The new partnership offers unique experiences and preferential rates in Brooklyn’s most beloved neighborhood through food, fashion, drinks, and street art.
BROOKLYN, NY – Starting this month, Hotel Indigo Williamsburg, an IHG Hotel in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will offer guests unique neighborhood experiences through its new partnership with Like A Local Tours, a Brooklyn-based tour company known for its immersive experiences for visitors and locals alike. Through the new partnership, guests of Hotel Indigo Williamsburg will have the opportunity to book a private Brooklyn Graffiti Workshop & Street Art Walk, Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour and Brooklyn Brewery, Winery & Distillery Tour at exclusive, preferential rates. The private tours will complement Like A Local’s full roster of scheduled public tours, where hotel guests can also receive a discount on their fan-favorite Brooklyn Foodie Adventure Tour.
Hotel Indigo Williamsburg partner with Like A Local Tours to offer its guests captivating urban adventures with social impact. Throughout the tours, participants can support Williamsburg and surrounding local vendors and learn about the people behind them on an authentic level.
“We want our guests to experience all that Williamsburg and Brooklyn have to offer right outside our door,” states General Manager Nicolas Daeppen. “Underscoring the Hotel Indigo brand ethos, our goal is to serve as a gateway for guests to immerse themselves in the neighborhood and come away with a personal and meaningful experience. Like A Local Tours truly understands our home borough, and we value their approach of showcasing it as a dynamic, historical, and creative destination with that uniquely ‘Brooklyn’ edge.”
- The Brooklyn Graffiti Workshop & Street Art Walk (private tour): The Brooklyn Graffiti Workshop & Street Art Walk takes participants to the streets of Brooklyn to view more than 50 large-scale street art murals from some of the genre’s most iconic artists. A Hotel Indigo exclusive, this private tour also includes a hands-on graffiti lesson on-property with renowned artist Fernando “SKI” Romero, whose large-scale mural covers Hotel Indigo Williamsburg’s 170-foot-long entrance wall.
- The Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour (private tour): The Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour focuses on conscious fashion and forward-thinking cuisine, where guests meet designers, chefs, and entrepreneurs forging a path for mindful urban living.
- Brooklyn Brewery, Winery & Distillery Tour (private tour): The Brooklyn Brewery, Winery & Distillery Tour looks at how some of Brooklyn’s best craft drinks and wine are made, along with tastings and a bit of history about the distillation, brewing, and winemaking movement in the borough.
- Williamsburg Bites: A Brooklyn Foodie Adventure (public tour): This three-hour gastronomy tour adventure through the heart of Williamsburg includes six tastings to deepen visitors’ appreciation for the rich tapestry of Brooklyn’s culture and cuisine.
Sustainable Fashion Designer & Tour Guide Amalya Meira with her designs on the private Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour.
Like A Local is an award-winning, woman-owned tour company with curated experiences in some of New York City’s iconic and lesser-known destinations. Named a 2022 Travelers Choice tour company by TripAdvisor, Like A Local has established hyperlocal partnerships with businesses and individuals throughout New York City, allowing it to offer unique and impactful experiences to travelers. Having served thousands of guests over nine years, the company prides itself in providing guides from diverse backgrounds, specialties, and interests whose experience spans a depth of personality, inspiring stories, and relevant cultural anecdotes.
“We are proud to connect tourists and locals with Brooklyn’s spectacular community of small businesses and artisans, helping them reap the monetary benefits of tourism,” said Lauren Beebe, Founder of Like A Local Tours.
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