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Mother’s
Day is just around the corner (May 11)
and what better way to surprise the mother in your life than a great
weekend or longer getaway. Several hotels have special Mother’s
Day Packages available, and a number of weekend cruises are still
open for Mother’s Day weekend. Here are some ideas for
planning something special:
Take
in New York City - Loews Regency, at 61st St. and Park Avenue, has a
New York City Mother's Day package that starts at $905. The
package includes a stay in one of the hotel’s suites plus
a bouquet of flowers, brunch for two at the 540 Park restaurant,
a manicure and pedicure and a certificate for special rates on
future mother-daughter getaways for weekends in July through August.
This package is available for May 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Hang
out with Brad and Angelina in Los Angeles - Let Mom pretend she’s part of the Hollywood set.
This package at the Hotel Angeleno includes one night at the hotel,
three DVDs of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie flicks, a stash of new
tabloid magazines, an L.A. star map, dinner at West Restaurant & Lounge
with a round of drinks and shuttle service within a three-mile
radius of the hotel. From $349 per room, double occupancy.
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Wine
taste in Northern California - Hotel Healdsburg, in Sonoma, has a package that covers two nights
in a double queen room stocked with wine, magazines and chocolates.
You also receive two cocktails, two 50-minute treatments at the hotel
spa and 15 percent off others, tastings at J Winery and Lancaster
Estate with a picnic lunch, shopping discounts at Healdsburg Plaza,
valet parking and breakfasts. From $880 per room, double occupancy.
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Make
wine in Oregon – your
stay includes one night at the Hotel Vintage Plaza in downtown
Portland, an Urban Wineworks blending class with a take-home carafe
of your
blend, a bottle of pinot noir with two souvenir glasses, an Italy-vs-Oregon
pinot noir flight at Pazzo Ristorante, and a journal for tasting
notes. From $268 per room double occupancy
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Relax
on the beach in Hawaii - Enjoy four nights at the Hyatt
Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa with access to a private sundeck
and hot tub and entrance to the Regency Club lounge, which serves
breakfasts, afternoon snacks, evening cocktails, hors d'oeuvres,
and desserts. From $1009 per person, double occupancy. Price
includes airfare and is good until June 26 |
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Cruise
the Caribbean – Royal
Caribbean’s Liberty of the Sea leaves from Miami on May 10
and cruises the Eastern Caribbean for 7 days, stopping in Puerto
Rico, St Martin and Haiti. From $884 per person plus taxes and
port charges for an inside cabin.
Shop
in Florence, Italy – what a treat this
would be for some deserving mom! Air from New York, four nights'
hotel, a full-day bus tour to the Gucci and Prada outlets, an evening
walking tour with a wine tasting, and breakfasts. From $1,049 per
person, double occupancy Apr. 27-May 15; from $1,499 per person
May 16-June 22.
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