{"id":11862,"date":"2018-11-15T17:24:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/?p=11862"},"modified":"2020-01-13T16:11:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T16:11:26","slug":"7-reasons-to-stay-at-wickwood-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/7-reasons-to-stay-at-wickwood-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons To Stay At Wickwood For The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 0 part--><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11878 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - christmas decor collage\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-760x1391.jpg\" alt=\"the holidays at wickwood inn's christmas trees with lights &amp; decorations\" width=\"760\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-760x1391.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-768x1405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-560x1024.jpg 560w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-330x604.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-350x640.jpg 350w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-437x800.jpg 437w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-18x33.jpg 18w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage-300x549.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayCollage.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11883 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - holiday horse drawn carriage\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-760x500.jpg\" alt=\"holiday horse &amp; buggy in Saugatuck\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-330x217.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-520x342.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-480x316.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/XMAS_TownBuggy-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11884 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - A Wickwood Christmas Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-760x760.jpg\" alt=\"the holidays at wickwood inn include our christmas ornaments collected from places all around the world.\" width=\"760\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-760x760.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2-33x33.jpg 33w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/holidaytree2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11885 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - holiday Saugatuck Pavilion\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-760x475.jpg\" alt=\"The holidays in Saugatuck are festive with a Snowy holiday lights laden Saugatuck Pavilion along the Kalamazoo River\" width=\"760\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-760x475.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-330x206.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-520x325.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-480x300.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion-53x33.jpg 53w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HolidayPavilion.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11886 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - downtown Saugatuck holiday lights\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-760x475.jpg\" alt=\"The holidays in Saugatuck includes Holiday Lights all through the time, including the trees lining Butler Street\" width=\"760\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-760x475.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-330x206.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-520x325.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-480x300.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit-53x33.jpg 53w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TwonTreesLit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-748 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"7 Reasons To Stay For The Holidays - Saugatuck Shopping\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-760x1163.jpg\" alt=\"the holidays in Saugatuck's shops are a great time to choose any number of these upscale gifts\" width=\"760\" height=\"1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-760x1163.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-330x505.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-418x640.jpg 418w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-480x734.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-21x33.jpg 21w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck-300x459.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holiday-Shopping-in-Saugatuck.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11887 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"The Holidays - Wickwood Holiday Lights\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-760x507.jpg\" alt=\"The holidays at Wickwood Inn include our outdoor Holiday Lights\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights-49x33.jpg 49w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WickwoodInnExteriorWinterNights.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><!-- tbc_section_separator --> <!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 1 part--><\/p>\n<h2>Let Wickwood Spoil You For The Holidays<\/h2>\n<p>The Holidays at Wickwood Inn are a very special time of year!\u00a0 As you make your holiday plans, so do we. Along with the scents of fresh garlands, our kitchen stirs with wonderful aromas that will make you smile and say, \u201cThis smells like Christmas!\u201d.\u00a0 Outside our doors, the horse-drawn carriage rides, Christmas parade and carolers prep for joyous festivities. \u00a0And we work tirelessly to ensure that our guests know that while there\u2019s no place like home for the holidays.\u00a0 Wickwood comes pretty close.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise that we love to pamper our guests with good food.\u00a0 We\u2019re sort of a foodie paradise. \u00a0It\u2019s the sweetest amenity we offer you, especially given Julee\u2019s 25-year New York Silver Palate gourmet food shop career and five award winning cookbooks. Our menus change daily and by the seasons because we love to support our local growers and artisan food producers. We feel that eating well is a very important part of your getaway, and often the very reason you return to Wickwood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Holidays At Wickwood | Here&#8217;s How We Do It<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Farm To Table Breakfasts<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pear Clafouti, Cornbread, Roasted Pepper &amp; Cornbread Pudding with Maple Syrup, Fennel &amp; Pistachio Sausage Patties, Cranberry Cake, Cardamom Pecan Cake, Five Citrus Salad with Honey, Mint &amp; Pomegranate Seeds\u2026and much, much more.\u00a0 We make it all in Wickwood\u2019s kitchen.\u00a0 Sometimes we <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/breakfast-more\/julee-rosso-recipes\/\">share the recipes<\/a> on our website, on <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/the-cooks-notes\/\">our blog<\/a> and in our <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/things-to-do-in-saugatuck\/newsletter-events\/\">newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0 So please follow us\/sign up to see recipes to make your Wickwood Inn favourites in your kitchen!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Afternoon &amp; Evening Sweets <\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The English do things right with a pause in the afternoon for tea.\u00a0 As do we, with a hot drink and a sweet by the fire which is a break that we love to offer our guests. \u00a0This holiday season some of the sweets at Wickwood Inn are: Butterballs, Chocolate Bites, Pecan Squares, Chocolate Jumbles and Vanilla Sables. Sweets service is perfectly timed to welcome arriving guests.\u00a0 And, as you retire for the evening, don\u2019t forget to taste a treat from the evening sweets spread: Almond Bark, Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Covered Strawberries &amp; Sweet Meats.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Sips &amp; Small Plates Hour<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our love for great food continues as we gather every evening at 6pm around candle lights.\u00a0 Savor a glass of wine, and a dazzling array of flavours with a charcuterie board of our own house made meats, cheeses, chutneys and so much more. This hour takes on a magic of its own as guests share stories of travel, food and Saugatuck experiences. \u00a0Delicious small plates include: \u00a0Zucchini Frites, Squash &amp; Prosciutto Crostini with Mango Chutney, Roasted Peppered Cauliflower, Maple &amp; Balsamic Brussels Sprouts, Sausage Pinwheels, Cheddar Olives, Artisanal Cheeses with Cranberry and Apple Chutneys<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>The Holidays in Saugatuck<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Though Saugatuck is magical year-round, there\u2019s something extra special about the Holiday Season along Lake Michigan. Plan your holiday getaway to Wickwood Inn and experience a small town holiday in charming Saugatuck.\u00a0 Small-town businesses light up at night for you to browse, along with twinkling lights woven through the trees around the village. \u00a0And with our innkeepers\u2019 inside scoops on the many things to do in Saugatuck, we ensure that you make the most of your stay during this very special time of year. You can also check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/newbasicscookbook.com\/holiday2018\/newsletter01.htm\">newsletter calendar<\/a>\u00a0for a big list of events going on from now until the New Year! From horseback riding to cross country skiing, snowshoeing, maybe a sleigh ride and even a Holiday parade inspired by Whoville, you experience a true old-fashioned holiday when you visit Wickwood!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWhy&#8230; this sound sounded glad. Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small, was singing, without any presents at all!\u201d ~ Dr. Seuss<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>The Warmth of the Inn<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s our sense of humor and Silver Palate cooking, the fireplaces and the option of a cozy featherbed.\u00a0 Or, it&#8217;s the candles and glowing holiday lights, our downtown boutique inn bursts with romance, energy and soul.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what room you choose, each is inspired by the places Julee and Bill visited around the world.\u00a0 We go beyond the traditional bed and breakfast experience to offer each room a private bath, Country French furniture and decorator fabrics.\u00a0 Plus there are heavenly featherbeds, cozy Kashmere robes, luxurious linens, fresh flowers, radio\/cd players, and complimentary Wi-Fi. We hope to anticipate all of your needs plus exceed them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWell, in Whoville they say &#8211; that the Grinch&#8217;s small heart grew three sizes that day.\u201d\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Dr. Seuss<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Wickwood Inn\u2019s Holiday D\u00e9cor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that we spare no corner from being touched by Christmas sparkle and holiday d\u00e9cor! Large Whimsical Penguins in red and white scarves greet you at the door. The wintery scent of eucalyptus, scotch pine, and juniper garland graces the Inn. \u00a0With sparkling wreaths and twinkling lights everywhere, it\u2019s a fairyland of Holiday Magic!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Arrive a Stranger, Leave A Friend<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We notice a trend at Wickwood. When our food lovers gather at our evening Sip and Small Plates Hour, they begin to forget about their phones. \u00a0We see guests swapping stories about their hometowns, or mutual love for books or the pecan sticky buns we serve at breakfast.\u00a0 It is now quite the party!\u00a0 And, new friendships begin over the love of good food.<\/p>\n<p>And we are absolutely in love with creating a place where you can enjoy delicious food, feel pampered, fill your thoughts with twinkling lights and find a friend in the stranger who loves good food as much as you.<\/p>\n<p>This holiday season, come home to Wickwood.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/reserve-stay\/\">Reserve<\/a> your stay now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI haven\u2019t taken my Christmas lights down. They look so nice on the pumpkin.\u201d ~\u00a0<span class=\"quote-author-name\">Winston Spear<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let Wickwood Spoil You For The Holidays The Holidays at Wickwood Inn are a very special time of year!\u00a0 As you make your holiday plans, so do we. 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