an Francisco's Harbor Court
Hotel's Ticket to Heaven package, available
through Oct. 15, offers guests the chance to get away to nearby
Angel Island in San Francisco Bay (park admission for two is
covered).
Included are two Blue & Gold ferry tickets to Angel Island
and a picnic lunch. The overnight plan is priced at $189 per room,
single or double, and features deluxe accommodations.
The Harbor Court Hotel
Phone: (800) 346-0555 or (415) 882-1300
Web:www.harborcourthotel.com
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Through Sept. 30, Mandarin Oriental's 19
worldwide properties are offering discounted rates for
accommodations and breakfast.
The Seasonal Choices promotion features rates starting
at $79 on the weekends (Fridays and Saturdays) and $89 during the
week in Asia; at $311 and $389 respectively in Europe; and at $239
for both in the U.S. and Bermuda.
Rates include accommodations for two people, breakfast, late
check out and an extra bed for a child under age 12 sharing the
room with their parents.
Mandarin Oriental
Phone: (866) 526-6567
Web:www.mandarinoriental.com
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Also from Mandarin Oriental, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde
Park (London) is offering a package priced at about $570
plus VAT, per room, double, designed for fashionistas.
The Fashion Favourites plan, valid through July 11,
includes accommodations; full English breakfast; two tickets to the
exhibition "Vivienne Westwood: 34 Years in Fashion" at the Victoria
and Albert Museum; and the services of hotel porters to collect new
purchases from area boutiques during the clients' stay.
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Phone: (800) 526-6566 or (011) 44-207 235-2000
Web:www.mandarinoriental.com
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During the hotel's 75th anniversary, Arizona Biltmore
Resort & Spa in Phoenix is offering discounted room
rates for the summer season.
Valid May 27 through Sept. 2, weekday (Sundays through
Wednesdays) rates start at $145, and weekend rates start at $165. A
second room can be added for 50% of the rate. In addition, a second
spa treatment, a second round of golf and the Kids Korral
children's activity program are offered at 50% off normal
rates.
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
Phone: (800) 950-0086
Web:www.arizonabiltmore.com
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Through Sept. 30, the TradeWinds Island Resorts -- the
TradeWinds Island Grand and the TradeWinds
Sandpiper Hotel & Suites -- are offering the
family-friendly Florida Beach Escape Rate. The rate starts
at $99 at the Sandpiper and at $145 at the Island Grand and is
valid Sundays through Thursdays, excluding holiday periods. Rates
are per room, per night.
The hotels, located in St. Pete Beach, Fla.,both offers an array
of family-friendly activities, which are available to guests at the
sister properties. Activities include glow-in-the-dark beach
volleyball on Tuesdays; the RedBeard the Pirate Show on Wednesdays
and Saturdays; and a three-story water slide and a nine-hole
minigolf course.
TradeWinds Island Resorts
Phone: (866) JUST LET GO
Web:www.justletgo.com
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Clients booking the Fourth of July Presidential Extravaganza
Fireworks Cruise package offered by the Willard
InterContinental Washington will be treated to an evening
cruise on the Potomac River to see the fireworks aboard the
Presidential Yacht the Sequoia.
The package, valid July 4, is priced at $1,450 and includes a
precruise reception; transfers to and from the Sequoia; the cruise
with open bar and buffet; overnight accommodations (transferrable
for a one-night stay valid for one year) with breakfast and
parking; and a special amenity.
Willard InterContinental Washington
Phone: (202) 637-7455
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With the 60th anniversary of D-Day coming up, clients are
invited to commemorate it at the Hotel Monteleone
in New Orleans with its D-Day Museum package. The
two-night package includes admission to the city's National D-Day
Museum and a two-hour Mississippi River cruise on the Steamboat
Natchez.
Rates are $341 for a Deluxe room, $709 for a Riverview Saloon
room or $785 for a one-bedroom suite. All rates are per room, per
couple, and cover taxes and gratuities.
Hotel Monteleone
Phone: (800) 535-9595 or (504) 523-3341
Web:www.hotelmonteleone.com
E-mail:[email protected]
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With the Summer Olympic Games in Athens a few months away, the
Pan Pacific Vancouver is getting ready for its big
day when the city hosts the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
The Let the Games Begin package, available through
December, features a workout in the hotel's health club, a choice
of spa treatments, a day with an Olympic coach for a workout and a
preview tour of 2010 Olympic sites.
The two-night plan, priced at about $1,185 per person, single,
includes accommodations in a deluxe room, two spa treatments, the
services of the Olympian trainer and one dinner in the hotel's Five
Sails. The price for an additional person sharing the room is about
$1,007.
Pan Pacific Vancouver
Phone: (800) 327-8585
Web:www.panpacific.com
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The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
property in New York, is offering the Escape to Luxury
package June 28 to Aug. 27.
The plan features two nights' accommodations, an upgrade to the
next room category at time of booking, daily continental breakfast
for two at the hotel's Dumonet and 6 p.m. late check out when
available. Escape to Luxury rates start at $700 per couple.
In addition to the Carlyle, other Rosewood properties, including
the Mansion on Turtle Creek, Hotel Seiyo Ginza, Las Ventanas Al
Paraiso and Caneel Bay, are offering Escape to Luxury plans of
their own. See the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Web site for links
to the resorts' Web sites for details.
The Carlyle
Phone: (888) ROSEWOOD
Web:www.thecarlyle.com
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To contact reporter Kimberly Scholz, send e-mail to [email protected].