Travel
Ready for a dip?
Wedgwood china. Want to guess
what color the rose is?
Losing track of time while sipping
tea is easy, especially on Sunday,
when chocolate is involved, but
let’s not forget this is Southern
California, and no resort would be
complete without a place to take
a dip. The saline swimming pool
provides the idyllic SoCal resort
experience. Heated year-round it’s
a popular with guests of all ages.
There’s also a hot tub and plenty
of chairs for sun seekers.
books (notice the plural), beautifully
bound in two volumes and placed in
a pink and gold accented box.
My teenage daughter sank into a bed
as I opened a suitcase to hang up a
couple things. Waiting in the closet
were two pink satin padded clothes
hangers, complete with a perfect
puffy bow. As the mother of two
teenage daughters, my next
necessary preemptive move was to
claim some valuable vanity space, so
I headed to the bathroom. Toiletries
at luxury hotels tend to have a little
sparkle. At The Langham Huntington,
Pasadena, they’re presented in a
brown leather treasure chest, but
when you crack it open, instead of
gold, everything is petite and pink.
Even deep-rooted tradition comes
with a colorful hue. The Langham,
London, was the first luxury hotel
in Europe to serve afternoon tea,
so every Langham Hotel around the
world serves tea every day. “The
Langham Afternoon Tea with
Wedgwood” is unique, serving teas
in custom-made “Langham Rose”
Need a little poolside reading?
A copy of Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland resides in all 380 of The
Langham Huntington’s guest rooms,
suites and cottages. The classic book
was published in 1865, the same year
the first Langham opened its doors
in London. The special edition
comes complete with a pink cover.
Discovering the book, tucked away in
a beautiful pink box in the top desk
drawer, is like opening a surprise
present. There’s even a satin ribbon.
Keep your eye out for the White
Rabbit when you walk through
the hotel’s many gardens...
Dana’s stay was hosted by The
Langham Huntington, but as always
her thoughts and opinions are her own.
Lobby, The Langham
Huntington, Pasadena
Read in the pink
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