St Pancras hotel gives away free Spice Girls-themed cocktail to mark 30 years of debut album Spice

St. Pancras London, the hotel where the Spice Girls filmed the music video for their debut single Wannabe in 1996, is giving away a free cocktail until the end of the year to mark the 30th anniversary of the group’s first album, Spice. The drink, named Thirty in Pink, is available at the hotel’s Booking Office 1869 bar and restaurant, and guests can claim it by using a line from the band’s first hit.

To receive the cocktail, guests approach the bartender and ask: “Do you know what I want?” When the bartender replies “What I really really want!”, the drink is served free of charge.

Thirty in Pink combines St. Pancras London Gin, ginger syrup, pink peppercorn bitters, elderflower, passion fruit and lemon. It is topped with English sparkling wine and finished with a touch of sparkle.

The hotel’s connection with the group dates back to the Wannabe video, which introduced Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger to audiences in 1996. The building’s Grand Staircase features prominently in the video, in which the five members move through the hotel’s interiors.

The anniversary promotion coincides with the release of the Spice Girls’ The Singles Collection on 6^th November. The compilation marks 30 years since the group’s debut.

Booking Office 1869 occupies the former ticket hall of St Pancras station. Designed by award-winning French designer Hugo Toro, it is a Victorian-style Winter Garden. The hotel – part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection, offering 36 Signature Suites and 207 fully renovated bedrooms – is housed in a Grade I listed Victorian Gothic building overlooking St Pancras International. Its location in the station makes it easily reached by Eurostar passengers and visitors arriving on domestic rail services, as well as by those travelling from elsewhere in London.

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For further information on the St Pancras London, visit the website here. For reservations at the Booking Office 1869, visit the website here.