We want to host you for Christmas.

You make great content and you're in Indy. The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown wants to host you for a night on Circle of Lights weekend (the night Monument Circle lights up), and I'd love for it to be you.

A FREE holiday-themed stay · Fri Nov 27 → Sat Nov 28

Yes, I'm interested 🎅

Take a look.

The suite (this is how it'll be decorated, gingerbread house and all) and the spots around the hotel you'll be using.

A free 1-night stay in our holiday suite

Inside Conner's Kitchen + Bar — A $100 credit to Conner's Kitchen + Bar

See this on Instagram ↗

Access to the M-Club lounge during your stay

Gingerbread mugs and a gingerbread house

Cranberry cocktail with a gingerbread garnish

The lobby turns into a gingerbread bar.

Ginger & Rye is the hotel's holiday pop-up, right in the lobby. Gingerbread houses, espresso martinis, the works. Two drinks are on the hotel, and it's very, very Reel-able. Here's a peek at last year's:

See this on Instagram ↗

Here's the deal.

You and a plus-one (or the whole family) check in Friday, November 27 and check out Saturday the 28th. That part's set. Everything in between is yours to plan. The hotel covers the stay, you post three Reels about it. That's really it.

What you get

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A holiday-decorated suite for the nightDecked out for December. Hotel parking included.
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$100 dinner at Conner's Kitchen + BarRight inside the hotel. Enough for four.
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Two drinks at Ginger & RyeThe holiday pop-up bar in the lobby. Gingerbread everything.
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Breakfast buffet at the M-ClubSleep in first.
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Two Indy Attraction PassesPick one holiday thing: Christmas at the Zoo, the Children's Museum, Newfields, Conner Prairie, the State Museum, and more. Two adult passes from the hotel, kids' tickets on you (they're cheap). See what the pass covers ↗

What we need from you

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Three Instagram ReelsAbout the stay, posted as collabs with @indymarriottdt. Your style, your voice.
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Your raw clips and photos afterWhatever you shot, sent to me within a week of checking out, so the hotel can use it in their holiday content.

Being upfront so there are no surprises later. That's the whole trade.

Make it a whole Indy weekend.

The only fixed thing is the room: in Friday, out Saturday. Everything around it is up to you. Here's one way it could go, built from what's happening downtown that weekend.

Monument Circle lit up for Circle of Lights

Day 1

Friday · November 27

Circle of Lights night

Afternoon
Check in to your suiteParking's included. Settle in, snack on the gingerbread.
5–8 pm
Circle of Lights on Monument CircleDowntown Indy's big one: live music, Santa, food trucks and vendors around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, then the switch flips just before 7 and the whole monument lights up. Free, a short walk from the hotel, and very crowded, so head over early. Bundle up. Event details ↗
Dinner
Conner's Kitchen + Bar$100 credit from the hotel, right inside the building.
Late
Nightcap at Ginger & RyeThe gingerbread pop-up bar in the lobby. Two drinks included.

Day 2

Saturday · November 28

Slow morning, then one holiday thing

Morning
Breakfast at the M-ClubFull buffet. No rush.
Late a.m.
Check outLeave the car if you're staying downtown for the day.
Your pick
One holiday attractionChristmas at the Zoo, the Children's Museum, Newfields, or another spot on the Indy Attraction Pass. Two passes included.
If running
Carriage ride downtownAs available, not a promise.

Your call. Swap the order, add your own stops, skip what you don't care about. Just pick one ticketed holiday thing so it makes the Reels. The goal is to show what a holiday trip to Indy looks like when you stay with us.

Want in?

Full honesty: the hotel has two suites set aside that weekend and I'm asking a few people. So this isn't a booking yet, it's you telling me you're interested and free Nov 27–28. I'll follow up with everyone either way.

Yay. 🎄

Got it. I'll text you soon.
— Carley

Easier to just text me? (219) 405-5160

Private invite.