Bid adieu to that boring ol’ room service club sandwich. Today’s luxury and chic boutique hotels are serving Home Alone style sundae kits. Yes, the exact nostalgic, over-the-top ice cream situation Kevin McCallister built in his bathrobe, can be brought right to your room, alongside caviar carts and martini trolleys. We’re talking on-call mixology masters, bath butlers, and some hotels even send up sunrise breakfast baskets or deliver a guitar to your door so someone can play campfire songs from the comfort of your bed. These setups are made for the travel moments when you’d rather stay in, slip into matching robes, and turn the evening into a grown-up sleepover with champagne, face masks, and a movie playing in the background.
And after a day of touring a new town with friends, sometimes the dreamiest plan is no plan at all. Just everyone piled into the room, relaxing, catching up and letting room service do the entertaining. Bookmark this guide for a vacation with friends hat involves caviar, champagne, celebrity-level skincare and maybe a visit from Santa.
By Pallavi Mehra