Last-Minute Valentine's Day Specials

Boston, $149 per room
Located in Back Bay, the city's latest boutique property, Hotel 140, is offering skyline-view rooms stocked with fresh flowers and a box of chocolates by All Things Chocolates. Continental breakfast is included. When: Feb. 10 -14, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 12.45% or about $18. Contact: 800/714-0140, hotel140.com

Caribbean Cruise, $199 per person
The four-night Carnival Fascination cruise departs from Miami and stops in Key West, Florida and Calica, Mexico before returning to Miami. When: Feb. 13-17, 2006 Details: The $199 rate is for an interior cabin with bunk beds; upgrade to an interior cabin with a queen-size bed for $30. All oceanview cabins are sold out. Additional taxes are $40.53 per person Contact: 800/668-6414, cruisedeals.com

Las Vegas, $149 per night
A one-night stay at the Renaissance Las Vegas hotel is available for $149 per night including a chilled bottle of champagne and a full American breakfast for two at the Envy Steakhouse. When: Feb. 13 -19, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 9% Contact: 866/352-3434, renaissancelasvegas.com Dinner option: Envy Steakhouse is put together a "Seven Days of Romance Valentine's Menu" loaded with aphrodisiac ingredients such as almonds, mint, chili, honey, and vanilla. Dishes include braised short ribs, seared sea bass, and a chocolate dessert. $65 per person. When: Feb. 13 -19, 2006 Details: Gratuities not included. Contact: 702/784-5716, renaissancelasvegas.com/dining

New York City, $165 per night
The Apple Core Hotels group's Big Apple Romance package offers a 20 percent discount off rooms at any of its five properties: La Quinta Inn Manhattan (17 W. 32nd St.), Red Roof Inn Manhattan (6 W. 32nd St.), the smoke-free Comfort Inn Midtown (129 W. 46th St.), Super 8 Hotel Times Square (59 W. 46th St.), and the Ramada Inn East Side (161 Lexington Ave.). Two tickets to the recently opened Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center, continental breakfast, and two drinks of choice (hot chocolate, hot apple cider or coffee) at the Rockefeller Center Dean & Deluca are also included. When: Feb. 10-28, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 13.375%, plus a $2.00 occupancy charge and $1.50 Jacob Javits fee. Promotional code: "Big Apple Romance." Contact: Apple Core Hotels, 800/567-7720, applecorehotels.com

New York City Cruise from $134 per couple
Spirit Cruises' "Romance on the River" cruise sets sail from either Chelsea Piers, Manhattan or Weehawken, New Jersey, and features a table for two, bottle of champagne, a half-dozen roses, a souvenir glass stuffed with chocolate truffles, live jazz trio, and either a buffet brunch or dinner. The two- or three-hour cruises sail around the southern tip of Manhattan, past the Statue of Liberty and under the Brooklyn Bridge, granting spectacular skyline views along the way. When: Feb. 11, 12, 14, 2006 Details: Prices range from $134-$320 per couple depending on the selected meal, date, and departure location. Port taxes are included Contact: Spirit Cruises, 866/211-3809, spiritcruises.com

Poconos, Pennsylvania, $279 per person
The Stroudsmoor Country Inn has teamed up with the Crossings Premium Outlet for a "Valentine's Boycott Girlfriends Getaway" including a one-night stay, dinner and full breakfast, a souvenir tote bag filled with items for the outlets, a VIP Coupon Book, and all of the following, fabulous spa treatments: Aveda stress relieving scalp massage, full body massage, soothing Aveda elemental nature facial. When: Through Feb. 28, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 9%; Pennsylvania sales tax is 7.7%. Rates at the Stroudsmoor average $140 per person per night Contact: 570/421-6431, stroudsmoor.com, premiumoutlets.com/thecrossings.

San Diego, $199 per night
The Best Western Island Palms Hotel & Marina's "Romantic Getaway Package" covers one night in an waterfront suite, champagne or sparkling cider, chocolate-covered strawberries, breakfast in bed for two, and either a two-hour bike rental or a one-hour tennis court rental. When: Through May 25, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 10.4% or about $21. Contact: 877/484-3725, bestwestern.com

San Juan Island, Washington, $289 per couple
The Best Western Friday Harbor Suites has put together a two-night stay in a queen suite sprinkled with Hershey's kisses and rose petals, plus breakfast for two, a bottle of champagne or sparkling cider, complimentary terrycloth bathrobes, and dinner at the Peppermill Restaurant. When: Through May 25, 2006 Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 8.7% or about $28. Contact: 800/378-3031, fridayharborsuites.com