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Stay in a CHIPS AHOY!-Themed Room at This New York City Hotel

by Aoife O'Riordan

Jan 15, 2025

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Fulfill your kids’ dreams of staying in a hotel room inspired by a cookie at Arlo Midtown. This New York City hotel partnered with CHIPS AHOY! to celebrate the cookie brand’s latest innovation: CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites, Blondie. Arlo Midtown and CHIPS AHOY! now give family travelers and fans the chance to win the ultimate CHIPS AHOY! experience with an immersive stay in limited-edition Baked Bites hotel rooms.

 

Enter for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid weekend stay for two from March 28 to 30 in Baked Bites-themed hotel rooms at Arlo Midtown. These rooms transform into a CHIPS AHOY! snack world, complete with a comfortable bed that looks like a massive, soft Baked Bite; square Baked Bites pillows; plush CHIPS AHOY! slippers and cozy robes; branded walls and framed artwork; blue accent lighting; Baked Bites-scented toiletries; a terrace with CHIPS AHOY! furniture; and more.

 

Five first-prize winners and their guests will each stay in one of these unique rooms. Five-thousand second-prize winners will win a free box of new CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites.

 

To enter, visit here. Sweepstakes ends Feb. 19.

 

Even if you don’t win and happen to be in the city, you can still enjoy some Baked Bites at Arlo Midtown, which will feature exclusive CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites food and beverage items at the restaurant and bar between March 28 and 30.

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