Are you as sick of winter as we are? For those in Europe, consider a quick trip down to Oman. The Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa has an Arabian Adventure for you.
- Daily breakfast
- Complimentary Broadband Internet Access (in guest rooms)
- Get the 5th night free
- From OMR 154 / night (Euro 300 / night)
This offer is available until 30 Apr 2010. See the real thing and not the
cartoon.
Begin your marriage with a romantic honeymoon in the Maldives. The Anantara Dhingu Resort has a honeymoon rate that includes:
- Accommodation in a villa or a suite
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Three-course dinner on the beach including a bottle of wine
- Fruit basket in room
- Flower decorations on bed
- Honeymoon gift
- A spa voucher of USD 30 per person per stay
- Complementary yoga session
- Rates from $585 / night
And then surprise your new wife with some tropical attire, like the beach pareo from Hermes.
Billed as the luxury resort in Grace Bay, the Seven Stars Resort has several offers on at the moment:
Get out there and grace them with your presence.
Since it’s a little Chile out on the East Coast and much of Europe, you might want to go to the real thing where it is summer now.
The San Cristobal Tower in Santiago, Chile was voted one of the 10 best hotels in South America. Get the 4th night free and enjoy the Andes (the mountains not the mints).
by Carl Marks on February 14, 2010
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Celebrate the magic of the rose and delight in an enchanting night’s stay in a luxury room at the
Langham Auckland, New Zealand, on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Valid until 16 April 2010 (subject to room availability). Priced from NZ$289 per room.
- Buffet breakfast
- Complimentary bottle of Stoneleigh, Marlborough Pinot Noir Rose 2008
- Late checkout 1pm
- Two tickets to the Auckland Museum’s “Wonderland – The Magic of the Rose” exhibition
- Valet parking
If you are there this month, you can see Top Gear Live 2010, with the boys.
by Carl Marks on February 10, 2010
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The Pink Beach Club in Bermuda opens up again for the season on 15 March.
The Spring Double Savings Special includes:
- Guaranteed upgrade from a Garden View Suite to an Ocean View Junior Suite
- An additional $50 discount per room per night
- Travel between 15 March and 15 April 2010 and save a total of $80 per night, or 16 April and 15 May 2010 for a total savings of $135 per night
- Rates start at $395 / night
- Includes breakfast, afternoon tea and a five course gourmet dinner daily
As if you need any excuse to make plans to get out of the US east coast snow storms (or the snow in London; which you know shuts down the city with an inch).