The Sweetheart Beach Hotel Lounge and Ballroom is a four-story tall open area at the North end of the hotel, modeled similarly to the famous Rainbow Room of the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois, shown at left. The Sweetheart Beach Ballroom, however, is four stories tall and quite differently decorated, with a soft "sea-side" motif.
The ballroom features dancing and dining, with a centrally located dance floor and a stage area at the South end of the room.
Seating for diners and lounge guests is arranged on balconies near the windows on each floor around the outer edge of the ballroom. On each level above the floor level is a three-way catwalk leading to a suspended twelve-person dining table located at the Northern edge of the space above the dance floor. (Locating these directly over the dance floor would have impaired the view of the dancers, and opened the possibility of objects, drinks, or food falling on the dance floor.)
The Conch Shell Bar is located at the far North of the ballroom ground floor, and serves a full compliment of hard and soft drink refreshments.
The Loading Dock band stand is located at the far South end of the ground floor, and features room for a twelve-piece band and innovative lighting.
The dance floor, in the center area of the ballroom ground floor, is modeled after the Rainbow Room dance floor of the Hotel Baker, located in St. Charles, Illinois, where many famous musicians of the twenties and thirties once played for a local radio show. You can see the rainbow room at the top of this post. Note the dance floor itself, which is composed of glass blocks underlaid with colored lights that change color in time to the music being played. This feature is carried over to the Sweetheart Beach dance floor and expanded.
The motif in the Sweetheart Beach Ballroom is a soft pastel aqua and sea shell pink and white with an art deco flair perfect for dancing near the waves.
During mild and and starry night time weather, the windows on all four levels can be opened by request at each table's preference, to allow the balmy evening breezes, the sound of ocean waves, starlight, and moonlight to pass. Windows may also be left closed at our guests' discretion.
We hope you enjoy the smooth, romantic sounds of our band and musical guests as you dine by the warm sea in Sweetheart Beach.
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