Hotel Roanoke offers sweet deal

            Roanoke is a sweet town nestled in the Virginia mountains, offering great museums, art galleries, dining opportunities and numerous hiking trails and wineries throughout the region.

            Here’s another sweet reason to visit. The historic Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center will welcome visitors with two signature chocolate chip cookies per person today in celebration of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. And you don’t even need a reservation to receive your cookies, although the hotel is a pretty special place to stay, a charming example of old-style hospitality with 331 guest rooms and 19 suites, walking trails and easy access to historic downtown streets.

Spoon bread and peanut soup

            The Hotel Roanoke is a DoubleTree by Hilton, a brand known for welcoming guests with warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in. Today’s event is part of its global “Cookie Care” program, which launched this spring to celebrate the brand’s milestone of giving out more than 300 million cookies at check-in.

            The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center is located at 110 Shenandoah Ave. in Roanoke. While you’re there, make sure to sample their famous peanut soup and spoon bread served in the hotel’s restaurants.
        For information on the hotel, call (540) 985-5900. For information on Cookie Care and to enter to win prizes, visit https://www.facebook.com/Doubletree/app_550598988381052.