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Florida Girlfriend Getaways
Grab your girlfriends and head to the Sunshine State for shopping discounts, spa treatments, yoga, and bike rides.
Monday, August 27, 2007;
St. Petersburg Beach The TradeWinds Island Grand is offering a Girlfriends Beach Getaway, with a two-night stay, two spa treatments at BodyWorks Spa (valued at $200), one breakfast for two at Bermudas, overnight valet parking nightly for one car, a beach cabana, and extra perks that you would normally get by paying a resort amenity fee (valued at $25). Rates start at $620 per room. When Through Dec. 24, 2007. Details Based on double occupancy. Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent. Note that the package price will save you about $79 in comparison to booking all of the elements individually. Contact 800/360-4016, tradewindsresort.com.
Santa Rosa Beach The WaterColor Inn offers a Women's Getaway Experience, with three nights' accommodations, pizza and wine delivered from a market, popcorn and a chick flick you can choose from the inn's DVD library, beach chairs and umbrellas for one day of your stay, one-hour massages at the InnSpa, dinner at Fish Out of Water overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, and shuttle service to and from Silver Sands Outlet Mall for a day of shopping. Rates range from $1,188 to $1,800, based on the travel dates; in September and October, rates are $1,445 for a room at the inn and $1,295 for a vacation home. While the homes can sleep anywhere from two to 16 people, note that staying in a room is more expensive because there are only 60, they are right on the beach, and they come with the traditional hotel amenities like turndown service, complimentary breakfast, high-speed Internet, and housekeeping. When Through Feb. 29, 2008. Details Based on double occupancy; add additional travelers for $195 per person. Hotel taxes are an additional 11 percent. Contact 850/534-5000, watercolorvacations.com.
South Beach The Catalina, a boutique hotel on Collins Avenue whose rates typically start at $130 per night, has put together a five-night Enlightenment Yoga package. It includes an upgrade to a deluxe room that sleeps up to four people, five all-day passes to the Miami Life Center for Ashtanga yoga classes, a one-hour poolside deep-tissue massage, a health-conscious breakfast daily, two bottles of water daily, one Catalina tank top, one Catalina Beach towel, and a daily reserved bike rental. The rate is $750 per room, so the more friends you bring, the less you'll each pay. When Through Dec. 23, 2007. Details Hotel taxes are an additional 13 percent. Note that the package represents savings of more than 25 percent. Contact 877/762-3477, catalinahotel.com.
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