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Hacienda Xcanatun.

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
The Romantic Hotel/Resort: Hacienda Xcanatun
The Romantic Package: Romantic Honeymoon Package

  • Welcome cocktail
  • Upgraded suite accommodations if available upon check-in
  • Bottle of fine wine and a box of Maya artisanal chocolates in-suite
  • Daily continental breakfast
  • Three-course candlelit feast complete with French sparkling wine at Xcanatun restaurant
  • Aromatherapy massage or a Maya honey and flower massage for two
  • Transfer from Mérida’s airport to the hotel
Built in the 18th century, this former plantation is 6 miles north of Merida’s historic downtown.
Rate: $1,350 per couple for four nights; $1,900 for six nights. The seventh night is free.
Valid: January 7 - December 15, 2009.
Destination Info: Mexico for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Quebec, Canada
The Romantic Hotel/Resort: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Package: Isn't It Romantic?

  • Two nights’ accommodation
  • Two full buffet breakfasts
  • One half-bottle of Moët & Chandon Champagne
  • Calèche ride in Old Québec
Rate: From $389 CAD per night.
Valid: Ongoing.
Destination Info: Quebec for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: New York City
The Romantic Hotel/Resort: On the Ave Hotel
The Romantic Package: New York Romance

  • Two-night stay in a suite for two
  • Bath butler with champagne and bubbles
  • Rose-petal turndown
  • Intimacy kit
  • Breakfast in bed both mornings
  • Two romantic, personalized NYC excursions coordinated by the hotel's Romance Concierge
On the Ave is located on the Upper West Side of New York, close to Lincoln Center.
Rate: $399 plus taxes.
Valid: Through December 2009.
Destination Info: NYC for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Stowe, VT
The Romantic Hotel/Resort: Topnotch at Stowe Resort & Spa
The Romantic Package: Mountain Romance

  • Accommodations
  • Breakfast in bed for two each morning
  • One50-minute spa treatment per person per day
  • Romantic dinner for two in Maxwell's at Topnotch nightly
  • Access to the Spa at Topnotch
  • Bottle of champagne
  • Romantic amenity of oils, candles and chocolate upon arrival
Tucked into a notch in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Topnotch Resort and Spa has long been one of New England's best-loved year-round resorts.
Rate: Start at $554 per couple, per night in peak season. Two-night minimum stay.
Valid: Ongoing.
Destination Info: Vermont for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Martha's Vineyard, MA
The Romantic B&B: The Red Hat
The Romantic Package: Pre-Wedding Tune-Up

  • Two nights' accommodations in quiet bed and breakfast
  • Daily continental breakfast for two
  • Two off-site massages (choose from Mayan abdominal massage known for fertility and constitutional health, reflexology foot massage, Swedish massage, Thai massage, Reiki or hot stones -- all done at private health-practitioner studios)
  • Two readings -- astrological, medicine cards or spirit guides
  • Two personal services -- choose from pedicure, manicure or facial
Instruction in yoga, writing coaching, and private dance lessons are available for small additional fees. During your stay, visit private studios of local craftsfolk -- jewelers, bookbinders, and other artisans -- for wedding bands, handmade leather wedding books and other keepsakes.
Rate: $1,150 per couple. Includes taxes and gratuities.
Valid: Ongoing.
Destination Info: Massachusetts for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Lake Las Vegas, NV
The Romantic Hotel/Resort: The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
The Romantic Package: Make Her Your Cinderella

  • Two nights in deluxe accommodations
  • Romantic dinner for two in Medici Café & Terrace
  • Rose petal marriage proposal turndown: a heart of red rose petals on the bed, with a glass slipper placed in the center of the heart. Engagement ring (supplied by proposer) tucked inside glass slipper inside the rose-petal heart. Or ...."Will you marry me?" spelled out in rose petals on the bed following dinner in Medici Cafe and Terrace
  • Private car transfers between hotel and airport or other local address
  • Romantic arrival amenity
  • Couple's Massage at Spa Vita di Lago
  • Butler-drawn Art of Romance Bath (in room)
  • Keepsake champagne flutes
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas is located 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip.
Rate: From $1,019 per couple, excluding tax and gratuities.
Valid: Ongoing.
Destination Info: Las Vegas for Lovers

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Charleston, SC
The Hotel/Resort: Planters Inn
Romantic Vacation Getaway Package: Elegant Interlude

  • Three nights in a luxurious room with working fireplace
  • Flowers from Planters’ Charleston Garden
  • Bottle of Möet & Chandon
  • Two monogrammed souvenir Champagne flutes
  • Two embroidered jacquard robes
  • Cognac and chocolate truffles with turn-down service
Located in Charleston’s Historic District, Planters Inn features four-poster canopy beds.
Rate: $1,320 per couple in king bed accommodations.
Valid: Year-round.
Destination Info: Charleston for Romantics

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ROMANTIC VACATION: Washington, DC
The Hotel/Resort: The Hay-Adams
Romantic Vacation Getaway Package: Monuments by Night

  • Deluxe accommodations in a city-view room
  • Guided tour by private sedan of the city to view the monuments
  • Champagne snack basket
  • The hotel’s special White House chocolates
  • Full American breakfast
This one-night offer gives guests the opportunity to view many handsome monuments around the city by moonlight.
Rate: Starts at USD $499 per room, per night.
Valid: Ongoing.
Destination Info: Washington DC for Romantics

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