New Yorks Milford Plaza
Hotel is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year by
offering discounted rates, valid through
February.
Clients can book
rooms starting at $109, single or double. Amenities include a
full-service fitness center, two restaurants and a bar and
lounge.
The hotel opened
July 31, 1980.
Milford
Plaza Hotel
Phone: (800) 221-2690
Web:www.milfordplaza.com
The
Muse hotel is offering incentives for clients booking
travel to the Big Apple this winter with the Ask and You Shall
Receive plan.
Valid on
reservations booked and completed by March 31 through the hotels
Web site, the plan offers 30% off room rates; 20% off dinner at the
hotels restaurant, the District; and a gift box of Baudelaire
soaps.
Room rates during
this period start at $199 per night, double. Travel agent
commission is 10% on the room rate only.
The
Muse
Phone: (877) NYC-MUSE or (212) 485-2400
(for information only)
Web:www.themusehotel.com
The Hershey
Hotel in Hershey, Pa., is offering a
midweek Spajama getaway that is valid Sundays through
Thursdays through March 24.
Priced at $558 per
room, double, the package covers breakfast in the Circular Dining
Room, a $150 spa gift certificate per night, an evening Spajama
reception in the spas lounge and admission to the Hershey
Museum.
The Hotel
Hershey
Phone: (800) HERSHEY
Web:www.hersheypa.com
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Normally closed
until mid-May, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island,
Mich., plans to open a portion of its rooms on March 1, more than
two months earlier than ever before.
Clients will be
able to book rooms in the Millennium Wing and the Masco Cottage for
$119 per night between March 1 and May 5.
During that period,
food service will be available at the Jockey Club at the Grand
Strand, the restaurant located on the first tee of the golf course
across the street from the Millennium Wing. A continental breakfast
basket also will be provided en suite.
Grand
Hotel
Phone: (800) 33-GRAND
Web:www.grandhotel.com
Quebecs
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu created the
Romantic Snowmobile package for clients to explore the
surrounding wilderness trails.
The plan offers
accommodations, buffet breakfast in Le Saint-Laurent restaurant and
a half-day of snowmobiling with equipment and an experienced guide.
Valid through April 4, the Romantic Snowmobile package is priced
from about $163 per person, double. For clients bringing their own
snowmobiles, rates can be arranged.
Fairmont Le
Manoir Richelieu
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com/richelieu
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With above-average
snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, clients headed there for
winter activities (cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and
tubing) can use Wuksachi Lodge as a base camp --
with reduced rates during the week.
Through March 17,
standard room rates start at $79 for Sunday- through Thursday-night
stays, representing about a 50% discount off nightly rates. The
rate is valid for up to two people per room, per night, plus tax.
Holiday restrictions apply.
The lodge, located
in Sequoia National Park, offers cross-country ski and snowshoe
equipment rentals.
Wuksachi
Lodge
Phone: (888) 252-5757
Web:www.visitsequoia.com
For skiers, Aspens Sky Hotel
is offering the Powder and Panache package this
season.
Available through
April, the plan is priced from $399 per room, per night, double. It
covers accommodations, breakfast in the hotels 39 Degrees lounge
and an Altitude Adjustment evening wine hour. An upgrade to the
next available room category applies on stays of at least six
nights.
Also included are
two daily lift tickets valid for all four Aspen peaks (Aspen
Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass). A three-night
minimum stay and 10-day advance purchase are required. Blackout
dates apply.
Sky
Hotel
Phone: (800) 882-2582 or (970)
925-6760
Web:www.theskyhotel.com
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American
Orient Express is offering its Antebellum South
journey this spring on alternating routes between New Orleans and
Washington with a jazz or Civil War focus.
The Civil
War-themed itinerary departs Washington on March 30 and April 13
and 27 en route to New Orleans. The
jazz-themed trip departs New Orleans April 6, 20 and May
4.
The rail journeys
visit Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, Va.; Charleston, S.C.;
Savannah, Ga.; and Jackson and Vicksburg, Miss.
Each six-night
itinerary is priced at $3,190 per person, double, and covers
accommodations, transportation, excursions, all meals and
entertainment. Clients who book before Jan. 31 are entitled to a
$500 discount on the package price.
American
Orient Express
Phone: (800) 320-4206
Web:www.americanorientexpress.com
Valentines
Day deals abound ...
For unattached
clients on Valentines Day, Planters Inn in
Charleston, S.C., created the three-night Away Alone
program, valid Feb. 11 to 14.
The package
includes accommodations; a bouquet of flowers upon arrival; an
in-room massage; a meet-and-greet cocktail at the hotels Peninsula
Grill; dinner at a communal table at Hanks, an area seafood
restaurant; a movie rental with a basket of munchies; and three
breakfasts in bed. The plan is priced from $1,295 per person,
single.
Planters
Inn
Phone: (800) 845-7082
Web:www.plantersinn.com
San Antonios
Watermark Hotel and Spa and its sister property,
Le Mansion del Rio, created the Thelma and
Louise package for single gal pals looking to celebrate
Valentines Day together.
The plan covers one
nights accommodations at either property, two 50-minute spa
treatments at the Watermark Spa and breakfast for two at either Las
Canarias (La Mansion) or the Rooftop Cafe (The
Watermark).
The plan is priced
at $419 at La Mansion del Rio and $479 at the Watermark Hotel and
Spa. Rates are per person, double.
Watermark
Hotel and Spa or La Mansion del Rio
Phone: (800) 292-7300
Web:www.watermarkhotel.com or www.lamansion.com
The
Atlantic hotel in Fort Lauderdale created the
Penthouse Passion Valentines Day package for couples
spending a night this February in its suites or
penthouses.
The romance package
covers accommodations in a one-bedroom suite or two- or
three-bedroom penthouse; limousine transfers from the airport;
butler service; a couples massage; turndown service; a private
candlelight dinner at Trina, the Atlantics restaurant; and a
Tiffany Floating Heart pendant.
The plan is priced
from $2,999 for the one-bedroom suite, $3,999 for the two-bedroom
penthouse and $4,999 for the three-bedroom penthouse.
The
Atlantic
Phone: (866) 837-4274
Web:www.luxurycollection.com/atlantic
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The Valentines
Getaway at XV Beacon on Bostons Beacon Hill
is available Feb. 11 through 15.
The one-night plan
features studio accommodations with a bottle of champagne and
chocolate-covered strawberries on the arrival night and continental
breakfast in bed in the morning.
Also included is a
six-course Chefs Tasting Menu with vintage champagne at the hotels
Federalist Restaurant.
The plan is priced
at $825 per couple, including tax and gratuity with dinner, or $675
per couple, including tax and gratuity without dinner. Extra nights
are $475, which includes continental breakfast for two.
XV
Beacon
Phone: (877) 982-3226
Web:www.xvbeacon.com
The
Phoenician is celebrating its recent AAA Five Diamond
award with the Diamond Romance package, available for
Valentines Day stays and longer (valid through May).
The package
includes two nights accommodations, a chefs tasting menu at the
hotels Mary Elaines restaurant, daily full breakfast for two, golf
at the resort and the Buff & Shine spa treatment. The plan is
priced at $1,500 per night, double, with a two-night minimum stay
required.
The
Phoenician
Phone: (800) 888-8234 or (480)
941-8200
Web:www.thephoenician.com
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