Following in the footsteps of Rafael Hoteles in Spain, the Hotel Caesar Augustus, in Capri, Italy is offering a guaranteed U.S.-dollar rate of 1.4, meaning you can secure a deluxe room at the Relais & Chateaux property for $339 or a junior suite for $550 per night. (For comparison, room rates start at about $700.)
Shockingly--and unlike Rafael Hoteles, which is running its promotion during the unbearably hot months of July and August--Hotel Caesar Augustus' set rate is valid now through October 31, subject to availability. To reserve a room at this price, go here or call (39) 087 387 3395.
Amenities include an infinity pool, al fresco fitness area and recently added outdoor spa treatment rooms and Turkish bath. Set on a cliff 1,000 feet above sea level, all of the hotel's 56 rooms have balconies or terraces, providing enviable views of the surrounding sea and countryside. Bring your binoculars and maybe you can spy on Clooney's place.
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us.
All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.
Today's Hotel Deals
Royalton and Other Morgans Hotels Deals $50 off room rate The Royalton in midtown Manhattan is offering $50 off the best available room rate and two cocktails when you arrive. The deal is good from May 22-27 and every weekend in June. There are other deals to book at MHG like 15 percent off at the Mondrian WeHo and $195 a night at the Mondrian Scottsdale.
Last Chance for All-Inclusive Rates in Costa Rica $149 a night The Hilton Papagayo Resort Costa Rica is going to drop its all-inclusive rates this fall so take advantage of the $149 a night rates before October 31st. Rates will double after that.
Summerfest at The Signature at MGM $149 a night The Signature at MGM Grand is offering a Summerfest package. The rates start at $149 a night which include $35 activity credit, 15 percent off spa services, 2 complimentary cocktails poolside and a $50 golf credit. Available May 11-August 31st, some restrictions apply.
Hollywood Glamour for Less $252 a night Hollywood Roosevelt has rooms next week starting at $252 but Quikbook is also offering 10 percent off two nights stay and 15 percent off three nights or more.
Be a Budget Mariah Carey Bride $125 a night Arawak Beach Inn has dropped its room rates to $125 a night from June through October, a seriously cheap deal for Anguilla. With 17 intimate cottages on the oceanfront, you can marry your own Nick Cannon here for way less than what Mimi did in the Bahamas.
Have a hotel deal you think we should consider? Or have a destination and date where you want us to check for hotel rooms and rates for you? No guarantees on either, but you can try your luck by hitting us here: tips@hotelchatter.com.
Seems like the Loews Coronado Bay Resort is not the only one hyping up their gas-friendly packages this seasons.
· Kimpton Hotels, never one to miss out on any package/promotion/anything-friendly fun, is offering parking and other hotel discounts to anyone who shows up in a hybrid car. Also, the 70 Park Avenue property in not-so-car-friendly Manhattan is offering a "Road Warrior Package" which gives guests a $20 gas card and complimentary parking (usually billed at a rate is $52 a day.) Rates start at $289 a night.
· Down in Costa Mesa in California's Orange County, nine participating hotels are offering guests the “2008 Fly/Drive & Dine” promotion from now through September 30, 2008.
Guests will receive a $25 reimbursement on airfare or purchase of gasoline along with a $25 per night dining credit for area restaurants. No minimum stays are required. Rates start at $99 per night and the gas/air reimbursement will be mailed after your hotel stay. Go to Costa Mesa Online for more details.
· Out in Colorado, the JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek has put together the "Easy Escape" package which includes deluxe accommodations, a $50 gas card, free valet parking and a complimentary car wash.
Plus they will even throw in JW Marriott cooler bag stocked with bottled water and snacks when you leave. Rates start at $239 a night and the package is available Thursday-Sunday nights from now through September 1. Use code SPJM to book.
As all kids know, there comes a time in every young life when it's unfathomably uncool to be seen with your parents...unless you and the units are down in Jamaica, and you're traveling for free, mon.
The Half Moon Resort has a new package, "Hangin' With the Rents," that lets your rugrat stay free, as long as he/she is under 18. There's also 50 percent off meal plans for kids aged 3 to 11.
This is a massive resort sitting on more than 400 acres, with endless stuff to do, either as a family or just for kids--from tennis courts and horse-back riding to close encounters of the third kind with dolphins at the Dolphin Lagoon.
There's free snorkeling, kayaking, and floatie things available, and tons of sailing lessons, parasailing, glass bottom boat tours, and scuba, if you want to pay extra.
Or just play along the beach, or in the three huge pools (the hotel actually has 51 pools but most are part of villas, suites or cottages...but still...)
Suites are as low as US$380; two- bedroom suites start at $1,060, and the imperial suites are $1,100.
On the East Coast, where public mass transit is a way of life, subways, buses, and trains make travel practically painless compared to filling up the tank at the pump. But vacation getaways without a car in California? Let's just pray you enjoy your backyard.
With West Coast gas reaching 4 bucks a gallon (ouch!) we hear you might be conserving the mileage along with the paper, plastic and glass.
So here's some good news for all you freeway folk. While political hype talks about giving us a break with a gas tax free summer, Loews Hotels is doing something about it. Their new "Money for Miles" special guarantees you up to a $50 gas rebate with a stay at the beachfront Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego.
Overnight accommodations in a deluxe room, access to the hotel's three pools, three tennis courts, fitness center, nearby Silver Strand Beach -- and a list of the cheapest gas in the area to get you home. All you gotta do is show the front desk your gas receipt(s) from the day prior to check-in, or fill ups sometime during your stay, and the gas rebate off your bill is yours. Who says you never get a free ride?
The "Money for Miles" offer is available May 1-September 1, 2008, at Loews Coronado Bay Resort only. Rooms range from $289-429 per night, based on availability.
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us.
All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.
Today's Hotel Deals
Summer in Cancun $25 percent off room rates and more We told you about the eight pools at the The Aqua Cancun so why not treat yourself to a stay there. The hotel is offering 25% off nightly rates, food and beverage and spa services throughout your stay. Good for travel from now through Sept. 16, 2008. Book by August 31, 2008.
Sweat it Out in Sarasota $256 a night The just-renovated The Hyatt Regency has several deals going on, probably because no one wants to hit up Sarasota in the summer. Still, there's a Staycation offering a $50 American Express gift card for guests who book two nights minimums. Or book two nights in May and get a coupon for half off another weekend stay from June through September.
A Fine Firenze Deal $122 a night The Hotel Silla on Expedia has a low rate that we like. If you stay four nights or more rooms are $122 a night. Good for travel from May 23 through September 5, 2008.
Stay in the Just-Opened Palms Place $179 a night Palms Place, the sister tower to the debaucherous Palms has opened and Quikbook has rates of $179 a night. If you book, you must tell us how that sexy hamman spa facility is.
Have a hotel deal you think we should consider? Or have a destination and date where you want us to check for hotel rooms and rates for you? No guarantees on either, but you can try your luck by hitting us here: tips@hotelchatter.com.
Because the dollar sucks, Rafael Hoteles is running a "New Currency" program with a set exchange rate of 1.3 at its eight properties across Madrid, Barcelona and the Spanish Pyrenees, meaning some room rates in Barcelona and Madrid start at $98. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Rafael Hoteles sure thinks so, further promising no surprises at checkout (though the rate does not include taxes and service charges.)
But suspiciously, the offer is only valid from July 1 through September 15--perhaps because the heat in Madrid and Barcelona gets unbearable in July and August, likely warding off tourists in need of hotel rooms? Just wondering.
Down in Costa Rica the Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose has been open a few months now since its renovations, and now they're trying to drum up some extra business by jumping on the green bandwagon.
We are definitely fans of some green hotel action, but this package from Doubletree Cariari seems a bit misleading. Yes, they call it the Green Getaway package, but that's making us think of environmentally-friendly hotel features and warm fuzzy give-back-to-the-earth thoughts. In fact, the only slightly green thing about this package is it includes a day tour out to a volcano and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. That, and the fact that Yale ranks Costa Rica as the fifth greenest country in the world, apparently.
But apart from this suspicious labeling, the deal sounds nice--you also get a buffet breakfast, access to the fitness center and WiFi in public areas, and it starts at US$199 a night all the way through 31 October. Don't expect to save the rainforest, but you'll probably have an enjoyable vacation.
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