Shade Hotel Hosts Gatsby-Inspired New Year’s Eve

SHADE HOTEL TURNS BACK THE CLOCK FOR ITS GREAT GATSBY-INSPIRED NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA

Manhattan Beach’s Luxury Boutique Hotel Counts Down to 2015 Twenties Style

As Manhattan Beach’s only luxury boutique hotel, Shade Hotel will channel the Roaring Twenties at a Great Gatsby-inspired New Year’s Eve bash on December 31, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets for this event are available online beginning Tuesday, December 2 for $75 per person.

The event will feature a live DJ, burlesque dancers, gaming tables for craps, roulette, black jack and poker, tray-passed hors d’oeuvres created by Executive Chef Chris Garasic, a full dessert bar with candies, cupcakes and other sweets, a raffle, and a champagne toast at the stroke of midnight. Guests can also take the party to Shade Hotel’s Skydeck to enjoy a warming fire pit, a tarot card reader and bottle service tables available in an exclusive VIP area.

For ladies and gentlemen interested in doubling-down on the fun, Shade is offering an exclusive Stay and Play New Year’s Eve double occupancy guestroom package for the night of December 31, starting at $595 for a standard Deluxe Spa Room. The package includes in-room New Year’s Eve party favors and two tickets to Shade’s Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve Gala. Stay and Play rates for Shade Hotel’s suite accommodations begin at $795 and include in-room party favors and four tickets to the Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve Gala. Whether guests decide to stay the night at Shade or not, all are welcome to start 2015 off enjoying the hotel’s award-winning brunch which will be served on New Year’s Day until 5 p.m.

A percentage of proceeds from the event’s raffle will benefit GrowingGreat, a nonprofit education organization that empowers children to adopt healthy eating behaviors today and inspires the farmers and scientists of tomorrow. Proceeds will go to support the organization’s Adopt-A-School scholarship program.

Shade is located at 1221 North Valley Drive in Manhattan Beach. For more information about the event visitwww.shadehotel.com or call the front desk at (310) 546-4995. Contact Alissa Crowley at (310) 469-3466 for bottle service.

About Shade Hotel

Shade Hotel, recently named one of the top 25 “trendiest hotels” in the United States by Trip Advisor, is Manhattan Beach’s premiere luxury boutique hotel that intertwines California beach culture and contemporary sophistication, just 15 minutes south of LAX. Merely two blocks from the beach, it is surrounded by thriving upscale dining and shopping destinations in the heart of downtown Manhattan Beach. The hotel’s energized yet refined interior was designed by Christopher Lowell, and boasts stainless-steel and natural touches that include river rock, running water and exotic bamboo to encourage an environment of balance, harmony and spiritual well-being. Guests will enjoy accommodations that will allow them to host their dream beach wedding, host a business meeting or enjoy a refreshing California coastal living experience at the hotel’s spa, incredible indoor and outdoor dining at zinc@shade, and relaxation poolside at the rooftop Skydeck bar and pool.

About GrowingGreat

GrowingGreat is a nonprofit 501(c)3 education organization that empowers children to adopt healthy eating behaviors today and inspires the farmers and scientists of tomorrow. We strive to fight childhood obesity through hands-on garden and nutrition programs in elementary schools. Our goal is never to turn away a school due to lack of ability to pay program costs. Learn more about us at growinggreat.org.