With the U.S. Open in town Aug. 28 to Sept.
10, 
the Fitzpatrick Hotel Groups New
York properties are serving up the Perfect Match
plan for tennis fans attending the matches.
The overnight plan
is available at the Fitzpatrick Manhattan and the
Fitzpatrick Grand Central throughout the
tournament and covers continental breakfast for two and two New
York City Transit MetroCards for use on city buses and
subways.
Rates begin at $229
per night for accommodations in a deluxe room or $299 per night in
a suite. Shown at left is an example of suite accommodations at the
Fitzpatrick Grand Central.
Fitzpatrick
Hotel Group
Phone: (800) 367-7701
Web:www.fitzpatrickhotels.com
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New Yorks
Hotel Giraffe is helping to spread the ballroom
dancing craze with the Ballroom Fever weekend plan, valid
through Aug. 27.
The package
includes accommodations in a deluxe room or suite; breakfast, hors
doeuvres and wine daily; DVD rentals from the hotels Ballroom Dance
Collection; a pitcher of sangria and tapas at the adjacent Barna
Restaurant; and passes to the Essential Therapy day spa.
In addition, each
guest is entitled to two 55-minute private dance lessons and an
instructional dance DVD to take home.
The plan, offered
Fridays through Sundays, is priced from $365 per deluxe room or
$475 per suite, double. A two-night
minimum-stay is required. Commission is $50 per package for rooms
and $75 for suites.
Hotel
Giraffe
Phone: (877) 296-0009
Web:www.hotelgiraffe.com
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Meanwhile, the
Roosevelt Hotel, also in New York, is offering a
Rumba at the Roosevelt plan.
The package, priced
from $325 per couple, covers overnight accommodations, Cha-Cha
Chocolate martinis at the hotels Madison Club Lounge and a ballroom
dancing lesson with use of the hotels performance prop
closet.
The
Roosevelt Hotel
Phone: (888) TEDDY-NY
Web:www.theroosevelthotel.com
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The Red
Mountain Spa is offering the SOS ... Summer on
Sale package, valid through Aug. 31 at the St. George,
Utah-based property, with discounted overnight rates for summertime
stays.
The plan, priced
from $229 per person, per night, double, covers daily guided hikes,
unlimited fitness classes, three meals daily and full use of all
resort facilities.
Red
Mountain Spa
Phone: (800) 407-3002
Web:www.redmountainspa.com
The Rubens
at the Palace in London has created the Kids
Weekend package, valid through Dec. 30.
The package includes Superior King
accommodations (shown at right) featuring a king bed and pull-out
sleeper sofa; English breakfast each morning for two adults and two
children; a packed lunch for the kids each day; a welcome gift with
games; a bathrobe and slippers for each child; a turndown treat
each evening; and a kid-themed tour of the hotel.
The plan is priced
from about $233 per room, per night, based on two adults and two
kids sharing. A minimum two-night, weekend stay is
required.
The Rubens
at the Palace
Phone: (011) 44-207 834-6600
E-mail:[email protected]
Web:www.rubenshotel.com/london_family_weekends
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The Loews
New Orleans Hotel is inviting families to visit the Big
Easy with its Bayou Blast package, valid through Sept.
30.
The package is $199
per night for a two-night minimum stay. It covers a Grand Luxury
double queen room.
The plan includes
valet parking each night, an in-room movie or game rental and
choice of admission to two of the following attractions: the
Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium of the Americas, the National World War
II Museum, the Louisiana Childrens Museum or Odysseys Shipwreck
& Treasure Adventure.
Loews New
Orleans Hotel
Phone: (800) 23-LOEWS
Web:www.loewsneworleanshotel.com.
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The Wyndham
Bermuda Resort & Spa has created the Bermuda
Shorts package, valid for three-night stays through Nov.
30.
The plan includes
oceanfront accommodations; daily buffet breakfast at the hotels
Chameleon restaurant; a pizza picnic; a family moped excursion; a
kayak excursion; and a pair of Bermuda shorts for the kids. The
package is $387 per room, per night, based on quad
occupancy.
Wyndham
Bermuda Resort
Phone: (441) 238-8122
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The Claremont Resort &
Spa in Berkeley, Calif., is pampering parents-to-be with
the Great Expectations package.
The plan is valid
for two nights through Dec. 20.
The plan is priced
from $950 per couple and includes a Virgin-tini cocktail at
check-in; Do Not Disturb phone service; a prenatal massage for two
and a pedicure for the expectant mom at the Claremont Spa; a
romantic dinner for two; and a Tiffany & Co. baby
rattle.
Claremont
Resort & Spa
Phone: (800) 551-7266
Web:www.claremontresort.com
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The
Mandarin Oriental, Miami is offering the Miami
Vice package from July 20 to Nov. 30. (The Mandarin Oriental
was the host hotel to the stars of Miami Vice: The Movie during the
movie's filming.)
The plan offers
luxury accommodations for three nights, daily American breakfast, a
Miami Vice DVD Collection (the first and second seasons of the TV
show), a pastel blue T-shirt and two tickets to see the
movie.
The package is
priced from $1,098 through Sept. 30 and from $1,338 through Nov.
30. Rates are based on single or double occupancy for three
nights.
The hotel also is
offering the Miami Vice Overdrive plan, with accommodations in the
Oriental Suite for three nights, starting at $25,000.
Mandarin
Oriental, Miami
Phone: (866) 888-6780
Web:www.mandarinoriental.com
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In another
movie-themed getaway this summer, the Westin Copley Place
Boston has created the Pamper Your Wheels plan,
valid through Labor Day.
The overnight plan
is priced from $299 per room, double, and covers valet parking; a
$25 gas card; a car wash gift certificate and amenities from a
ScrubaDub retail location in New England; a copy of the Beach Boys
Soundtrack to Summer CD; a foot massage and pedicure at the
GrettaCole spa at the hotel; and two passes to the movie Cars (or
another choice) while in Boston.
Westin
Copley Place Boston
Phone: (800) WESTIN-1
Web:www.westin.com/copleyplace
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The White
Elephant is inviting couples to spend time on Nantucket
during the off-peak months (September through November) with its
Sweet Romance plan.
The package, priced
from $689 per couple, covers accommodations for two nights,
champagne and souvenir glasses, a sunset cruise and dinner for two
at the Brant Point Grill (excluding beverages).
The plan is valid
in August at a higher rate.
The White
Elephant
Phone: (800) 445-6574 or (508)
228-2500
Web:www.whiteelephanthotel.com
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