Winter Romance Packages and Specials from California Inns
SACRAMENTO, CA [February 5, 2015]--Find a sweetheart of a deal on romance packages from California boutique hotels and B&Bs. Several members of the California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) are offering romantic specials and packages through the winter months. Gift certificates are also available for a romantic getaway and can be used at any one of more than 200 CABBI-member inns in California. For details, visit www.cabbi.com.
The Farmhouse Inn offers a sweethearts’ escape with 50% off their Romance Package. The package includes a one-hour couples’ massage, an in-room candlelit bath with lavender bath salts, a bottle of champagne, chocolates and a vase of fresh-cut flowers. Guests can extend the romance—or any stay—with a free night when booking three or more consecutive nights. The Romance Package may be added to the price of any room; taxes and gratuities are not included. The free night is valid through March 31, 2016, excluding Valentine’s Day and President’s Day weekends. Call 800-464-6642 to reserve.
Santa Barbara Wine Country’s Santa Ynez Inn offers a Romantic Getaway Package for one night at their Victorian-style bed and breakfast. Guests can sip champagne in front of the fireplace in an elegant Garden King Room overlooking a peaceful garden. Later, they enjoy evening wine, hors d’ oeuvres and desserts. Outside, the landscape is dotted with charming wineries, lavender farms, horse ranches and oak-studded hillsides. The Romantic Getaway Package price starts at $275 and requires 48-hours’ notice. Reserve at 805-688-5588.
The Aurora Hotel on Catalina Island has two specials for romance seekers. Guests can customize a romantic stay with a couples’ massage, wine or a bouquet of flowers. Those with winter anniversaries can celebrate midweek for $350. This Best of Winter Anniversary special includes round-trip transportation aboard Catalina Express with taxi transfer, a welcome bottle of wine or sparkling cider, and bouquet of flowers. The rate is valid for two people in a standard view room. Upgrades may be available for an additional charge, and the offer is not valid February 14, 2016. Call 310-510-0454 to book either special.
The dramatic coastline, misty sea air, and rugged buffs of the Mendocino coast provide the perfect backdrop for an exclusive, multi-day experience with a personal driver, all courtesy of the Brewery Gulch Inn. Guests retreat from the world in the Cottage at Serenity Point. Their local adventures include behind-the-scenes tastings at several wineries and a guided horseback ride through an old-growth redwood forest. This extravagant package includes many more surprises, and ends with a visit to Old Gold Jewelry for presentation of a stunning diamond cluster pendant and earring set. A 50% ($10,000.00) deposit is required at time of booking and the balance ($10,000.00) is due no less than 30 days prior to arrival. Call 707-937-4752 to learn more.
Beach-lovers can treat their sweetie to a two-night romantic getaway at the historic Glorietta Bay Inn, a charming hotel in sunny Coronado. Guests enjoy a mansion bedroom, chilled champagne at arrival, dinner for two at Peohes or Chez Loma ($50 value) and a Coronado historical walking tour. Guests are also treated to continental breakfast delivered to the bed side, turndown service, and milk and cookies at bedtime. This $500 special includes tax and is available select week days now through May 31, 2016; some blackout dates apply. Call 800-283-9383 to book a romantic beach retreat.
Visit the "Island of Romance" with Hotel Catalina and Courtyard Garden Suites’ Romance Package. The package includes round trip transportation on the Catalina Express, one-hour golf cart rental, a $75 dinner voucher and two complimentary Champagne splits at El Galleon Steakhouse, in-room cookies, and two roses. The massage therapists from Catalina Sea Spa deliver the romance with an in-room couples’ massage or single Swedish massage (50 min.) for an additional $79 per person. This package is available through March 17, 2016. The package price starts at $214.50 per person, per night for midweek stays; prices exclude taxes. Reservations must be made by phone by calling 800-540-0184.
Travel to Bali without a passport at Pantai Inn in La Jolla, where the coral-stoned courtyard is lined with plumeria, hibiscus-filled greenery and soothing water features. Guest accommodations provide authentic Balinese-inspired design along with custom-made furnishings and original artwork imported directly from Bali. Their Romance in La Jolla Package includes guest room accommodations for two nights with chocolate-covered strawberries, one dozen red roses, deluxe breakfast each morning, late checkout, and complimentary parking. For an extra touch of romance, add an in-room couples’ massage to the reservation. Rates start at $375. To book the Romance In La Jolla Package, call 855-287-2682.
Step back in time to La Belle Epoque (The Beautiful Era) in Napa Valley. This romantic package includes a discounted two-night stay in a beautifully appointed room, champagne upon arrival, and an on-site candlelight massage for two in a lovely and secluded massage suite. Guests also experience a full-service formal afternoon tea, including the finest Harney & Sons Tea along with delectable tea sandwiches and petite desserts. This special is $598 plus tax in La Belle Epoque B&B and $748 plus tax in the Buckley House Suites. It is valid until March 31, 2016 (holidays and holiday weekends excluded) and may not be combined with any other offer. Call 707-257-2161 to reserve.
For oyster lovers, Nick’s Cove Waterview Cottages on Tomales Bay is the place to be for romance. In honor of Valentine’s Day, the “Nick’s Loves Love” package is available Sunday-Thursday nights in February. It includes accommodations in a luxurious Waterview Cottage, two one-hour, in-room massages, a bottle of chilled sparkling wine, BBQ oysters delivered upon arrival, full continental breakfast delivered to the cottage with the San Francisco Chronicle and a special amuse bouche at dinner from Executive Chef Austin Perkins. The package price is based on double-occupancy and exclusive of tax and gratuity for the massages. It is valid Sunday – Thursday nights in the month of February 2016. To book, call 415-663-1033.
Guests can lengthen a chapter of their love story at The Napa Inn, with the Stay a Little Longer and Save package. A gourmet candlelight breakfast is served each morning in the dining room or on the garden patio. Guests can enjoy evening wine and refreshments or spa services (including a couples massage), and those staying any three nights get 50% off the third night. A four-night stay makes the fourth night free. The Stay a Little Longer and Save package must be requested when booking. It is valid for reservations through April 28, 2016, excluding event and holiday weekends. The offer is for new reservations only and may not be applied to existing reservations or combined with other packages, special offers or discounts. Call 707-257-1444 to reserve.
An island retreat is filled with romance. The Catalina Island Inn offers a Winter Weekend Getaway through the month of February. The special includes two nights lodging in a Basic Queen Room for two people and round trip transportation on Catalina Express (with taxi transfers) for $189.90 per person. Guests can upgrade to a King Fireplace Private Patio Suite for $273.10 per person. This special is available Friday and Saturday only through February 28, 2016 and excludes February 12-13. All packages must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of arrival date and are subject to availability. Call 310-510-1623 to reserve an island stay.
For a romantic gift with no expiration date, consider purchasing a CABBI gift certificate. The gift certificates can be used over 200 quality-certified inns in the Golden State, including wine country escapes, coastal retreats and mountain getaways. Gift certificates are available in any dollar amount and have no expiration date.
Now through February 12, 2016, CABBI gift certificate purchases of $250 or more receive three free gifts: a 22nd Edition CABBI Travel Guide, a CABBI Cookbook and an upgrade to priority shipping. To order a CABBI gift certificate, visit www.cabbi.com/gift-certificate/.
For more information on romance packages and other lodging deals, visit www.cabbi.com/specials.
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