Hilton Barbados & Curaçao Resorts

Now through June 30, 2012, Hilton Curaçao Resort is welcoming guests to a 5th night free* when they book five nights at the beautiful beachfront resort.  Families can also take advantage of additional value as kids under 18 stay free, children six to 12 receive 50% off all meals, and little ones take home a children’s gift.   Warm sandy beaches, cool ocean breezes and sparkling emerald seas await.

Hilton Barbados Resort is offering guests unbelievable savings this spring AND summer.  With regular rates starting as low as $229** per night, this beachfront paradise is the perfect choice for a sun, sand and sea escape.  Ocean view rooms, pristine white sand beaches and upscale dining are just a few of the pleasures of this relaxing oasis.  

For reservations or information at Hilton Curaçao, please visit hiltoncaribbean.com/curacao or call 1 877-GO-HILTON and request plan code P5 when making your reservation.

For reservations or information at Hilton Barbados Resort, please visit hiltonbarbadosresort.com or call 1 877-GO-HILTON.

About Hilton Curaçao
The beachfront Hilton Curacao Resort, located at the Piscadera Bay, boasts two white sand beaches and is set on 23 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds.  The resort is just ten minutes from Hato International Airport and five minutes from Willemstad, the island’s business, cultural, and historical capital.  This resort offers 196 guestrooms including 13 suites, two wheelchair accessible rooms, and two rooms for guests with allergies.  All rooms feature island or stunning ocean views, private balconies, high-speed Internet access, in-room safe, coffee maker, and more.  For recreation and relaxation, Hilton Curaçao Resort features the ultimate spa experience at the Color of People Spa with ocean view treatment rooms, sauna, steam room, relaxation area and outside Jacuzzi.  Additional facilities include a Gold Palm PADI certified dive center, extensive water sports, a freeform infinity pool, casino and Livingwell Health and Beach Club.  Children can enjoy a children’s pool and Kidz Paradise activity center with an array of fun and games.  To tempt palates, the resort features four dining outlets and one bar. 

About Hilton Barbados Resort
Located on a tropical peninsula on Needham’s Point, Hilton Barbados Resort is surrounded by two white sand beaches and pristine blue waters, just five minutes from Bridgetown and 20 minutes from Grantley Adams International Airport.  The hotel boasts 350 ocean-view guestrooms, including 77 Executive Floor rooms and 33 suites.  All guestrooms offer private balcony, separate shower unit, high-speed Internet access, and all the amenities expected of a Hilton resort.  Guests staying on the Executive Floor enjoy access to the Executive Lounge overlooking Carlisle Bay and offering complimentary breakfast, refreshments and hors d’ oeuvres throughout the day, plus exclusive check-in and check-out.   An array of recreation options delivers the perfect combination of fun and relaxation.  The resort features a glorious beach, sprawling pool complex with whirlpool, watersports, Kidz Paradise Club, fitness center with spectacular beach views, as well as massage and treatment rooms overlooking the Carlisle Bay.   Hilton Barbados Resort also features superior dining and a multitude of activities within easy reach including adventurous water sports, world-class golf, horseback riding, fishing, sailing, scubadiving, sightseeing, a pulsating nightlife and more. 

Terms & Conditions:
*Hilton Curaçao 5th Night Free offer Plan Code is P5. This offer is subject to availability. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Guest bill for free night to be adjusted at check out. Available for arrival any day of the week. A 5-night minimum length of stay is required. Full pre-payment and non-changeable/non-refundable. Must be booked at least 7 days in advance of arrival date. Family offer is available for a limited time only. Children under 18 stay free when in room with adults.  Children six to 12 receive 50% off all meals with accompanying adults purchasing a regular meal at selected restaurants.

**Hilton Barbados Resort rate is a starting rate and subject to availability and change without notice.  There is a credit card required for this reservation. Cancellation policy and other restrictions apply.

Occidental Hotel & Resorts

Come and live the Occidental Experience.  Interested in unforgettable Costa Rica vacations? Studying your options for Aruba vacations. With hotels and resorts located in the most desirable tropical locations, the Occidental Experience is raising the bar for all inclusive vacation packages and business travel: from unlimited access to amenities and activities to suit any taste.

Whether indulging in a la carte dining and top-shelf drinks at one of the many fine restaurants, just being minutes away from the cultural center of a thriving city, or discovering the simple pleasures at the most spectacular beaches in the Caribbean, Mexico or Costa Rica , there truly are no limits when it comes to your enjoyment and relaxation.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect Caribbean vacation getaway or a great deal on a romantic Mexico vacations, it’s all here for you. Peek inside and see what awaits! Click here to view all the specials!

To meet their more discerning guests’ growing demands, Occidental Grand offers the ultimate amenities enhancement at the Royal Club — a 5-Star boutique hotel within each Occidental Grand resort. Here guests ease into sumptuous accommodations; revel in room service & nightly turn-down; and take advantage of exclusive opportunities provided by private concierge. 

Curtain Bluff Resort

Curtain Bluff Resort was founded in Antigua by owner Howard Hulford in the late 1950s, eventually opening with 22 rooms in February 1962. From Curtain Bluff’s inception, the Hulfords have maintained the resort’s integrity, constantly reinvesting in the resort, its staff and giving back to the surrounding Old Road community. Howard Hulford lived at Curtain Bluff until he passed away in 2009; his beloved wife Chelle still resides on property.

Over the years, the resort has grown but the friendly, intimate atmosphere remains. Most of our guests are “repeaters” and think of Curtain Bluff, not as a resort, but as their home-away-from-home — greeting the staff by their first names, sitting on their “usual” bar stools and slipping easily into their old daily rhythms. As trips turn into traditions, the resort frequently welcomes family groups spanning three generations.

         
The weekly manager’s cocktail party is hosted in the Hulford’s private villa. Parents reserve the same nannies year after year, the sommelier remembers guests’ wine preferences, and the tennis pros pick up the lessons where they stopped a year earlier. This intimacy is further fostered by the resort’s outstanding staff and management that has remained amazingly consistent over the years.

Curtain Bluff offers some of the finest dining in the Caribbean with breakfast, lunch and dinner included in the price.

 French-born Christophe Blatz has been overseeing the kitchen at Curtain Bluff as Executive Chef for the past seven seasons, and was Sous Chef for the previous seven years.Christophe Blatz trained under such notable chefs as Alain Ducasse and cooked in some of the finest Michelin star-rated kitchens in France including Les Ambassadeurs restaurant in the Hotel du Crillon Paris.

His background fuses French continental with Caribbean flavors and ingredients.   Working alongside chef Christophe Blatz is Mark Andrew Smith, master of the art of pastry making.   Chef Smith’s extensive resume includes over five years as pastry chef for P&O Cruises and four years as pastry chef at Carlisle Bay Resort in Antigua.   Smith, joined by Executive Sous Chef, Burdette Martin, contribute an amazing flavor to Curtain Bluff.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner - Breakfast and dinner are served al fresco in the Main Dining Room with sweeping views of the gardens. Lunch is served around the main bar terrace or in the more casual atmosphere of the Beach Club, which has been restyled with luxurious teak furniture.   In-room dining is available during all meal hours.

Afternoon Tea - Afternoon tea is served on the Sugar Mill Terrace.  

Hors d’oeuvres - At cocktail hour, guests can enjoy hot and cold hors d’oeuvres inside the Sugar Mill Bar or on its romantic terrace.

Attire - Attire is very casual during the day, but beach cover-ups are appreciated in the dining room at breakfast. At other times gentlemen are requested to wear long pants (no jeans, please), a collared shirt and dress shoes in the evening.

Entertainment - Live music is played nightly for dancing in on the terrace underneat the spreading Tamarind tree. There is also a weekly beach-barbeque lunch accompanied by a live steel-drum band.

Summer Specials from May 15 - July 28, 2012

Pay for 3 nights and receive the 4th night free (Junior suite or higher category)

Pay for 5 nights and receive the 6th and 7th nights free (Junior Suite or higher category)

Family offer – Parents pay full rate for their room and children (18 years and younger) receive their room at 50% off (Offer good in any room category.  Based on two children sharing a room.  Full extra person rate applies for more than two children in a room.)

Above offers are not combinable with any other offers or discounts.

With everything included in the room rate (including deep sea fishing and scuba diving!), truly relax knowing everything is already taken care of. Surrounded by two beautiful sandy beaches and boasting an ocean view from every room, Curtain Bluff is the ultimate retreat.  

In addition to free kids tennis clinics all summer long, from May 15 – July 28, guests can:

The Family That Plays Together:
Families can reconnect this summer with this incredible value-filled, 7-night package. The package is valid May 15 – July 28 and includes the following in nightly rate based on two interconnecting Junior Suites for 4 persons for 7 nights:

•  Private sunset sail on 49 ft sail boat
•  Private family cocktail party at The Bluff House
•  Photographer for family portrait (to include CD of pictures)
•  3 meals daily
•  All bar drinks
•  Water sports (Motorized and non motorized)
•  Use of Tennis courts, squash court and gym

*Total Cost: $8,950 *Additional Junior Suite rooms double occupancy available at $4,325 for the week

Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel

If you are seeking elegant and comfortable accommodations in Key West with reasonable rates, Beachside’s personal service and resort style amenities are second to none. Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel sets a new standard for elegant island living with the boutique style hospitality of a private B&B while offering all of the amenities of an upscale resort on their seven-acre property.

With a private beach, fine dining restaurant, Tavern N Town and posh poolside bar, Blue Bar.  Designed with a sophisticated ambiance by award-winning architect Thomas E. Pope. Tasteful décor features chic natural tones with sea accents. Your Key West accommodations include comfortable rooms or spread out in a one, two and three-bedroom residential Key West suite.

Shuttle service to downtown Key West is provided daily on an hourly basis and transports you to local destinations such as the Key West Golf Resort, marinas with boats for charter and Duval Street.

Marriott Key West Beachside also offers in-room dining, valet parking, a fully-equipped business center, fitness facility and free wired Internet. Complimentary WiFi is provided at the private poolside cabanas.

With lots of travel deals on offer, here are 2 of my favorites…

All Inclusive Key West Package includes delicious breakfast buffet for your entire group daily & $50 dinner credit daily in Tavern N Town Restaurant + Two drinks per day. 2 Night Minimum Stay required.

Romance/Honeymoon Package

• Amenity of Champagne and Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

• One 50 minute Couples Massage (3 Night Minimum Stay required)

Call toll free today 866.679.5490 or click here to view more specials and book online.

The Benjamin New York City

Lions & Tigers & Cereal (oh my!), the newly unveiled family- friendly getaway at The Benjamin, a boutique NYC hotel located in the heart of midtown, will have kids roaring with laughter and parents relieved that everything is taken care of. From a daylong outing to the zoo, to a cereal buffet delivered to the room the night before, it’s all covered. The one-night adventure, available through September 30, is priced seasonally starting from $374 this summer and includes:

• Four zoo tickets for the entire brood to enjoy a day of animal escapades at the Central Park Zoo.

• A cereal smorgasbord with an assortment to choose from, fruit and milk delivered the night before. Let’s face it, kids who wake up hungry as a bear just can’t wait for breakfast; all rooms at The Benjamin feature a kitchenette (with refrigerator and microwave), so it will be stocked and ready to go.

• Breakfast in-room for Mom & Dad, who tend to be more patient and can wait for room service (which, by the way, is from The National, Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s restaurant, located in the hotel).

• Winks’ Kidzzz Club Frisbee for fun times in the park and a souvenir to take back home.

• Travel-size sunscreen for the alfresco adventure.

• Winks’ Kidzzz Club, created to educate little guests on the importance of sleep,makes children feel right at home with the following for use during their stay: kid-sized bathrobes, a lending library of family favorite bedtime books, an organic wool-filled Toddler Pillow by Woolly Boo. Winkzzz himself (well, a stuffed animal version) is included for kids to take home (one per room, others available for purchase). Upon check out, a Sleep Certificate is awarded to children.

  The Benjamin’s Sleep Concierge, the first and only in the industry, is there to make sure guests big and small get a good night’s sleep. Kids and parents can order up any number of pillows from the hotel’s 12-choice pillow menu (if a pillow fight emerges, don’t blame the Sleep Concierge!). The five-foot body cushion, while larger than most kids, tends to be a favorite amongst the smaller set.

  For Lions & Tigers & Cereal (oh my!) reservations, visit TheBenjamin or call 1-888- 4-BENJAMIN (1-888-423-6526) and use booking code KIDZZZ.