The White
Elephant in Nantucket, Mass., will host its Chef &
Shop weekend series this fall, beginning Oct. 27, bringing
some of the nation's most renowned chefs to the
property.
Packages, beginning
with a welcome party on Friday nights, are priced from $250 per
room, per night and include cooking demonstrations and tastings
with featured chefs; port and cheese each day; and various shopping
offers throughout the weekend.
The featured chef
for the opening weekend is Tony Maws, executive chef and owner of
Boston's Craigie Street Bistrot.
The White
Elephant
Phone: (800) 445-6574
Web:www.whiteelephanthotel.com
The
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma,
Calif., has partnered with EV Rental Cars to offer
the Luxury of Green package, designed in support of
Fairmont Hotels' ongoing commitment to the environment.
The Luxury of Green
plan includes overnight suite accommodations; a two-day rental of a
hybrid vehicle from EV Rentals, with pickup at either San Francisco
or Oakland airports; dinner for two at Sante, featuring a "farm
trail" menu; a daily hike; and a choice of either a Sonoma Lavende
Kur spa treatment or two 50-minute spa treatments.
The package is
valid year-round and is priced from $1,200 per night, double
occupancy.
Fairmont
Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
Phone: (707) 938-9000
Web:www.fairmont.com/sonoma
The Pan
Pacific Vancouver and Trev Deeley
Motorcycles, a local motorcycle dealership, have teamed up
to offer the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Experience plan.
The overnight
package features transfers between the hotel and the dealership and
a copy of "Destinations Highways B.C., a Motorcycle Enthusiasts
Guide to the Best 185 Roads in Southern B.C."
Rates start at
about $436 for a deluxe harbour mountainview room through Oct. 31
and about $347 per room between Nov. 1 and April 30. Rates are per
room, single or double.
Motorcycle rental
varies based on bike and duration. Visit www.trevdeeley.com
for details on motorcycles.
Pan Pacific
Vancouver
Phone: (866) 510-2911 or (604)
291-2453
Web:www.panpacific.com
GDSs: All systems
The Sea Pines
Resort on 
Hilton Head Island, S.C., is
celebrating its 50th anniversary with the Golden Anniversary
Golf package, offering discounted room rates along with a
round of golf on three island courses.
The plan is priced
from $159 per golfer, per night in a two-bedroom villa through Oct.
26, and from $139 per golfer between Oct. 27 and Dec.
31.
Rates cover
accommodations, one round of golf at the Ocean Course, one round at
the Harbour Town Golf Links (the 16th hole, shown at right) and one
round at a choice of 10 additional island courses.
The plan must be
booked for a minimum of three nights.
Sea Pines
Resort
Phone: (800) SEAPINES
Web:www.seapines.com
GDSs: Amadeus, Sabre, Worldspan
The Hyatt
Regency San Francisco has launched its Fab Fridays on
the Waterfront plan, valid Friday nights through Dec.
30.
The plan is
designed to enable those who work in the city to unwind with a
night out on the town and a hotel stay, but out-of-town guests are
invited to book this package, as well.
The Fab Fridays
plan, priced at $169 per night, includes accommodations in a deluxe
guest room (one king or two double beds), valet parking and
appetizers in the Hyatt Regency's 13 Views Lounge.
Hyatt
Regency San Francisco
Phone: (800) 233-1234 or (415)
291-6619
Web:www.sanfranciscohyattregency.com
GDSs: All systems
San Francisco's
Hotel Palomar has partnered with the city's
Museum of the African Diaspora to offer a package
called Journey to MoAD: The Art of Discovery, valid
through Dec. 30.
The package
includes overnight accommodations; two tickets to the museum,
including a VIP Visit tour and the Museum of the African Diaspora
Visitors Guide and Journey booklet; a $25 gift card for the
museum's gift shop; cocktails for two at the Hotel Palomar's Fifth
Floor restaurant; and a souvenir journal.
The program is
priced from $299 for deluxe accommodations or $499 for suite
accommodations, not including 14% occupancy tax. Rates are based on double occupancy.
Hotel
Palomar
Phone: (866) 373-4941; guests also will
need to contact Virgil Romula at (415) 344-3322 in order to
coordinate their museum visit.
Web:www.hotelpalomar-sf.com
GDSs: All systems
Seattle's
Mayflower Park Hotel and the city'sFifth
Avenue Theatre have partnered on a showtime collaboration
with six shows playing through June.
The Fifth
Avenue Theatre package, which includes overnight
accommodations, two theater tickets and valet parking, is priced
from $285 for a classic guest room and $295 for a deluxe guest
room.
Playing this season
are "BombayDreams," through Oct. 1; "Company," Oct. 17 to Nov. 5;
"White Christmas," Nov. 28 to Dec. 17; "Cry-Baby," Feb. 13 to March
4; "Camelot," March 20 to April 8; and "West Side Story," May 29 to
June 17.
Mayflower
Park Hotel
Phone: (800) 426-5100 or (206)
382-6990
E-mail:[email protected]
GDSs: All systems
Rates for the preceding are commissionable at 10%, except
where noted.
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