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You don鈥檛 need to be a guest at The Morrow Hotel in D.C.鈥檚 NoMa neighborhood to enjoy a unique amenity found in its lobby: A Champagne vending machine.
Recently, Insider politics reporter , which led to a flurry of questions from others, including what bottles are offered, the cost of each and how IDs are checked.
If you’re wondering what all the fizz is about, 草莓传媒 got the chance to get up close and personal with the machine thanks to a demonstration by Nicholas Stefanelli, chef and owner of Masseria, Officina and Le Clou.
Stefanelli told 草莓传媒 that the amenity is a Mo毛t & Chandon Champagne vending machine, so it only offers two types of 200 mL bottles of Champagne by Mo毛t & Chandon: Brut or Ros茅.
鈥淚 can drink both of them all day long,鈥� said Stefanelli. 鈥淲hen I saw that Mo毛t had a vending machine, I jumped on it right away.鈥�
Available at $25 per bottle, the method to using the machine is to purchase gold-colored coins from the hotel bar. These coins, embossed with the Mo毛t brand, can be dispensed into the machine before selecting one of the bottles, which slides into the pick-up box.
The machine maintains a cool temperature so the bottles are cold when purchased. Tokens have to be purchased before 3 a.m., to comply with regulations on when alcohol can be sold, but the tokens can be used in the machine any time.聽
While it is possible this is the very first Champagne vending machine in the D.C. region, Stefanelli couldn鈥檛 confirm this. It certainly isn鈥檛 the first in the nation.
In 2017, reported that the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas boasted the first public Champagne vending machine in the country.
The Morrow Hotel, located at 222 M St. NE, opened in late November 2022 on the site of the mixed-use development. The hotel is a joint venture by Trammell Crow Company and MetLife Investment Management, under the Curio Collection by Hilton umbrella.
Central Armature Works broke ground in 2019 and with 640 apartments and approximately 60,000 square feet of ground-floor retail in addition to the hotel.
As reported by the , the 12-story Morrow Hotel features 203 rooms, 11,400 square feet of meeting space and four food and beverage spots from Chef Nick Stefanelli, who is known for local restaurants like Masseria and Officina.
The hotel also offers other amenities like a fitness center, valet parking and , which is a rooftop space that is set to open later this year.
