With Valentine’s Day 2010 around the corner, LA’s The Place has the perfect idea to have your beloved really swoon at the restored 1920’s Downtown Hilton Checkers. Go beyond the basics of a dinner or standard red roses. Why not truly indulge your heart’s desire and stay the night and celebrate in style? It will be a Valentine’s Day to remember, no doubt. Hilton Checkers, in the heart of Downtown LA, is offering an overnight escape for lovers looking to stay and play the Downtown LA way.
Hilton Checkers' Stunning Rooftop View
Don’t Go Home Package
Hilton Checkers’ “Don’t Go Home” incredible package entails:
- A decadent dinner for two at the hotels’ Checkers Downtown fine dining restaurant.
- Rooftop cocktails for two gazing at the LA skyline.
- Accommodations for two in a contemporary new guestroom.
- An in-room bottle of Champagne.
- Complimentary in-room movie with fresh truffled popcorn.
- Morning-after breakfast in bed.
“Don’t Go Home” is available for $329 per night – a 20 percent savings over regular rates, and is offered February 13-14, 2010.
Historical Hilton Checkers
1920's Hilton Checkers Building
Hilton Checkers Los Angeles Hotel, a historic hotel dating back to the 1920s, was recently fully restored to its original splendor through top to bottom renovations and upgrades. The only four-diamond boutique hotel in Downtown Los Angeles – its fifteen stories offer an intimate ambiance, vintage style and personalized service. The stunning rooftop deck showcases a breathtaking view of the Los Angeles skyline, perfect for romantic cocktails and stargazing and a deluxe spa offers luxurious for rest and rejuvenation. Hilton Checkers’ upscale California fusion restaurant, Checkers Downtown, is receiving accolades after a revitalization under the direction of talented young Executive Chef Todd Allison.
Valentine’s Menu
An auspicious start to a romantic evening, Chef Allison’s Valentine’s Day Menu includes:
- Lobster Bisque with wild mushrooms or Ahi Tuna Salad with pomegranate, blood oranges, baby Lola Rosa lettuce
- Grilled Local Calamari with Kalamata olives and roasted garlic aioli or Braised Kurobuta Pork Belly with Brussels sprouts gratin
- Grilled Alaskan Salmon with asparagus or Myers Ranch Beef Tenderloin with Bloomsdale spinach, fingerling potatoes and béarnaise sauce
- Coconut Bread Pudding with Tahitian vanilla ice cream or Farmers’ Market Berries with fresh mint, whipped cream and short bread
Vegetarian options available upon request.
If you can’t join them for the “Don’t Go Home” package, you can still enjoy Chef Allison’s culinary delights for Valentine’s dinner. The dinner is $75 per person and includes a Checkers Downtown specialty cocktail like their spicy Black Checkers or refreshing Limoncello Gimlet.
Enjoy a Red or Black Checkers cocktail at Hilton Checkers' Bar.
Reservations for Valentine’s Dinner by Chef Allison can be made by calling 213-624-0000 or online at www.checkersdowntown.com.
“Don’t Go Home” can be booked by calling 800-HILTONS or visiting www.hiltoncheckers.com and clicking on “Weekend Packages & Specials.” Enter promotional code: VALENT.
Hilton Checkers
535 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
