Photos courtesy of the Watergate Hotel.
Go over, bad Santa Claus – the “scandal igloos” are coming to town. Just when you thought the luxury faux igloo trend couldn’t be more outrageous, the Watergate Hotel slides in with some retrofitted bullets that evoke the Nixon era and the days of the Watergate scandal.
So what would Nixon think of a bunch of people eating fondue and announcing his resignation in a $ 200 plastic dome decorated with fake newspapers? Maybe something like, “So this is hell. Strange. “But scandal igloos look like fun to the rest of us! The vintage orbs are decorated with cozy blankets and Playboy-style velvet chairs, working Victrola turntables, idle typewriters, books about the Watergate, and other accents from the scandal times Food and drinks also date back to 1972 – think Singapore Slings, lamb chops with mint jelly, chocolate cigars and the aforementioned fondue.
It only fits that the Watergate, that heralded The 2017 luxury imitation igloo craze puts its own weird cherry on top of this particular pandemic trend. So if you feel like … celebrating the holidays? Nixon’s downfall? The 50th anniversary of the Watergate scandal six months earlier? Call the hotel for reservations.
The Watergate Hotel. 2650 Virginia Ave., NW; 844-617-1972
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Anna Spiegel covers the food and drink scene in her homeland DC. Before joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and the MFA program at Columbia University in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and St. John, US Virgin Islands.
