Travel Tips The 8 Best Hotel-Related Movies of All Time Hotels are a perfect place to set a film, so In honor of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and its Oscar nods, we pick the 7 best hotel-related movies of all time. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Ending Summer on a High Note: 4 Rooftop Lounges From D.C. to San Diego, we have an outdoor lounge perfect for soaking up the season's last golden rays of sun. Check out these 5 rooftop lounges to toast the end of summer.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Sending Wine Back at a Restaurant All eyes at the table are on you as the server pours you a sip of wine. So what happens if you don't like it? We ask one of our experts: When is sending wine back at a restaurant OK? Watch Video
Travel Tips Beyond the Treadmill: Unique Travel Workouts at Kimpton Finding time to exercise when you're on the road can be hard. That's why many of our hotels offer unique travel workouts that just might be a high point of your trip. Watch Video
Travel Tips 5 Free Ways to Stay Fit at Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge From guided jogs to kayaking, our Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge — just across the Charles River from downtown Boston — offers a number of ways to stay fit while on the road, all for free. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Le Citron Fizz: A Sparkling Cocktail Recipe Just in time for the hot weather, check out this recipe for the sparkling, refreshing, fruit-infused Le Citron Fizz cocktail. Look out summer, it's about to get fizzy up in here. Watch Video
Travel Tips Kimpton Makes Healthy Travel Easy Your health doesn't have to take a holiday when you're on the road. Our inspiring fitness programs make healthy travel part of the guest experience.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: What’s a Good Summertime Wine? The summer party season is here. Need some help choosing the perfect wine for your picnic or barbecue? Sommelier Philip Lucas has got your back with this month's #WineWednesday. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Malört Cocktail Recipe for a Taste of Chicago South Water Kitchen bartender Dan Rook offers a Malört cocktail recipe that takes this iconic Windy City liqueur from bitter to much, much better. Check out the video. Watch Video
Kimpton Buzz A Dress for Success Spring-Cleaning Giving your closet a spring-cleaning? Dress for Success will take your unwanted, business-appropriate clothing to outfit women trying to better their lives.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: What Wines Go With Artichokes? Our Master Sommelier Emily Wines gets to the heart of the matter with this month's #WineWednesday video: What wines go with artichokes? Turns out it's a prickly question. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Strozzapreti Recipe From Chef Luca Corazzina Chef Luca Corazzina of 312 Chicago restaurant offers an easy video lesson on how to prepare his strozzapreti recipe. It's knockout gnocchi straight from the Old Country. Watch Video
Destinations Get to Know the Kimpton Carlyle Hotel in Washington, DC We've elected to open our ninth hotel in the nation's capital. Say hello to Kimpton Carlyle – Dupont Circle, our new Kimpton hotel in Washington DC.
Destinations We Team With NBA’s Kings for a Kimpton Sacramento Hotel California's state capital will be home to the $477 million downtown Entertainment and Sports Center, which includes a Kimpton Sacramento hotel. Eureka!
Eat + Drink Grapefruit Gastrique: A Sweet ‘n’ Sour Seasonal Mixer It's the peak of grapefruit season and bartender Brendan Dorr from Baltimore's B&O American Brasserie has an easy recipe for a delish grapefruit gastrique mixer. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: An Impressive Italian Wine Even if you don't know a Super Tuscan from a Super Mario Brother, Kimpton Master Sommelier Emily Wines has a #WineWednesday Italian wine recommendation that's sure to impress. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Take the Chill Off With a Leatherneck Cocktail Winter is stubbornly clinging on but we have the antidote with this video primer on the Leatherneck cocktail, a whiskey-centric drink served warm. Watch Video
Kimpton Buzz Women Making Kimpton History: Shirley King It's Women's History Month and we're highlighting some of the women who make Kimpton history, like Shirley King, who has been with the company for 25 years.
Kimpton Buzz Survey Says: We’re One of the Best Companies to Work For FORTUNE's Best Companies to Work For list is out and we came in at no. 11! Here's a great big "thank you" to all our employees who keep Kimpton special.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Red Wine With White Fish Silly rules are everywhere, so here's one less you have to worry about. This month's #WineWednesday video offers some tips on drinking red wine with fish. Watch Video
Destinations Surf’s Up at Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach Say hello to Kimpton's first Orange County, CA, hotel, Shorebreak Hotel, located right off the sand across from HB's iconic pier. Surf City, here we come.
Kimpton Buzz #AdoreThySelfie: Kimpton Photo Contest is in Your Hands We now have selfie sticks available at all of our hotels, so check one out, shoot some awesome travel pics, and enter our Kimpton photo contest.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Under-the-Radar Wine Regions California, here we come? Not so fast. Our Master Sommelier Emily Wines shares some under-the-radar wine regions in this month's #WineWednesday video. Watch Video
Kimpton Buzz #AdoreThySelfie: Kimpton Photo Contest is in Your Hands We now have selfie sticks available at all of our hotels, so check one out, shoot some awesome travel pics, and enter our Kimpton photo contest.
Eat + Drink Our Chef and Bartender Survey Predicts the Trends Our first annual chef and bartender survey takes the pulse of what's happening in our kitchens and lounges around the country. Take a look and see what's hot in 2015.
Eat + Drink Croquettes, Anyone? A Recipe for an International Favorite Chef Brian Millman of Atwood restaurant in Chicago offers a quick video primer on how to make his zucchini, yellow squash and carrot croquettes with herb-cucumber sauce. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Tailgating! Hitting a tailgate party? If you're not a beer drinker you might get left out in the cold. So check out this month's #WineWednesday video for the perfect wine to bring to the big game. Watch Video
Kimpton Buzz Celebs Turn Out for The Trevor ProjectLIVE in L.A. The stars shined brightly for The Trevor Project gala in Los Angeles. Check out the video of actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson covering Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off." Watch Video
Eat + Drink Our Chef-Recommended, Must-Have Gifts for Cooks Looking for the perfect present for the kitchen wizard in your life? We asked a few of our chefs for their must-have gifts for cooks.
Eat + Drink Got Yams? Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Is your fridge crammed with holiday leftovers? Check out these Thanksgiving leftover recipes that will turn unfinished side dishes into a main event.
Kimpton Buzz Walk the Red Carpet at TrevorLIVE Walk the red carpet or participate online in the silent auction at TrevorLIVE 2014, an evening of music and comedy in support of The Trevor Project.
Kimpton Buzz Global Business Program — Getting Down to Business Looking for perks and discounts on biz travel like the big companies get? Check out our Global Business Program, designed with small businesses in mind.
Kimpton Buzz Giving Back on #GivingTuesday Be a part of the global philanthropic movement, #GivingTuesday, on Tuesday, Dec. 2. It's the perfect antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Eat + Drink Introducing our #WineWednesday Videos Welcome to our #WineWednesday video series. The first Wednesday of every month, we’ll be uncorking a video that will offer a quick tip on the world of wine. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Beercation Packages on Tap From Kimpton Are you a dedicated hop-head? Here are a few Kimpton beercation packages you'll want to take note of, along with some beer recommendations from our brew-loving chefs.
Eat + Drink New and Renovated Kimpton Restaurants Old favorites have gotten a refresh and soon-to-be-favorites are opening their doors — here’s a quick recap on what's new with Kimpton restaurants.
Kimpton Buzz We’ve Uncorked a Kimpton Scholarship A somm is born: We've teamed up with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association to help send a budding sommelier to the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.
Travel Tips Suite Success: A Million Dollar Travel Opportunity We’re celebrating our 10th year as a sponsor of Dress for Success by pulling out all the stops and offering one special benefactor a once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunity.
Travel Tips Stay (Fit) With us During National Yoga Month September is National Yoga Month and there are events taking place at yoga studios around the country. But if you’re on the road and on the go, you can celebrate and motivate with us.
Entertaining Planning a Holiday Party? We Make it Easy For all you kind, generous folks out there who organize seasonal get-togethers for the rest of us (or if you just happened to draw the short stick this year), we’re here to help you get the jump on planning a holiday party.
Kimpton Buzz Chew on This: Aug. 26 is National Dog Day Chew on This: Aug. 26 is National Dog Day. Have you hugged your pooch today? Watch Video
Destinations The Kimpton Aertson Hotel in Nashville is Music to Our Ears We’re headed to Nashville. And we couldn’t be happier if we were sitting in Centennial Park, eating Prince’s hot chicken, and listening to Johnny Cash on WSM radio. Watch Video
Destinations Kimpton Announces a New Chicago Hotel We’re converting one of Chicago’s most threatened historic buildings into a four-star, 281-room hotel in the Central Loop district.
Kimpton Buzz We’re on Boards: Kimpton is Now on Pinterest Kimpton is now on Pinterest. And we really want to pin with you.
Eat + Drink San Francisco Cooking Classes at Scala’s Bistro Union Square hot spot Scala's Bistro offers San Francisco cooking classes with Executive Chef Larry Finn and Pastry Chef Kimberly Bugler.
Kimpton Buzz Check Out the New Kimpton Hotels Website An all new, thoroughly improved, 100 percent gluten-free Kimpton Hotels website has been unveiled.
Eat + Drink Meet the Man Who Keeps Kimpton Restaurants Cooking Think you’re obsessed with food and restaurants? Try walking a mile in James Lin’s proverbial Crocs.
Kimpton Buzz Kimpton Karma Rewards Program Unveiled Our Kimpton Karma Rewards program offers you perks in new and innovative ways. Watch Video
Destinations A New Kimpton Hotel in Denver We’re thrilled to announce a new Kimpton hotel in Denver's Union Station neighborhood.
Entertaining Summer Entertaining Tips From Our Catering Pro Our catering goddess Suzanne Halperin shares a few fast and easy summer entertaining tips. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Fast and Easy Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe This one-minute video will show you how to create a gorgeous mozzarella, heirloom tomato, basil and bread salad. It’s super easy and looks and tastes amazing. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Summer Pasta Recipe from Savannah’s Pacci Restaurant A simple and delightful pasta recipe that’s perfect for summer entertaining, courtesy of Chef Roberto Leoci at Pacci restaurant in Savannah, GA.
Destinations Hello, Winston-Salem We have a new project on the boards and it’s smoking hot. Winston-Salem, NC, is the newest addition to the Kimpton family.
Eat + Drink Let the Springtimes Roll: Recipes for the Season It’s time to celebrate spring and all the bounty that comes along with it. So we’ve selected a few choice recipes from some of our left coast eateries — from Seattle to Santa Barbara — to get the spring fling rolling.
Kimpton Buzz Q&A With Barry Pollard, SVP of Hotel Operations Barry Pollard is a hospitality lifer who started his career as an underage busboy and now oversees more than 60 properties as Kimpton’s Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations.
Eat + Drink National Margarita Day We’ll help you get the fiesta rolling with our resident spirit guide, Kimpton Lead Bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout.
Destinations The George Gets a Revolutionary Renovation The 139-room hotel has been refreshed from top to bottom, and nods to the hotel’s namesake are everywhere.
Eat + Drink A Toast to Love: Valentine Cocktails We know the importance of chocolate … and of a great cocktail. So our bar stars have whipped up some chocolaty creations that could have come straight out of an Oompa Loompa test kitchen.
Destinations Denver vs. Seattle (Monaco Edition) Excitement is building, nerves are jangling, pulses are pounding. It’s Denver vs. Seattle for all the marbles in the Big Game
Eat + Drink We’re Juiced! Juice is hot. Once solely relegated to the breakfast table, fruit and vegetable juices are now busting out in a big way.
Eat + Drink Still Crazy After All These Years When he became executive chef of Pazzo — which translates from Italian as “crazy” — he brought with him a fresh, lean, unpretentious style that merged new flavors with both classic and creative techniques
Kimpton Buzz The Votes are In Nearly 80,000 discerning travelers voted in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers’ Poll and we’re thrilled to let you know that a bunch of our properties made the cut.
Eat + Drink What Are You Drinking New Year’s Eve? Maybe it’s much too early in the game, but we thought we’d ask you just the same: What are you drinking New Year’s Eve?
Kimpton Buzz Aced It! We’re so grateful and humbled to say we’ve received a perfect “100” in the 2014 Corporate Equality Index
Kimpton Buzz Hot Winter Perks The weather outside may be frightful but Kimpton lobbies from coast to coast will be delightful this holiday season.
Eat + Drink Cheers to Highball Located just steps away from historic Boston Common, Highball embraces a vintage vibe with tufted Chesterfield sofas, antique cocktail tables, iconic Tolix stools and reclaimed wood walls.
Destinations Reeling in The Angler’s We’ve got something big on the line: The Angler’s Boutique Hotel in South Beach Miami.
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Part 4: The Wine List We asked Emily Wines a few questions about what wines to serve at your holiday table to make for the perfect palette-pleasing feast.
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 3: Desserts While turkey usually gets top billing on Thanksgiving (though not always — check out our non-traditional main courses from yesterday), the star of the meal is often dessert.
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 2: Main Dishes If you want some creative, out-of-the-box ideas for your holiday dinner — like grilled quail, braised lamb bellies or lemon-poached salmon— keep reading
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 1: Appetizers and Side Dishes We asked some of our chefs for a few recipes that will have all eyes focused on your fabulous meal and not on the dust bunnies in the corner.
Destinations Seattle, Here We Come (Again) Let’s face it — any city that can produce both Jimi Hendrix and Nordstrom has to have something special going on. Must be something in the water, because there’s a lot of it there … or maybe it’s the coffee.
Kimpton Buzz Perks on Parade Here’s a friendly heads up: If you’re not already a member of Kimpton’s InTouch loyalty program, right now would be a very good time to join the family because we are rolling out the year’s biggest, bestest perks.
Entertaining Ghostly Gatherings and Halloween Happenings One thing nobody has to wait for is Halloween … it’s heeere. And if you enjoy frighteningly good DJs, scary-creative cocktails and mad revelry, we have some suggestions for you.
Kimpton Buzz Q&A With Heather Richer, VP Revenue and Distribution When you’re growing as fast as Kimpton is, it’s nice to know there’s someone like Heather Richer on your team.
Eat + Drink Fave Flavors for Fall Sure, summer gets all the attention with its gaudy fruits and bountiful produce. But what about the fall season?
Kimpton Buzz The Sporting Life If you can’t get enough of batting, base running, tackling, passing, swishing, swooshing and checking, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year.
Kimpton Buzz Back to the Future Have you ever walked into one our hotels and thought, “There’s more than meets the eye here”? And perhaps wondered what it might have been before?
Kimpton Buzz Get InTouch With Bar Stars We’re expanding our “Raid the Mini-Bar” initiative — which offers InTouch members a $10 credit ($15 in NYC) toward mini-bar goodies — to include our actual bars and lounges.
Kimpton Buzz Vote Kimpton: Best Bars and Best Pet-Friendly Hotels There’s not much we love more than a skillfully crafted cocktail and a cuddly critter, which is why we here at Kimpton give both such a high priority.
Kimpton Buzz Keeping it Real: SVP Christine Lawson You have to love someone who is enamored by the grace and elegance of Venice, Italy, while also being drawn to the gritty rap of Eminem.
Eat + Drink Roof-to-Table: The Ultimate in Local Dining A number of our restaurants have wholeheartedly embraced urban agriculture, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in rooftop (or patio) gardens for daily use in their kitchens and lounges.
Kimpton Buzz Kimpton 3.O: Q&A With Kathleen Reidenbach Fearlessly leading us into a new era of “marketeamwork” (not to be confused with “mouseketeer” work), she’s no stranger to leadership in marketing.
Destinations Monaco Portland One of World’s Best Have you seen the list? Travel + Leisure is out with its World’s Best Awards for 2013.
Kimpton Buzz Kimpton COO Goes PUBLIC: Q&A With Mike DeFrino Drumroll please … Introducing our new Chief Operating Officer, Mike DeFrino.
Destinations Kimpton Announces Our First Caribbean Hotel Strike up the steel drums and top off the rum: Kimpton is going Caribbean, diving headfirst into gorgeous Grand Cayman Island.
Kimpton Buzz Kimpton Rolls Out the Bikes We’re pumped … and so are the tires on our brand-new fleet of super-sweet PUBLIC bikes.
Eat + Drink Kimpton Restaurant Month Summer is heating up and we’re dishing out a cool restaurant deal.
