Feast Your Eyes on These Decked Out Hotels

Every other year or so, in the mad dash to create hyper-local holiday content, I’ll turn to Instagram to scour images of one of my favorite things: seasonal high-end hotel décor. (You call it lazy. I call it investigative journalism.) Each hotel, from The Mansion to The Joule, creates something that is truly a sight to see, and perfectly in line with their pre-established aesthetics.

And since it’s difficult to make your way into every lobby this December, I embedded Instagram shots of each display into this post, so you can take a virtual tour from wherever you’re sitting. Consider it my gift to you.

The Joule

A nod to historic, Neo-Gothic architecture in the front, and monochromatic Forty Five Ten floral in the back. We wouldn’t expect anything less from The Joule.

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Holiday cheer, done two ways: A traditional nod to our historic ‘20s Neo-Gothic architecture and a more modern take with reflective mirrors and @fortyfiveten floral that speaks to our love of contemporary art. No need to play favorites—we love both! 🎄

A post shared by The Joule Dallas (@thejouledallas) on Dec 17, 2019 at 9:50am PST

The Adolphus

It’s important that you know it took 10 gallons of icing and 500 man hours to make this work of edible art. Where is this gingerbread house’s Food Network show?

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We are thrilled to present our incredible gingerbread replica of The Adolphus created by our Executive Pastry Chef Ruben Toraño and his team of 8 different cooks and even Chef's teenage son, Diego. ⁠ ⁠ Bring your family this year to The Adolphus for an incredible photo opportunity, one that our team has been working on since September 1st! ⁠ ⁠ GINGERBREAD HOUSE FACTS 🎄🎁⁠ – 5215 Gingerbread Bricks⁠ – 100 sq ft foam board⁠ – 10 Gallons of Icing⁠ – 289 pounds of powdered Sugar⁠ – 500 man hours⁠ – 2 Executive chefs, 1 Executive Steward, 1 Front desk manager, housekeeping team, 8 different cooks and 1 teenager (Chef Ruben’s son) on vacation to design and decorate!⁠ ⁠ Planning started September 1st⁠ Construction started Oct 14th⁠ ⁠ Our replica sits 6 feet long, 3ft wide and 4.5 feet tall!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbread #replica #mydtd #flashesofdelight #instadfw #dallastx #hotelsandresorts #forbestravelguide #dametraveler #acolorstory #iamatraveler #visualcrush #passionpassport #exactlylikenothingelse #travelgram #petitejoys #calledtobecreative #communityovercompetition #livethelittlethings #theeverygirl #risingtidesociety #abmhappylife #chasinglight #creativityfound #myunicornlife #dallaslovelist #visitdallas #postitfortheaesthetic #simplepleasures

A post shared by The Adolphus (@theadolphushotel) on Dec 3, 2019 at 1:20pm PST

The Mansion

This is just lovely, and probably a lot harder to pull together than it looks.

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Walking in a winter wonderland! #RosewoodMansion #RosewoodHotels #RWJourneys

A post shared by Rosewood Mansion onTurtleCreek (@rosewoodmansionturtlecreek) on Dec 15, 2019 at 2:55pm PST

The Statler

We love a holiday display that gives back.

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We’re excited to share that we’re partnering with @northtexasfoodbank to give back to those in need this holiday season! – Come drop off your non-perishable items in our sleigh located in the lobby! – We will accept any non-perishable food items that you donate, but the top items needed are canned proteins, canned vegetables, peanut butter, heathy grain cereals, brown rice and whole wheat pasta! #statlerdallas

A post shared by The Statler (@thestatler) on Nov 22, 2019 at 8:02am PST

Hotel Crescent Court

Not only did Hotel Crescent Court host gingerbread house workshops, they made the actual hotel into an actual gingerbread house (or, actually, Fancy Cakes by Lauren did).

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The Hotel Crescent Court Gingerbread tradition continues with an incredible and edible lobby display constructed by @fancycakesbylauren. We still have a few tickets left to our gingerbread workshops that start this weekend. Ticket link in the bio 📷 : @carterrose

A post shared by Hotel Crescent Court (@hotelcrescentcourt) on Dec 6, 2019 at 8:14am PST

Omni Hotel

The Omni Hotel isn’t just going to show you phenomenal holiday installations. They’re going to show you how. 

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✨Not all ornaments hang from a tree ✨ . Show us your holiday ornament photo op on Pegasus Lawn using #omnidallas and you could be featured in stories or posts this month! . . . . . #christmas #xmas #christmastree #christmasdecor #attheomni #love #merrychristmas #santa #winter #christmastime #gift #christmasgifts #holidays #holiday #gifts #christmasiscoming #navidad #christmasdecorations #santaclaus #snow #mydtd #christmasgift #noel #instagood #christmaslights #ornaments 🎥 @matthewborrett

A post shared by Omni Dallas Hotel (@omnidallas) on Dec 11, 2019 at 5:37am PST

The Stoneleigh

There’s nothing particularly wild or over-the-top about The Stoneleigh’s holiday display, but the historic hotel proves the power of a sophisticated (if subtle) setup.

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'Tis the season for making holiday memories at #thestoneleigh

A post shared by The Stoneleigh (@thestoneleigh) on Dec 2, 2019 at 1:44pm PST