It was the obvious choice and the best place to start Christmas celebration in The Hague. Beauty, tradition and class with Des Indes’ signature at Hotel Des Indes Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on December 6th, in The Hague.
As never before, Des Indes combined its historical glam and savoir-faire to celebrate the new season in the most classical way, going back to the bases what is Christmas all about. Christmas decoration was impressive, elegant, and immaculate.
Coen Masselink, General Manager of the emblematic hotel, played safe inviting a select group of guests, to celebrate with champagne and a profusion of divines hord’heuvres. The tree appeared taller than ever with all new decoration and lights; an impressive Ahhh….! escaped from the public at the always magical moment of lighting.
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After a brief welcome words from Mr Masselink, the American school choral interpreted the most beautiful Christmas carols from the gorgeous Des Indes stairs, at the other side of the salon Mrs. Carla Bos wearing a gorgeous long red dress fill it up the scene with the sounds of her harp.
Of course there was Santa Claus, with his joyful Merry Christmas to each guests and a magnificent ginger house creation of Marta Orban, from Sweet and Spice.
Marta Orban is the hit of the year with her delicious monumental cakes designed especially for each occasion. Some embassies rely on her creativity to interpret their national day cake, nothing comparable to a traditional ginger house by Marta Orban for Des Indes.
Beside the beauty and the impressive size, the smell of cinnamon, ginger and spices filled it up the room, thus the ginger house this time was especially appealing and more than one tried to still a cookie.
Many diplomats attended among then the Ambassador of Korea, H.E. Mr. Yun Young Lee and the Ambassador of Indonesia, H.E. Mr. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja , Ms Tamar Gvinadze, Consul and Legal Counsellor and Mrs. Nino Kvantrishvili, Press Officer of the Georgia Embassy with her child and Embassy of Malta Secretary, Ms. Danae Parmaki.
But the great encounter was Haim and Linda Divon; Chairman of the Israel/Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former ambassador to the Netherlands, who decided to stay in The Hague to pursuit his second endeavour and from here travel around the word.
Des Indes opens with charm and character, elegance and grandeur its more than 132 years of tradition to offer to locals and internationals the most traditional Christmas celebration season ever.
The restaurant provides the perfect ambiance for a cup of coffee or an aperitif, High Tea or a sumptuous dinner, the ultra chic hotel is without any doubt the place to be and to be seeing during the holidays.
