Because of a rise in women-only bookings,
the Loews Denver Hotel created the Cherry
Creek Chic shopping package.
The overnight
plan, based on Friday- or Saturday-night stays, includes shuttle
service to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center or valet parking at the
mall; a cosmopolitan in the hotels lounge; a monogrammed hotel
robe; and continental breakfast. Also covered is cosmetics and
perfume samples from Neiman Marcus, a $10 gift certificate off any
spa service of $50 or more at the Bella Fiore Day Spa, a Passport
to Shopping with discounts to the Cherry Creek mall and a Cherry
Creek tote bag.
Loews
Denver Hotel
Phone: (800) 235-6397
Web:www.loewshotels.com/hotels/denver
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Porches
Inn in North Adams, Mass., created the two-night
Berkshire GeoCaching Vacation, designed to get clients out
of the hotel to explore the landscape.
Geocaching is an
activity using a Global Positioning System (GPS) device. Participants track down hidden items
in the surrounding areas by using GPS coordinates.
The Berkshire
GeoCaching Vacation covers breakfast each morning, instruction and
use of a GPS device for the day, trail maps and box lunches for
two. The two-night plan, valid through Sept. 23, is priced at $309
per couple for Sunday through Thursday stays and $429 per couple
for Friday and Saturday stays.
Porches
Inn
Phone: (413) 664-0400
Web:www.porches.com
Circa39
Hotel in Miami Beach is cutting rates for stays through
Sept. 30. The Summer on Sale package offers guests a 25%
discount on stays of three nights or longer.
With the
discount, nightly rates start at $99 per room, double. Also covered
in the rate are two cocktails at the Play Bar each
night.
Circa39
Hotel
Phone: (877)8-CIRCA-39
Web:www.circa39.com
E-mail:[email protected]
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The XV
Beacon Hotel created the Art Deco Getaway to
coincide with Bostons Museum of Fine Arts exhibition, Art Deco:
1910-1939.
The Art Deco
Getaway, valid Aug. 22 through Jan. 2, offers overnight
accommodations in a classic room, breakfast for two, two VIP
tickets to the exhibit and transportation to the museum in one of
the hotels Mercedes sedans. The package is priced at $500 per room,
double, which includes tax and gratuity. Additional nights are $365
per room, double, inclusive of tax and gratuity.
XV Beacon
Hotel
Phone: (877) 982-3226 or (617)
670-1500
Web:www.xvbeacon.com
Equestrian
enthusiasts are invited to take advantage of Mountain Top
Inn & Resorts new Equestrian Center, which opened in
Chittenden, Vt. in May, with the Horseback Riding Retreat,
valid through Sept. 23.
The three-night
package starts at $695 per room, double, and covers accommodations
in a Standard Lodging Room; breakfast for two each morning; and all
taxes, resort fees and dining room gratuities. Also covered are two
three-hour guided trail rides and use of the resorts facilities,
which include hiking trails, kayaks, canoes, tennis courts and a
game room. Additional rides can be added at an extra
charge.
Mountain
Top Inn & Resort
Phone: (800) 445-2100
Web:www.mountaintopinn.com
Aspen, Colo.s
Hotel Jerome is getting ready for falls arrival
with the Autumn in Aspen plan. Autumn in Aspen, valid from
Sept. 26 to Nov. 24, is priced at $125 per night, representing a
savings of up to $300 per night.
Hotel
Jerome
Phone: (800) 331-7213 or (970)
920-1000
Fax: (970) 920-2050
Web:www.hoteljerome.com
E-mail:[email protected]
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The
Amalfi Hotel in Chicago is celebrating romance
with the Hercules & Amalfi package. Legend has it that
Hercules, the Roman god of strength, and a nymph named Amalfi were
in love. Upon Amalfis death, Hercules searched for the most
beautiful place on Earth to name after her -- the Amalfi Coast in
Italy.
The Hercules
& Amalfi plan, priced from $299 per couple, covers
accommodations in a deluxe room, continental breakfast delivered to
the room, a CD of Italian music, a bottle of Italian wine and
cheese, his and hers robes and late checkout. An upgrade to a Great
King room is $50 additional. The plan is valid through Oct.
31.
Amalfi
Hotel
Phone: (312) 395-9000
Web:www.amalfihotelchicago.com
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Clients can rough
it in Vancouver Islands wilderness this summer with a plan designed
by Sea Kayak Adventures. Trips depart Aug. 23 and
30 and Sept. 3 and 7 from Port McNeill on Vancouver Island. The
minimum age for the trip is 12.
The plan, a two-
or three-night beach camp-out near Johnstone Strait, a top spot to
see killer whales, features guided kayak excursions, hikes into the
forest and opportunities to fish and kayak. The package ranges in
price from $595 to $750 per person, double, and covers use of
kayaks and safety equipment, cam-ping equipment, basic kayak
instruction, all meals and use of hydrophones to hear the whales
underwater.
Sea Kayak
Adventures
Phone: (800) 616-1943
Web:www.seakayakadventures.com
Washingtons
The Jefferson is celebrating its 82nd
birthday this year with a discount for clients. Guests booking
weekend stays through Sept. 6 will be upgraded to one of the hotels
32 suites for an additional $82 per night, representing a savings
of more than 50%.
The
Jefferson, a Loews Hotel
Phone: (800) 235-6397
Web:www.loewshotels.com/hotels/washington_jefferson/
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The
Holiday Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort is combining
two summer traditions -- family vacations and summer cookouts --
with its Sizzlin Summer special.
The package,
valid through Sept. 30, offers over- night accommodations, a
breakfast buffet, the managers afternoon reception with wine and
beer and a barbecue with chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs. The
nightly rate is $99 per room, double.
Holiday
Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort
Phone: (800) 223-9930 or (407)
828-8888
Web:www.holidayinnwdw.com
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The Pan
Pacific Whistler (B.C.) is inviting families to stay at
the property this summer while on vacation.
The Family
package, valid through Sept. 18, is priced at $170 per night
and includes accommodations in a one-bedroom, valley-view suite and
breakfast for four (two adults, two children). An upgrade to a
two-bedroom suite is an additional $37 per night.
Also, the
concierge will make arrangements for families to purchase
activities. See the Web site for a list of operators and
activities.
Pan
Pacific Whistler
Phone: (800) 327-8586
Web:www.panpacific.com
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The
Avalon Hotel in Los Angeles created a package that
enables clients to cruise around town in style.
The Dream and
Drive package includes overnight accommodations in a premium
room, use of a Ford Thunderbird convertible during the stay,
parking, continental or spa breakfast for two, an insiders guide to
Los Angeles and two bottles of water for the road.
The plan is
priced at $410 per night, double, and is valid through Aug.
31.
Dream and Drive
also is available at other Kor Hotel Group properties in the Los
Angeles area, including Maison 140 in Beverly Hills and the Viceroy
in Santa Monica.
Kor Hotel
Group
Phone: (888) 622-4KOR
Already home to
suites designed or inspired by rock stars Jerry Garcia, Graham Nash
and Carlos Santana, the Hotel Triton in San
Francisco is taking its hip quotient one step further by offering
Zen Den rooms for single travelers.
The Zen Dens are
designed to appeal to the five senses. Sight is represented by
framed Zen quotes and a bamboo plant; smell, by a fragrant ceramic
ring; taste, with a mini tea set featuring caffeine-free green tea;
sound, with wind chimes and relaxing music; and touch, by buckwheat
hull pillows on the bed. Each room also has the Book of Buddha;
yoga mats and an instructional pamphlet; and an in-room yoga
channel.
Rates for the Zen
Den rooms start at $129 per night, single occupancy.
Hotel
Triton
Phone: (800) 433-6611
Web:www.hoteltriton.com
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To contact
Managing Editor Kimberly Scholz, send e-mail to [email protected].