Larkspur Hotels Want To Hear Why You 'Need A Vacation'
Casa Munras in Monterey, California.
Summer’s over, vacation’s done, the sun is gone, and everyone seems to be settling back into their cubicles or classrooms for a dreary autumn of work, but it already feels like we need another vacation. That is why the Bay Area-based Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants hospitality group is presenting the “I Need A Vacation Because…!” contest to mark the launch of new web sites for each of its eight high-end Larkspur Collection hotel properties.
Larkspur’s VP of Marketing, Richard Flores, says that Larkspur decided it was time to create new websites to “communicate each Larkspur Collection hotel’s unique personality, while creating a user-friendly, engaging website experience.”
This isn’t just a cheesy, “tell us what you think about our web site” competition, though. Contestants will actually get the chance to win a stay at one of the eight properties. Here’s how it works: first you have to go to Larkspur’s Facebook page and become a fan. Then in a wall post of 50 words or less, you have to describe why you need a vacation. So far, people have posted reasons including everything from economic woes to job stress, to an overwhelming need just to get away from the kids for a couple days!
You have until November 17 to enter, then after that, the company will choose the eight entrants they deem to have the best reason for needing a vacation, and will give away one getaway to each of the Larkspur Collection hotels.
Now the good stuff: each winner will receive a two-night stay in deluxe accommodations at one of the hotels, a $150 Southwest Airlines gift card to help them get there, dinner for two at the hotel restaurant, a welcome bottle of sparkling wine, and that most mundane but still useful of amenities: early check-in and late check-out.
The participating hotels are: The Belamar Hotel in Manhattan Beach, CA; Casa Munras in Monterey, CA; (pictured above) Hotel Abri in San Francisco, CA; The Lodge at Tiburon in Tiburon, CA; RiverPlace Hotel in Portland, OR; The Sainte Claire in San Jose, CA; Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos, CA; and the Villa Florence in San Francisco, CA.
Rates at the Larkspur Collection start at $179 a night, though you can often find discounts on the website when making individual bookings.
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