A SPECIAL VALENTINE …
Hotel, style.
Top tip: The skating terrace known as the Sky Rink at the Peninsula hotel, which closes Feb. 20, had become a top lure for wedding proposals last year … accompanied by snowflake lights and hedgerows for guests hiding with champagne toasts and host boasts.
“Families have a new way to celebrate pre-wedding,” said the Peninsula’s Susan Ellefson, who noted the rink — which opened nine years ago — has now grown into a top proposal center.
“It’s started as an attraction for hotel visitors, businessmen, etc . ... and as well for two Chicago firemen who showed up in their work gear to check it all out,” she said.
It’s now been taken advantage of by “all types.”
“The rink is on a synthetic surface for the real thing; a way to glide safely amidst the magic of a wedding proposal and music and lights,” she said.
So here’s the kicker: Last December, USA Today named the Peninsula “The Most Romantic Hotel” in Chicago.
And last week, U.S. News & World Report named them the “#1 Hotel” in the U.S.
“Valentine’s Day may be just around the corner, but it’s everywhere around here right now,” said Ellefson.