BETHLEHEM, PA – Tuesday, November 1, 2016 – Santa’s overnight elves will be working once again to make the hotel sparkle for this Christmas season. Professional designers Robert Averill and Gary Burger are decorating every inch of the hotel to truly turn it into a magical experience for guests who visit the hotel over the next several weeks. They create displays throughout the hotel that “wow” guests year after year, making it a must see when family and friends are visiting Bethlehem for Christmas. All are welcome to come and view the decorations!
New this year, the hotel has picked a theme to implement throughout the decorating and with their staff – “Let There Be Peace on Earth”. The management of the hotel wants to encourage their staff to interact with guests this Christmas season providing peace and joy so guests receive first class service while visiting the Hotel. The Hotel is an enchanted place to see and enjoy during Christmas, and their staff adds to that overall spirit.
This Christmas season, the Hotel has partnered with Mary’s Shelter (located in Bethlehem, on Broad Street) which is a local organization that brings great peace to young mothers and new born babies in the Lehigh Valley. The hotel will be hosting “Mondays for Mary’s Shelter” starting November 28th through December 26th. On Mondays, the hotel will be donating 10% to Mary’s Shelter when you shop in The Shoppe or if you dine in the Tap Room from 4pm to 7pm. Cory Lamack, Program Director for Mary’s Shelter is thrilled to have a such a strong relationship with Hotel Bethlehem this Christmas Season, “Bethlehem is the perfect place for us to open a Mary’s Shelter. Bethlehem is ‘The Christmas City’ and our entire mission is dedicated to helping mothers who have no place to go, who have been turned away. Our partnership with Hotel Bethlehem brings me great joy because it welcomes others to open doors and hearts to mothers and babies in need. We look forward to an enduring relationship with the staff, guests and visitors of the hotel.”
The Hotel will also be collecting donations every Monday to make one large donation at the end of the year to Mary’s Shelter. See below for the type of donations the hotel will accept:
Diapers 1 -6, Baby Wash, Shampoo, Lotion,
Baby Wipes, Vaseline, Diaper Cream, Q-Tips, Baby Brushes,
Baby Nail Clippers, Pacifiers, Crib Sheets, Humidifiers, Baby Bottles, Bottle Drying Racks, Baby Bottle Brushes, Bibs, Onesies, Receiving Blankets, Baby Towel Sets, Breast Pads, Baby Medical Kits
Infant Car Seats, Light Weight Strollers, Universal Stroller Frame, Bouncers, Plastic Rain Covers for Strollers and Car Seats, Sippy Cups
There will be many other Christmas activities taking place in the hotel over the next several weeks. Guests coming to the hotel to see the decorations can also check out these events:
- The hotel will host the Largest Small Office Party on December 8 from 6 – 10 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom so the Lehigh Valley’s many small businesses can all party together. Guests can reserve a full table or just a couple of seats. Tickets are $49 per person (plus tax and gratuity), and include a cocktail hour (cash bar) with passed hors d’oeuvres from 6 – 7 p.m., a plated dinner, and a Christmas-themed dessert display. Live musical entertainment will be provided by everyone’s favorite, the Philadelphia Funk Brothers. For reservations, call 610-625-2234.
- Visits by Santa Claus at the Musical Sunday Brunch each Sunday in December leading up to Christmas between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Historic Hotel Bethlehem will have their Annual Collectable Christmas tin filled with peppermint bark available for purchase this year starting November 5th. There will be a signing of the tin from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday November 5th with the three business owners who helped collaborate on the 2016 tin. The painting on the front of the tin is an original painting by local artist, Mary Jane Lahr, of the view from 1741 on the Terrace.
The Historic Hotel Bethlehem is located in the heart of Bethlehem, Pa.’s nationally registered historic district. The Hotel is a proud member of Historic Hotels of America and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and is also listed on the Department of Interior’s National Park Service National Register. Experience world-class service, charming guest accommodations and award-winning cuisine, all on a site that has been warmly welcoming guests since 1741. Visit www.hotelbethlehem.com for more information.
Information Provided By:
Brynn Levine | Historic Hotel Bethlehem
Marketing Coordinator
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