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Conception Moons

Conception Moons Are Somehow, Someway Still Popular

March 9, 2007 at 10:59 AM | 0 Comments

A while back, some marketing folk introduced the Conception Moon, aimed at getting couples who were trying for a baby to do it at a hotel instead of their bedroom. And to probably dupe the couples into thinking that your chances of conceiving a child were greater in a king-sized hotel bed.

Surely, this silly type of hotel promotion wouldn't last, afterall conception moon doesn't quite roll off your tongue like honeymoon, babymoon or romance package.

Sadly, conception moons are still around, except the name has changed to a "Procreation Vacation" and USA Today has the low-down on where it all began--The Westin St. John Resort & Villas.

The idea for this conception moon started when the hotel's housekeepers were praising the fertility benefits of a pumpkin soup which sparked an idea in the mind of a Starwood exec. He said:

"We're simply enhancing the baby-making process by offering island remedies that have been passed down for generations."

So now the hotel's three-day procreation vacation includes all the pumpkin soup you can eat (for the ladies at least) and unlimited drinks of the sea-moss elixir (for men, it's "the island version of Viagra").

Also thrown in is a couples massage, an in-suite dinner and a romantic dinner at the restaurant. But be prepared to shell out the dough as the packages costs $3,427, plus the daily $25 resort fee. Yet we guess that's chump change next to fertility treatments.

Related Stories:
· Hotels' romantic intentions: to help guests make babies [USA Today]
· Westin St. John reviews [TripAdvisor]