{"id":90307,"date":"2025-12-11T08:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/90307\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:08:07","slug":"themed-afternoon-teas-throughout-december-at-westgate-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/90307\/","title":{"rendered":"Themed Afternoon Teas Throughout December at Westgate Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Westgate Hotel is running three themed afternoon teas throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/theresandiego.com\/restaurants-serving-christmas-dinner-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">December<\/a>, and if you\u2019ve been looking for a way to celebrate the season that feels a little more special than just grabbing dinner somewhere, these are worth checking out. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking Winter Wonderland Tea with live harp music, Santa\u2019s Teddy Bear Tea with story time and photos, and Grinch\u2019s Tea with Whoville-worthy entertainment. Each one creates its own vibe rather than just serving tea with some decorations thrown up.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Wonderland Tea<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Lobby gets transformed into a Winter Wonderland with live harp music backing your seasonal Afternoon Tea \u2013 savory bites, scones, and sweets with a winter twist. You get a take-home tea gift, and if you\u2019re 21+, there\u2019s a complimentary glass of champagne. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s $65 per adult and runs on multiple dates throughout December and into early January, so you\u2019ve got flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>The live harp music is what makes this feel elevated rather than just fancy tea service. And the take-home tea gift means you\u2019re leaving with something beyond just a full stomach.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Westgate-Hotel-holiday-te.jpg\" alt=\"Westgate Hotel Themed Afternoon Teas\" class=\"wp-image-76149\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc6  Multiple dates December 3 \u2013 January 4 | 1 PM \u2013 5 PM<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f  Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=72961&amp;restref=72961&amp;experienceId=585521&amp;utm_source=external&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa\u2019s Teddy Bear Tea<\/p>\n<p>This one\u2019s designed for families. Hot chocolate, premium teas, festive savories, scones, and holiday-inspired sweets, all while live holiday piano music plays. There\u2019s story time and photos with Santa, and kids leave with a North Pole keepsake teddy bear. Adults 21+ get complimentary champagne. It\u2019s $65 per adult, $40 per child, and free for infants 1 and under.<\/p>\n<p>The keepsake teddy bear and structured programming (story time, Santa photos) make this work for younger kids who need more than just sitting at a table. They\u2019ve thought about how to keep everyone engaged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Westgate-Hotel-holiday-tea.jpg\" alt=\"westgate hotel\" class=\"wp-image-76150\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc6  December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 | 11 AM \u2013 1:30 PM<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f  Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=72961&amp;restref=72961&amp;experienceId=585538&amp;utm_source=external&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grinch\u2019s Tea<\/p>\n<p>The Versailles Ballroom hosts this one. Sandwiches, tea, and festive desserts while Whoville-worthy entertainment happens around you, plus themed photo moments. Adults 21+ get champagne, kids get a keepsake gift. Same pricing as Santa\u2019s Tea \u2013 $65 per adult, $40 per child, free for infants 1 and under.<\/p>\n<p>The Grinch theme works for families who want festive without doing the traditional Santa thing. They\u2019re leaning into the story rather than just slapping a Grinch cutout in the corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Westgate-Hotel-holiday-tea-2.jpg\" alt=\"Themed Afternoon Teas\" class=\"wp-image-76151\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc6  December 24, 11 AM \u2013 1 PM<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f  Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=72961&amp;restref=72961&amp;experienceId=585544&amp;utm_source=external&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More Holiday Stuff Coming<\/p>\n<p>The Westgate is also planning Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner specials, plus New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day offerings at the newly opened Bonne Vie Brasserie &amp; Bar. Worth watching if you\u2019re figuring out holiday dining plans.<\/p>\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n<p>Book your themed tea, bring whoever you want to celebrate with, and enjoy the holidays at The Westgate with service that\u2019s actually thought through.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd 1055 Second Ave, San Diego<br \/>\u2139\ufe0f More info <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westgatehotel.com\/holidays-at-the-westgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Westgate Hotel is running three themed afternoon teas throughout December, and if you\u2019ve been looking for a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[32715,74,76,75,8419,50091,50092],"class_list":["post-90307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-christmas-in-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-do-in-san-diego","tag-top-restaurants-in-san-diego","tag-where-to-dine-in-san-diego"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}