PLAN EARLY FOR ROMANCE BREAK.Byline: Daily News So you haven't booked that romantic around-the-world cruise? Or planted greenhouses of red roses? Or ordered tons of chocolates? Well, there still may be time to salvage Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. with some special romantic travel packages for two. Accommodations become scarce as the lovers' holiday approaches so it's best to call ahead to make sure you'll be able to find a romantic rendezvous on that special day. But late-planners get a break this year: Since Valentine's Day falls on Wednesday, lovers can legitimately choose either the weekend before or the weekend after for a romantic tryst. Here are some of the most romantic getaway packages we've found: The Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. starting at $239 per night, available Feb. 13-18. Information: (310) 823-1700. The Napa Valley Wine Train The Napa Valley Wine Train is operated by the Napa Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks NVRR). The train is a privately operated excursion train that runs between Napa and St. Helena, California. has scheduled a special Valentine's Day Dinner Train on Feb. 14 featuring wine and flowers on its 36-mile trip past 26 wineries through the heart of California's wine country. Tickets are $75 per person and include train fare, dinner, tax and service charges. Reservations: (707) 253-2111 or (800) 427-4124. The Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel The Stanford Court hotel is a hotel in the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California. It is located between Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square and it is directly on the cable car line. It has 393 room on 8 floors and 3 lifts. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden offers two romantic packages. "Classic Romance" includes a night's lodging, champagne, two cable car passes to Ghirardelli Square Ghirardelli Square is a tourist attraction with shops and restaurants in the Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco, California. In 1893, Domingo Ghirardelli purchased the entire city block in order to make it into the headquarters of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. (for a soda with two straws) and continental breakfast in bed for $199, plus tax. The "Nob Hill Noun 1. Nob Hill - a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco San Francisco - a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge Romance" package adds dinner at a total cost of $299 per couple; for an additional charge, the hotel will arrange a limousine ride with a stop to cuddle under the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. at sunset.) Packages are available all year, based on availability. Information: (800) 468-3571. The Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. Inn in Beverly Hills offers a "Sweeetheart Package" good for lodgings for two Feb. 14, champagne, breakfast for two and parking priced at $110. (The chef is already making heart-shaped ravioli.) Information: (310) 278-0303. The Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley National Park  Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in offers a special "Romance Package" that includes two nights' lodgings for two, champagne, two bathrobes, a half-hour massage for two, in-room breakfast, dinner, wine tasting, afternoon tea and use of tennis courts, swimming pool and other facilities. Price is $675 per couple, subject to availability. Information: (619) 786-2345. Five historic bed-and-breakfast inns in Colorado Springs, Colo., offer romantic packages February through April at prices ranging from $80 to $130 per night per couple, including breakfast. Information: Awarenest Victorian Bed & Breakfast, (719) 630-8241; Holden House-1902 Bed & Breakfast Inn, (719) 471-3980; Our Hearts Inn Old Colorado City, (719) 473-8684; The Painted Lady Bed & Breakfast, (719) 473-3165; and Wedgewood Cottage Bed & Breakfast Inn, (719) 636-1829. The Hilton Suites hotel in Beverly Hills offers the "More Amour" package that includes suite lodgings, champagne, chocolates, plush bathrobes, bubble bath and body lotion, and breakfast for two. The package is available Friday or Saturday nights and start at $109 per night. Information: (800) 445-8667. The Marriott Casamagna Puerto Vallarta in Mexico offers a four-day, three-night "Escape to Romance" package through April 6 including champagne, daily breakfast for two, health club use and dinner. Cost is $450 per couple; taxes and tips are not included. Information: (800) 223-6388. The Monticello Inn in San Francisco offers its "Gone With the Wind" package "for couples who give a damn Verb 1. give a damn - show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" care a hang, give a hang, give a hoot about romance." It includes a night's lodgings, a single red rose, champagne, continental breakfast, evening wine near the library fireplace, 2 p.m. checkout and a copy of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel. The package is offered all year, subject to availability. Cost is $125. (800) 669-7777. Joie de Vivre joie de vi·vre n. Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. [French : joie, joy + de, of + vivre, to live, living. Hotel in San Francisco offers the "San Francisco Seductions" package, including one or two night's lodgings, valentine cookies, a double chocolate cake for two, two tickets for a romantic bay cruise, breakfast for two, free parking and a guide for "Romantics in San Francisco." The package is offered Feb. 1-29. Information: (800) 738-7477. The SeaVenture Resort in Pismo Beach offers its "Romantic Enchantment" package that includes oceanfront lodgings with fireplace and spa, $40 dinner certificate, a dozen roses and champagne. Cost is $349 per couple Sunday through Thursday, $399 Friday and Saturday. Additional nights' stays are available starting at $209. Information: (800) 662-5545. If money is no object, you might want to book the Stanford Court's "Ultimate Romance" package, an eight-day, seven-night event that includes limousine rides, a stay in a two-bedroom suite with a private butler, champagne, daily breakfast and dinner with champagne and caviar, helicopter service to Carmel for golf, use of a private yacht for one day, and monogrammed bathrobes. The price: a mere $30,000 per couple. |
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