With Dungeness crab being gathered by the
buckets-full, the San Franciscos Argonaut Hotel is
celebrating the crab season with its Crustacean Invasion
package, valid throughout February.
The package,
priced at $179 per night, double, covers deluxe accommodations; a
$10 gift certificate for a two-pound Dungeness crab from
Alioto-Lazio Fish Co. along with a cooking guide; and a bowl of
Dungeness crab and sweet corn chowder per person from the Blue
Mermaid Chowder House & Bar located adjacent to the
hotel.
Argonaut
Hotel
Phone: (800) KIMPTON or (415)
563-0800
Web:www.argonauthotel.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Ashland Springs Hotel is inviting chocoholics to
spend the weekend at the property during the annual Oregon
Chocolate Festival, March 4 and 5, which is held in the
Ashland, Ore., hotels grand ballroom.
Guests can sample
a variety of chocolate goodies while spending the night at the
hotel during the festival.
Priced at $99 per
room, the package includes overnight accommodations, continental
breakfast, parking and one ticket to the festival. Additional festival tickets are $10 per
person.
Ashland
Springs Hotel
Phone: (888) 795-4545
Web:www.ashlandspringshotel.com
GDSs: All systems
The Hotel
Metropole Monte-Carlo in Monaco is offering the
Leading Suites plan for couples looking to spend a
romantic weekend abroad.
Leading Suites
covers accommodations in a junior superior suite or one-bedroom
deluxe suite with an upgrade if available; champagne, chocolates
and flowers upon arrival; full American breakfast daily; and a
Metropole Lifestyle Card offering access to the casino.
The plan, valid
through March 31, is priced at about $584 for junior superior suite
accommodations and about $1,141 for one-bedroom deluxe suite
accommodations.
Hotel
Metropole Monte-Carlo
Phone: (800) 745-8883, via the Leading
Hotels of the World
Web:www.metropole.mc
GDSs: All, via Leading Hotels
Kimpton Hotels
70 Park Avenue hotel in Manhattan created the
In the Mood package for clients looking to add a little
romance to their lives.
The plan, valid
through March 31, includes overnight accommodations, breakfast in
bed, champagne upon arrival and the services of a romance sommelier
to customize the couples stay (extras are additional).
The package is
priced from $325 for standard accommodations, $355 for deluxe
accommodations and $395 for premier accommodations (includes a
dozen long-stem roses).
70 Park
Avenue
Phone: (877) 707-2752 or (212)
973-2400
Web:www.70parkavenuehotel.com
GDSs: All systems
The 14-room
Five Gables Inn & Spa in St. Michaels, Md.,
created the overnight His n Her Romantic
Getaway.
The package
covers accommodations in one of the inns 11 rooms or three suites,
an herbal bath and a 45-minute massage per person and daily
continental breakfast.
Priced from $445
for Sunday- through Thursday-night stays and from $545 for Friday-
and Saturday-night stays, the plan is valid through March 31. Rates
are per room, double.
Five
Gables Inn & Spa
Phone: (877) 466-0100
For clients who
are looking to book further out than Valentines Day, the
Chateau de Bagnols in France is offering the
Easter in Beaujolais package.
The plan, valid
March 25 to 28, is valid for a minimum of two nights accommodations
and covers a welcome gift; continental breakfast; and lunch or
dinner in the hotels restaurant, La Salle des Gardes.
Rates for the
Easter in Beaujolais package are from about $685 per night, double,
inclusive of tax.
Chateau
de Bagnols
Phone: (800) 745-8883, via the Leading
Small Hotels of the World
Web:www.bagnols.com
GDSs: All systems, via Leading Small
Hotels
Traditionally
closed through April, the Otesaga in Cooperstown,
N.Y., is open to meetings and groups during the winter
months.
Meetings packages
include accommodations, use of meetings space, all meals and access
to the resorts sport and recreation facilities.
Rates start at
$152.50 per person, double, with a minimum of 10 participants
required.
However, the
hotels meetings director will customize arrangements for any group,
according to the property.
The Otesaga
offers 13 meetings and conference rooms ranging in size from the
2,600-square-foot Main Ballroom and Main Dining Room to the
384-square-foot Pathfinder Room.
The
Otesaga
Phone: (800) 348-6222 or (607)
547-9931
Web:www.otesaga.com
Houstons
Hotel Derek created the Broadway in
Houston package, pairing overnight accommodations with a
little Broadway music this winter and spring.
Broadway in
Houston is available through April 24 and includes deluxe
accommodations; champagne and truffles upon arrival; breakfast for
two; and a Broadway cast CD.
The package is
valid while Broadway Across America productions are on stage at the
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming shows include Les Miserables, Feb. 22 through
March 6, and Movin Out, April 12 through 24.
Hotel
Derek
Phone: (713) 961-3000
Web:www.hotelderek.com
GDSs: All systems
Churchill
Wild is offering a one-time Fire and Ice tour
departing April 4 from Churchill, Manitoba, enabling clients to
build and stay in their own igloo.
The four-night
Fire and Ice tour includes accommodations at the Polar Bear Lodge
in Dymond Lake, which guests are transported to by either
helicopter or float plane. In addition to accommodations at the
Polar Bear Lodge, guests have the opportunity to spend one night in
igloo accommodations that they build themselves.
Priced at about
$2,727 per person, double, the trip covers all meals and lodging,
transfers and tours.
Churchill
Wild
Phone: (888) ECO-SEAL
Web:www.churchillwild.com
For families with
vacation time between March 1 and April 30, the Equinox
Resort & Spa in Manchester, Vt., is offering its
Spring Break rates in three-, five- or seven-night
stays.
The three-night
plan is priced from $299 per room, per night; the five-night plan
from $249; and the seven-night plan from $229. Taxes and gratuities
are not included. The plans cover
accommodations, breakfast daily and a welcome amenity.
Equinox
Resort
Phone: (888) FOR-ROCK
Web:http://equinox.rockresorts.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Breakers Palm Beach (Fla.) is inviting guests to
Stay Longer and Save on stays of at least three nights
through April 30.
The deal offers
$200 in savings on three- to four-night stays; $400 in savings on
five- to seven-night stays; and $600 in savings on eight nights or
more.
Nightly rates
start at $399 per room, single or double, for accommodations in
standard superior rooms. Blackout dates
apply for stays between Feb. 17 and 21 and between March 18 and
April 2.
The
Breakers Palm Beach
Phone: (888) BREAKERS
Web:www.thebreakers.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper, Alberta,
designed the 3rd Night Free, 3rd Day Ski Free package for
weekend stays through April 25.
Valid for any
consecutive Friday, Saturday and Sunday stay this ski season, the
plan entitles clients to the third nights accommodations free of
charge and also a free day of skiing on Monday at Marmot Basin in
Jasper. The three-night plan is priced
from $578 per room, double.
Fairmont
Jasper Park Lodge
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com
GDSs: All systems
With winter in
full swing, the All in the Family Winter Warmer package at
the Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle, valid through
March 31, is looking to provide guests comfort on cold
days.
The overnight
package is priced from $155 for deluxe accommodations with two
queen beds and covers valet parking; martinis for the adults and
hot chocolate and cookies for the kids; one hour of Nintendo use;
and breakfast for the kids in the hotels Andaluca
restaurant.
Mayflower
Park Hotel
Phone: (800) 426-5100
Web:www.mayflowerpark.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Sheraton Yankee Clipper Beach Hotel and the
Sheraton Yankee Trader are courting families with
the Funky Fish Weekend package, valid through the
year.
The plan offers
families overnight accommodations at either Fort Lauderdale hotel,
full breakfast for two, a one-day Water Bus pass for two and a
one-day pass for kids ages 4 to 14 to the Funky Fish Ocean
Adventure Camp, including lunch.
The package is
priced from $220 per night through March 27; from $159 per night
from March 28 to May 2 and from Oct. 1 through Dec. 28; and from
$140 per night from May 3 through Sept. 30.
Sheraton
Yankee Clipper
Phone: (888) 627-7109
Sheraton
Yankee Trader
Phone: (888) 627-7108
Web:www.sheraton.com
GDSs: All systems
Chicagos
House of Blues hotel is inviting all head honchos,
or those who just want to act like a head honcho, to book the
Big Cheese package, valid throughout the year.
The Big Cheese
plan covers overnight accommodations; passes for two to Crunch
Fitness; two VIP tickets to the Foundation Room in the House of
Blues club; wine and cheese at the hotels Bin 36 restaurant; and a
bottle of wine from Bin 36 to take home. Rates start at $279 per room, double.
House of
Blues, a Loews Hotel
Phone: (800) 23-LOEWS
Web:www.loewshotels.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Cliffs Resort in Pismo Beach, Calif., created a
seven-night excursion designed to send clients on a quick tour of
the Golden State.
The
California Dreamin package features bookend stays at the
Cliffs Resort in suite accommodations (three nights at the start
and one at the end) and a four-day convertible car rental from
Enterprise to get clients from the Cliffs Resort to their other
accommodations.
Those other
accommodations are an overnight in a tented bungalow at the
Costanoa Coastal Lodge & Camp in San Mateo County and two
nights in a suite at San Franciscos Hotel Majestic.
The Cliffs
Resorts California Dreamin package is priced from $1,499 per room,
double, excluding tax, and includes transfers from San Luis Obispo
Airport and breakfast for two at each location. The plan is not
offered on holidays or some weekends.
The
Cliffs Resort
Phone: (800) 826-5838
Web:www.cliffsresort.com
GDSs: All systems
Denvers
Hotel Teatro created the Pretty in Pink
plan as the ultimate ladies getaway. It is valid throughout the
year.
The plan is
priced at $195 per room, double, for an overnight stay that
includes en-suite continental breakfast for two.
The Pretty in
Pink package also covers two pinktinis upon arrival; transfers to
the Cherry Creek Shopping Center and a Neiman Marcus personal
shopper; two pink feather boas; and two gift certificates for a
shampoo and style at Sisto Salon located at nearby Larimer Square
(pink tinting for hair is optional).
Hotel
Teatro
Phone: (888) 727-1200
Web:www.hotelteatro.com
GDSs: All systems (via Small Luxury Hotels
of the World)
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