We love us some hotel discounts and the Marco Island Florida Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa is offering a nice one: a $20 resort credit to its Facebook fans. The Florida resort is giving out the credit to celebrate hitting 2,000 fans on Facebook. But you have...
September 07, 2010
Some of Japan's Love Hotels offer in-room consoles, but the accommodations aren't exactly "for the children." The only thing worse than high-pitched whines of, "Are we there yet?" while on family vacation is hearing your child demand, "I. Want. My. Wii!" Welcome to parental hell. For reasons unknown, most...
January 05, 2010
As weve noted before, Marriott and Nickelodeon sure have been getting cozy of late. Nickelodeon Getaway packages are cropping up at Marriott hotels worldwide, with two Florida hotels the Doral Golf Resort & Spa and Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort debuting the partnership in the Sunshine State...
June 09, 2009
You'll know you've really made it as a celeb when hotels in your hometown begin to create packages with you as the theme. Leighton Meester must be jumping up and down in her Tory Burch flats nowadays knowing she is officially a superstar: the ever-creative package-wizards at the Marco...
April 14, 2009
Since it's been about nine months since the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Florida put out their Fertile Turtle package yes, a hotel package designed to attract couples hoping to conceive a child it only makes sense that they're now ready to cater for the offspring...
March 02, 2009
Ok, maybe we would need some help if we had this much luggage with us.Think back on your most recent hotel stay. Was there an instance -if only a fleeting one--when you couldn't wait to escape some overzealous hotel staffer who was hell-bent on giving you "an experience" that you...
August 21, 2008
Times are tough. The dollar is low, gas prices are high; the food we like is too expensive and the weather is too hot. In our current cash-strapped, landlocked, sweaty and hungry state, we have actually considered hitting the streets with a "Will Blog for Food" sign to solve...
July 29, 2008
Calling all Fertile Myrtles and their significant others: you can be one with the sea turtles and conceive your child at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort! Oh no, we're not kidding. Their Fertile Turtle package (greatest package name ever) is indeed meant for couples who are interested in...
June 18, 2008
In our Best WiFi Hotels 2008 report we stuck to large chains and hip boutique hotels but there's actually a whole bunch of other hotels that are offering their guests complimentary WiFi and we thought they deserved a shout-out too. · The Setai: The Setai is a ritzy South Beach...
May 08, 2008
So the Le Parker Meridien in New York is not the only place where you can get your Wii Workout on these days. It seems as if a lot of hotels are paying attention to the family-friendly gaming trend that's out there now.Hotels Magazine has a list of the...
March 31, 2008
Just when we thought the hoopla of the Lucky Seven (07/07/07) mania had been put to bed for good, we are pointed to a press release that lets us know there are still many more of these special dates to come. Like 08/08/08.Next year, August 8th falls on a...
July 27, 2007
Recently, the Marco Island Marriott's claim to fame has been their outrageous, $175,000 getaway package which includes a lifetime membership to a nearby golf club.Perhaps trying to appeal to the little people, the hotel is now offering a Christmas night stay for free. Of course, that's if you stay five...
November 30, 2006
This probably the most insane hotel package that we have come across to date: $175,000 for a seven-night stay at the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Club and Spa in Florida.The reason for this outrageous cost? To commemorate the resort's recent $175 million renovation. But of course, you aren't just paying...
November 08, 2006
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