of a partnership with Mel's Rink foundation, and it is a nice sized synthetic ice skating rink located just outside of the hotel's restaurant area. There's a lot of comfortable seating both next to the skate rental area and around the rink as well - perfect for anyone that needs to take a break while skating around the rink, haha. It's also a great area to sit and relax while you are looking out to the main streets of Pike and Rose - especially with the pretty holiday lights still up on the trees!

The event had a great selection of food and drinks - perfectly sized little bites while enjoying the semi-private space in the restaurant area. We got to try a number of seasonal dishes from the hotel's restaurant, including flatbread, potstickers, mac n' cheese bites, and potato puffs. I especially liked the flavor of the chicken and lemongrass potstickers - delicious! Of course I had to enjoy some sweets as well, and I love the hotel's presentation of cake pops in vases, along with hot cider and hot chocolate to drink.

This was a great opportunity to check out how the roof terrace has been transformed, and a creative way for the hotel to have the roof terrace space available for guests during the colder months!

Canopy by Hilton Washington DC - Bethesda North
940 Rose Avenue
North Bethesda, MD 20852

Note: I was invited to the Canopy Hilton for the event but was not paid for this post.

Monday, December 17, 2018

Canopy by Hilton - Pike & Rose

Last Friday evening, a group of us were invited to the Canopy by Hilton hotel in Pike & Rose for an event that included a tour of the hotel and a chance to try out some of their food and drink selections that they offer. I like that the hotel's focused on both the hotel guests and the local residents, and fits in really well with the rest of the neighborhood.

We started with some mulled cider in the lobby area, which is actually on the third floor. The street entrance opens up to a large, open staircase as well as elevators to the lobby. The lobby flows right into the common area, which includes a bar and dining room alongside a lot of open seating. I love this huge chandelier that is made up of copies of National Geographic magazine!

We then were taken around for a tour of the hotel, including one of the one bedroom suites. Light wood and grey is the majority of my condo interior, so naturally I really like the hotel rooms in here, haha. The bathroom in the suite is very spacious with space for everything - I wish my bathroom looked like this! I also love the socks that come in every room on the nightstands. Because the rooms are concrete with rugs place around the rooms, it's a nice cozy touch for the guests! There are also glass bottles and drinking glasses in every room, which can be filled with the filtered water dispensers found by the elevators on every floor. I really like the little touches like this - I like having water when I stay in hotels but don't want to pay for overpriced water bottles every time.

After the tour we were treated to dinner to get a taste of the food and drinks that the hotel offers - I loved the semi-private space we ate in, with plenty of seating and lots of windows to look down at the holiday lights on the streets below. I'm a sucker for tiny cute foods, and they had a wide variety of little dishes for us to try in addition to the main menu items - which were beef tenderloin, garlic roasted potatoes, and butternut squash. I especially liked the salmon Rillettes in the tiny dishes and the mini fish tacos. Plenty of cocktails and macarons rounded out the meal - the macarons served as both dessert and decor along with the sparkly holiday decorations in the room.

I'm very happy I got a chance to check out what the hotel offers, especially as someone that lives nearby. It wouldn't have really crossed my mind to come here that often, since I live close and wouldn't be staying over. It's a great space for drinks or dinner if you're in the area, and a perfect fit for the Pike & Rose neighborhood!

Canopy by Hilton Washington DC - Bethesda North
940 Rose Avenue
North Bethesda, MD 20852

Note: I was invited to the Canopy Hilton for the event but was not paid for this post.