The Royal Park Hotel Gingerbread House – Creating Christmas Masterpieces

On 15November2015
By Heather

The Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan, used to create a massive gingerbread house for the holiday season. One of my favorite holiday traditions was photographing the Royal Park Hotel’s Gingerbread House creation every year. It is always a treat to walk into this luxury hotel and see what they have created for the holidays, and they never disappoint! This year, 2025, they have created a winter wonderland in the lobby for you to capture your holiday moment. Even though it isn’t a giant gingerbread creation, it is still a memorable holiday.

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Gingerbread Creations

The Royal Park Hotel used to unveil its gingerbread masterpiece in late November, coinciding with Rochester’s Big Bright Light Show. And until early January, the lobby is now home to the Royal Park Hotel Winter Wonderland Display. They encouraged guests and visitors to stop into the lobby to see and photograph the displays, even if they aren’t staying overnight. If you do stay at the hotel, you can reserve one of the holiday-themed suites, stop into the Holiday Pop-Up Bar to see the upside-down Christmas tree, enjoy a Holiday tea, or have breakfast with Santa.

Rudolph’s Christmas Train at the Royal Park Hotel

Tiny Candy Details

Inside the Royal Park Hotel Gingerbread House

Everywhere you look, from Christmas cookies, and candy canes to Whirley Pops, you can see the incredible focus on detail in making this holiday treat. There is Christmas goodness everywhere on these displays!

Hot Cocoa Train Stand at the Royal Park Hotel

Gingerbread Creation Ingredients List

Each year was a different theme, made with over 200 pounds of candy. It made you want to keep coming back year after year to see what amazing design they came up with next. This display is one gingerbread house for the picture books.

Family Traditions

Family Photo at the Christmas Gingerbread Train at the Royal Park Hotel

If you walk through downtown Rochester during the Rochester Big Bright Light Show, go ahead and stop at the Royal Park Hotel for a Winter Wonderland for your eyes. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Do you have a special Christmas tradition? If not, you can always add coming to visit the Royal Park Hotel as one of yours. I don’t mind sharing holiday traditions. The more, the merrier!

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Heather

Heather is a freelance travel writer and photographer who left a traditional 9-5 job to explore the world. She spent a year backpacking through Europe and Asia, even living in Thailand for 4 months. She loves SLOW travel, getting to know the local culture, and is always exploring with her camera. She has been published in several publications.

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