News | March 26, 2001

Kimpton Group hotels feature unique honor bar items

Honor bars are no longer limited to just peanuts, pretzels and assorted beverages. Today Kimpton Group hotels tempt travelers with special amenities, retail, signature souvenirs, and a clever mix of classic and contemporary snacks. And guests have responded – purchasing everything from silly putty, Etch A Sketch, massage oil to Tootsie Rolls and rubber ducks.

Select Kimpton Group hotel honor bars include, but are not limited to, the following top selling and unique honor bar items (prices do not include tax):

Chicago
Hotel Monaco Chicago – "Retro" items

  • lips - $2.50
  • Wax bottles with flavored juice - $2
  • Candy necklace - $2
  • Silly putty - $3
  • Massage oil - $12

    Hotel Burnham – "Chicago Original" items

  • Tootsie Rolls ($1.50) and Oreos ($4.50) - both invented in Chicago
  • Burnham Pilsner (named after famed architect) - $4
  • Pop-Out Map of Chicago - $6
  • Hotel Burnham Corkscrew - $6
  • Flyer Caramel Bar - $3.50

    Vancouver, B.C.
    Pacific Palisades Hotel – Honor Bar Items for the Young at Heart!

  • Large package of Tootsie Rolls and box of Cracker Jacks - $2 each
  • Travel size Yahtzee
  • Aroma-to-go gift packs from Vancouver-based Escents Aromatherapy – selection of two gift packs available in honor bar and priced at $19.95 CAD.

    San Francisco
    Monticello Inn

  • Travelers looking for a good read on the road can now enjoy the convenience of the Monticello Inn's uniquely-designed Book Honor Bar. By partnering with San Francisco's Union Square Borders Books & Music flagship store, the Monticello Inn has created an in-room honor bar featuring a variety of books available for guests to purchase. Available in the hotel's 20 Jefferson Suites, the Book Honor Bar menu features 10 paperback books chosen from either the Oprah Book Club, New York Times or Borders Books & Music bestseller lists.

    Serrano Hotel

  • With a "play while you stay" motto, the Serrano Hotel features a game honor bar complete with a selection of games for purchase, in addition to games to remain and be enjoyed in the guestroom. Games include Twister, Etch A Sketch, Monopoly, puzzles, and a signature Serrano Hotel yo-yo.

    Hotel Triton
    342 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, Calif., 94108, (415) 394-0500
     Intimacy kit - $4
     Triton signature rubber duck - $4.50
     Triton signature baby duck keychain - $3.25
     Barnum & Bailey Animal Crackers - $2.75
     Designer cotton tissues - $2.50

    Hotel Palomar
    12 Fourth Street, San Francisco, Calif., 94103, (415) 348-1111
     Priced at $5, the Intimacy kit includes two prophylactics, two obstetrical towelettes, lubricant jelly, and spermicide.
     Vacuum-packed white T-shirt with "Palomar" imprinted on back collar and a "P" on left chest - $18.

    Galleria Park Hotel
    191 Sutter Street at Kearny, San Francisco, Calif., 94104, (415) 781-3060
     Galleria Park Hotel umbrella - $27.50

    Cartwright Hotel
    524 Sutter Street, San Francisco, Calif., 94102, (415) 421-2865
     Disposable Camera - $12.50

    Harbor Court Hotel
    165 Steuart Street, San Francisco, Calif., 94105, (415) 882-1300
     Cheering on the San Francisco Giants in the City's new Pacific Bell Park - Harbor Court Hotel signature baseball cap - $12

    Hotel Vintage Court
    650 Bush Street, San Francisco, Calif., 94108, (415) 392-4666
     All guestrooms named after California wineries, the Hotel Vintage Court features a unique collection of gifts from Le Gioie, Inc., including the popular grape cluster made of semi-precious stones ($8 to $125).

    Best Western Tuscan Inn at Fisherman's Wharf
    425 Northpoint Street, San Francisco, Calif., 94133, (415) 561-1100
     Fisherman's Wharf signature souvenir – wind-up toy crab in a variety of colors - $3 and $5

    Seattle

    Hotel Vintage Park – Celebrating Washington's Wine Theme
    1100 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Wash., 98101, (206) 624-8000
     Professional Wine Opener with hotel logo - $5
     Grape cluster stress reliever squeeze toy - $4.95
     Four varieties of Vintage Washington wines in half bottles - $14 each

    Denver
    Hotel Monaco Denver
    1717 Champa Street at 17th, Denver, Colo., 80202, (303) 296-1717
     For the health conscious traveler – Gatorade bar - $2.75
     Hotel Monaco playing cards - $3.75
     Hotel Monaco yo-yo - $3.75
     Looking to be a kid again? - PEZ dispenser - $2

    Portland, Ore.
    5th Avenue Suites Hotel – "Imagination" Menu
    506 SW Washington at Fifth Avenue, Portland, Ore., 97204, (503) 222-0001

    The 5th Avenue Suites Hotel unveils its uniquely designed "Imagination" Menu. During their stay, guests can indulge in a variety of special amenities, some including:

     Surprise your kids at home with a signature 5th Avenue Suites Hotel stuffed teddy bear - $32
     Feather or Hypo-allergenic foam pillow – no charge
     Cuddly chenille throw - $10 during stay and $50 to purchase
     Chocolate dipped strawberries - $35
     Sound enhancement machine - $10 during stay and $50 to purchase
     Aveda™ massage oils - $20

    Hotel Vintage Plaza
    422 SW Broadway, Portland, Ore., 97205, (503) 228-1212
     Celebrating Hotel Vintage Plaza's Oregon wine theme – professional wine opener with hotel logo - $5
     Altoids

    Celebrating its 20-year anniversary in April of 2001, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC is known for its collection of stylish boutique hotels that are coupled with fine chef-driven restaurants. Kimpton Group transforms older, often historic buildings, into charming European-style accommodations. Kimpton Group comprises 29 hotels and 28 restaurants located in nine cities nationwide and in Canada. In each location, the combination of boutique, four-star service and an adjacent destination restaurant has proven a great success. These popular pairings include the fashionable Hotel Monaco Seattle with Sazerac restaurant and the incredibly chic Hotel Palomar and the Fifth Floor restaurant in San Francisco. A selection of color slides and print photographs for each property are available at request, through the Kimpton Group office. For more information and to make reservations, please call 1-800-KIMPTON or visit the Kimpton Group website at www.kimptongroup.com.

    SOURCE: Kimpton Hotels