It’s Never Too Early To Celebrate Christmas…Is It?


Hilton Garden Inn Celebrates β€˜Christmas In July’ With Food, Santa & Fun!Β 

Congratulations to Lisa Moore (to Santa’s left), Bradley Sandler and everyone at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa-Wesley Chapel (26640 Silver Maple Pkwy., off S.R. 56), for hosting a super-successful (and FREE!) β€œChristmas in July” event. 

β€œThe whole idea was to let the community know that we have great rooms where we can host your next business or family holiday party,” Moore said during the event, β€œand a large catering menu with a wide selection of delicious food that we make in-house and everything else you need to make your party special.” 

The Christmas in July event had Santa Claus himself, DJ music, a premium liquor bar, lots of great raffles prizes, a charcuterie table (below), fresh fruit and hot appetizers like mini egg rolls and crab cakes, meatballs and more. 

To book your next party, call Moore at (813) 591-6930 or email her at lisamoore2@ hilton.com. Or, call Sandler at (813) 591-6907 or email him at bradley.sandler@hilton.com. β€” GN, all photos by Charmaine George 

Hyatt Place Hotel Also Gets Into The Christmas Spirit With Its β€˜Jingle Mingle’ 

We also give kudos to (l.-r. in photo right) assistant GM Brian Jackman, director of sales Lorna Petchey and GM Gerald Mandosia of the Hyatt Place Hotel Tampa-Wesley Chapel (26000 Sierra Center Blvd., Lutz) for its impressive (also FREE) β€œJingle Mingle,” which featured amazing samples of foods you can get from the hotel’s in-house catering department β€” like pomegranate-glazed, mint chimichurri lamb chops (below right), extra large shrimp cocktail (bottom right), mini-beef Wellingtons and mini-crab cakes, a S’mores station β€” plus holiday-themed cocktails (The Grinch, Mrs. Claus Punch & more), a DJ and both Santa and Mrs. Claus (above) in the hotel’s beautiful Sierra Conference Center ballroom that you can β€” and should β€” reserve for your upcoming holiday party.Β 

For more info, call Lorna Petchey at (813) 803-5600. β€” GN