So, about those creeper-peepers staring into the windows of the porno shoot at the mystery Beverly Hills Hotel? Yeah, they could have used some spy skillz.
And now that they've been outed by Page Six and we've got our mega-geeky hotel nerds investigating the blind items, it's only a matter of time before they'll have to face the accusatory stares of their wives.
So, creeping-peeping businessmen in Beverly Hills: your To-Do List today is (1) Get out of town and (2) Learn spy skillz so Page Six doesn't catch you next time.
Here's an idea! Head to Washington, D.C. -- creepy over-sexual businessman headquarters (zing!) -- and hone your creeping skills with The Madison Hotel's "Spy and Stay" package.
Forget Federer and Ivanovic...If you're lucky enough to be catching the Wimbledon tournaments in London, maybe you're also lucky enough to be staying at The Milestone, voted #1 for service by Travel & Leisure.
This small luxury hotel is known for its amenities, from fresh scones at high tea, to a resistance pool, 24-hour butler service, free transfers, laptops for rent, Penhaligon bathroom goodies, a chauffer-driven Bentley, rooms designed to your personal whim... Judging from the reviews on Tripadvisor, this place does not skimp on anything.
Valid now through July 6, the Wimbledon Package, besides the room rate, includes strawberries and cream, a comp alcoholic beverage and a gratis post-match bottle of champagne and nibblies whenever you want it, plus DVD and book souvenirs of the tournament.
The catch is, you get what you pay for. The lowest room rates start at US$522, and go up, way up, from there.
According to the always-accurate and reliably ridiculous reference site UrbanDictionary, a "staycation" is defined as "a vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer."
So when we take a "staycation," we spend an entire glorious Sunday in bed in the company of our TiVo and perhaps a margarita or three.
Apparently, some people consider traveling to domestic destinations rather than going abroad to be worthy of the "staycation" label as well.
For the latter group, the NYC's Soho Grand is offering the GrandLife Staycation package complete with all kinds of goodies to keep you busy during your "staycation" in the Big Apple.
We're lovin' our rev-head friends this week: but today's deal is even better than getting a good view of a Formula One race. The Casanova Hotel in Barcelona has an F1 Racing Package that lets you do some of the driving. Yep, way better to risk your own life than just to watch someone else risk theirs (sorry, that was our mother talking).
The F1 Racing Package at Casanova gets you two nights' accommodation with breakfast and airport transfers, plus you get to race a Porsche Cayman around the Montmelo F1 track. Well, not exactly race but you do get to drive five fast laps, after getting a bit of training. Pay more and you can go for a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, if you prefer.
So if speed is the aim of your holiday, cough up your €1,185.56 (around US$1,800) and head to Barcelona. Yes, that's seriously the price they quote for the package, we're guessing because it includes some weird rate of VAT. You might find the 56 cents if you dig around under the back seat of the Porsche.
Those sill girlfriend getaways are all the rage and the Waikiki Parc Hotel in Honolulu couldn't help but get in on the act too. Their girlfriend getaway package, thankfully, isn't especially girlfriend-centric, and is simply called the "My Place - Waikiki Escape Package".
The contents of the deal also don't sound especially like a really girly vacation, but are nonetheless pretty tempting. Starting at $999 for a mountain view room ($1,149 for sea views), you and your best friend get a three-night stay, a welcome bottle of wine, breakfast every day, one dinner at Nobu Waikiki, free passes to several museums and a choice of outing: surf lessons, a spa or a Lotus rental car for a day.
It's quite a nice package, but we can't really see why we couldn't do the same with a partner or pretty much anyone. If you and your girlfriends are keen, it's valid from now until December 20 this year, and we don't think they're really gonna check who you bring with you.
Omni Hotels are often pretty innovative--they have one of the biggest ranges of online and mobile services we've come across in a hotel chain. And now they're upping their web presence by starting up The Local Scoop site, which is aiming to create a bit of a social online presence where people share stories, tips, pictures and videos about cities where Omni Hotels exist.
It looks like the site's been active and live for a month or so and they've managed to recruit a few locals at least (some look like hotel staff) to post pictures and tips about shops and sights around each of their hotels. There is also the possibility to rate the tips and give comments, but that part of the site hasn't seen much action yet.
By now, we all know Manhattan hotels have been giddily banking on the popularity of the new Sex and the City movie, rolling out everything from SATC-themed packages (for Midwestern ladies looking to replicate the girls' lifestyles for a weekend) to "No Sex in the City" promos (for those of us who are sick of all the hype and, you know, our boyfriends).
But we think Hotel Giraffe has every reason to create a SATC-themed package: the hotel's penthouse was used as the set for Big's apartment in the movie (who knew?)
Hotel Giraffe's new "Diva's Only Weekend Experience" is the perfect getaway for girlfriends looking to "channel Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda" or maybe for single women who just want to grab a friend and escape to the city to -- if we may quote Fergie -- "stop chasing them boys and shop some more."
Feeling, um, ambitious? Make like Debbie and "Do Dallas!" But honey, you'll need a wax first.
The May issue of Allure magazine just named Nicole Garcia, of Bliss Spa at the W Hotel Dallas to a list of the best waxers in the country. A magical account of the Allure reviewer's time on Garcia's table:
Sounds crazy, but the initial rips were so mild that we managed to answer her friendly questions without even biting our lip. We emerged 15 minutes later, so pleased with the results, we practically skipped home.
Um, yes. It does sound crazy. We don't skip--and if we did, we don't think post wax would be the right occasion--but it would be nice to have a bikini wax that doesn't feel like we're having our spirits ripped out of our bodies.
And imagine: after the wax that will change our lives, we can walk (not skip) upstairs to our room at the W Dallas to indulge in the W Does Dallas package, which includes chips and salsa, caramel popcorn, a copy of Modern Luxury Dallas, crazy discounts at Dallas shops, two free Texas-sized cocktails and, of course, access to Ghostbar so we can scope out our Dallas, er, "options."
For the morning: a free aromassage add-on with the purchase of a Blissage 75. Hopefully, you'll be exhausted and you'll need it. Wink wink.
The W Does Dallas package available until June 29, 2008, Tuesday-Saturday only. Rooms start at $269.
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