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Score Tory Burch Outfits to Wear on Your One&Only Palmilla Vacay
When Stella went to go get her groove back, she jetted to a luxe-ish resort and dressed herself in cute linen-y, breezy outfits to look the part of upscale vacationer without a care in the world, looking gorgeous effortlessly. And while Stella went to go grab her lost groove in Montego Bay, we'd be down for hitting up a resort in North America — and One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos appeals to the Stella in us.
Here's why: 'cause we could win ourselves a Tory Burch wardrobe to wear while we're down there. Oh, and we can win a trip down there for free along with the Tory duds.
The deal: Every day, the resort is giving away a Tory Burch Summer Essential Kit with a beach towel, a cosmetics bag, a tote bag and flip flops; you can enter to win one of them every day until July 15th. You can enter that little giveaway here.
And when you enter to win the kit, you're automatically entered to win the Grand Prize: a $1200 Tory Burch Shopping Spree (which, let's be real, will probably only stretch as far as 2 or 3 outfits) and a Four-Night stay at the One&Only Palmilla — which includes roundtrip airfare for two, dinner for two at hotel's new Market by Jean-Georges and two massages during your stay.
Or you could just take the trip and gift the wardrobe money to us. We could use some new pairs of ballet flats and some breezy tunics.
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Easy Livin': Cabo Surf Hotel Has a Surf School On Site
Whether you're a Mexico Virgin or not, the Cabo Surf Hotel in San Jose del Cabo sounds kind of awesome. And that's largely due to the Mike Doyle Surf School that's on site.
The school (and hotel) is right on Playa Acapulquito and manned by veteran surfer Mike Doyle. The surf lessons begin at $70 per person for group instruction and range from 1.5 to 2 hours. Private instruction is $95 per person. Those prices include board rentals, beach and water safety instructions, and rashguard use for the lessons.
Students are also asked to arrive 20-minutes early for the lesson to watch a 10-minute instructional video on surfing so you have some idea of what to expect when you hang 10.
Accommodations at the hotel are very chill and laid-back--remember this is a low-key beach hotel, not some five-star resort. Room categories range from a standard ocean room (two double beds) to a junior king villa. The rooms include free WiFi and in some of the larger ones, a kitchenette and jacuzzi. The hotel also has a spa, restaurant and pool on-site. Room rates start at around $265 a night.
Know of another hotel with a cool surfing package? Dish it out dude.
[Photo: Cabo Surf Hotel]
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Heidi and Spencer Get Married at One & Only Palmilla
Today, Perez broke the news that Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag — that's the fameball couple from The Hills best described as the dude-bro with the flesh-colored beard and that girl from that Lauren Conrad doesn't like — have gotten married. Yes, Spencer apparently liked it enough to put a ring on it (and vice versa) and now they are wed.
Originally, the news hit the Internet that the nuptials had "just" gone down and the couple had eloped, but now we're hearing that the couple actually held the ceremony on November 20th and they were able to keep the wedding secret — to sell the magical photos to Us Weekly, it seems.
The couple just happened to be in Mexico at the One & Only Palmilla Resort outside of Cabo San Lucas when they decided, "on a whim," to commit to each other for life. According to Perez:
The ceremony was held on the beach. And, it wasn't planned [...] There were no family members present for the ceremony, which lasted only 15 minutes.
Speidi joins the ranks of several significantly less annoying celeb couples to have their wedding festivities at the One & Only: Eli Manning got hitched here in April and Christina Aguilera chose the resort to host her bachelorette party before she married her hubby.
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One & Only Palmilla for 30 Percent Off
Welcome to Room Rate Drop Watch where we chronicle the plummeting prices at hotels that once commanded top dollar rates. These are often found in big cities with seemingly more hotel rooms than visitors like Las Vegas. But sometimes you can get lucky in the city of your choice. Seen a room rate drop so low you wanna tell us about it? Do it here.
The other week we asked you all if you were staying in hotels any more as the layoffs increase and the budgets decrease.
Today, someone wrote in that the luxe hotels in places like Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and other luxurious destinations are not decreasing their prices. This is true but these types of hotels are starting to put out some offers. Like this Winter Breaks one from the One & Only Palmilla in San Jose del Cabo.
Stay for a minimum of three nights and receive 30% savings when you book your reservation before November 30, 2008. Complimentary continental breakfast daily and round-trip airport transfers included. Offer valid for stays between November 30 - December 19, 2008
Room rates are going at $650 for an oceanfront room during this period so the deal brings the rate down to $455. Not bad. Of course, it's not great either. We'd like that room rate to come down at least a $100 more, but we'll keep an eye on it.
[Photo: renz13]
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Room With a Killer View: The New But Already Popular Cabo Azul Resort
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
This is probably a first for us: a resort that is still under construction is capable of producing a killer view like this one. The Cabo Azul Resort & Spa in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, is not quite finished but you can already stay in rooms that have summer-lovin' views over the palm trees, pool and that very cool gazebo in the middle.
Apparently it's not just us that have decided so fast that the Cabo Azul is worth taking note of. It's getting awards left, right and center: for example, in the Hospitality Design Awards, the resort's Paz Spa was the winner of the most beautiful spa in the world award and Condé Nast Traveler has added Cabo Azul to the 2008 Hot List Hotels.
Despite the whispers that construction is still being finalized, those who've already checked it out say that the construction work is kind of "tucked away" and the resort is already fully functioning. But they still have opening rate specials like a Couples Getaway for $950 for four nights (the fourth night is free). Presumably it pays to ask where the construction's going on though so you can get a room with a view like this but without a sound like a building site.
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HotelChatter Reader Deals :: One & Only's Summer Escape
Summer Escape
$350 per person
If you want to brave hurricane season in Mexico, you might as well as shack up at the One & Only Palmilla. The hotel is offering 30 percent off rooms when you book a three-night minimum stay. Also included is complimentary breakfast for two each morning. If you book four or more nights, roundtrip airport transfers are also included.
The offer is good through September 30, 2008. Rates start at $500, but are $350 with the discount. Labor Day Weekend is slightly higher.
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Eli Manning Gets Hitched at the One & Only Palmilla
Giants quarterback Eli Manning finally got hitched to his longtime girlfriend Abby McGrew over the weekend at the celebrity fave resort, the One & Only Palmilla resort in Mexico. The Daily News reports:
Manning, 27, and McGrew, 24, exchanged vows while standing on a platform in the sand as waves crashed over rocks behind them....
Guests were ferried to the beach in golf carts and were served white wine, Veuve Cliquot champagne and sparkling water by white tuxedoed waiters as they filed into white folding chairs decorated with gold ribbons.
Although it sounds expensive, some guests estimated the whole shebang only cost around $500,000 which is a lot of money in normal-people-land but not for celebs. See? Even celebrities save money in Mexico.
The newlyweds made good use of their stay at the resort aside from getting married there. Eli hit the gym the morning of the wedding and partied in the pool up until two hours before the ceremony. The couple held their rehearsal dinner in the resort's old Spanish Mission Chapel and plan on honeymooning there for the rest of the week.
Send all fan mail to Eli courtesy of the One&Only Palmilla!
[Photo: Us Weekly]
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Summer and Hurricane Season Deals at One & Only Palmilla
[UPDATE: This deal is NOT being offered. We were alerted to this deal via the hotel's email newsletter. However, a sales coordinator for the hotel tell us, "Unfortunately it was a miscommunication at this time. We don't know what offers will be or if/when they will be released at this point." ]
If you're already thinking ahead to a summer vacation but know the budget will be a bit tight, then the One and Only Palmilla has a decent deal for you. And after all, it is the one and only (or at least we can vouch for the fact that it is a nice place to stay, and the celebrities think so too).
There are several package deals on offer over the summer period--when the weather may sometimes be imperfect, although this hotel has been known to comp a few nights if you land there in the middle of a hurricane.
The "Escape to Baja" package being offer at Palmilla is valid between April 6 and October 15, 2008, and means you get seven nights for the price of five. Alternatively you can go for the Summertime Break deal, valid the same period, which gives you 30% off accommodation costs, two rounds of golf and continental breakfasts each day (usually with a three-night minimum stay, and be careful because there are no cancellations allowed).
Once you get to Palmilla, we heartily recommend their impressive infinity pool. That's not it's only good point--it is, after all, the #1 hotel for the San Jose Del Cabo area on TripAdvisor--but you know we just love those pools.
[Photo: renz13]
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Las Ventanas Takes Romance Very Seriously
So seriously, in fact, they have hired an official Director of Romance.
That's right. María José García is now the director of romance at Las Ventanas al Paraiso Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The director of romance works very closely with guests, both in advance of arrival and during their stay, to conceive, plan and create a romantic experience that fulfills their desires and fantasies.
"There is an irresistible magic at Las Ventanas, with our intimate ambiance and personalized service, that has made the resort a sensual magnet for lovers," said García. "We create a one-of-a-kind experience for each guest, " she added, "from making unique, personalized arrangements that will set the stage for a marriage proposal to planning an intimate dinner on the sand to re-ignite romance."
Interestingly enough, García was a wedding planner before this new job, and she also spent several years prior to that in the hospitality industry in various positions.
Yet with a director of romance on staff, this hotel better have some seriously romantic tricks up its sleeve. And we're not just talking dinner and a bath.
Related Stories:
· Dinner and a Bath at Las Ventanas al Paraiso [HotelChatter]
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Kate Beckinsale Displays Signs of Paranoia at Palmilla Hotel Pool
A reader wrote into Perez Hilton about some especially atrocious behavior of Kate Beckinsale at the One & Only Palmilla Hotel in Mexico recently. It turns out other paying hotel guests are not allowed to take pictures of anything or anyone, so long as Ms. Beckinsale is around. Here's a snippet of the letter posted on P-Nasty's site.
I was staying at the Palmilla in Cabo this weekend for a friend's wedding. The day after the wedding (Sunday, July 8th) the bride's sister was taking pictures at the kiddie pool of her young son with a big iguana.
A hotel employee sheepishly asked her to see her camera. She was flustered and gave it over, and two of somebody's "handlers" looked through all of the pictures on it (all containing wedding pictures and her son with the lizard.)
She started to say, "What the hell?" and the employee told her that a famous person was sitting in front of her and didn't want anyone taking her pictures. Turns out it was Kate Beckinsale.
Wow, we feel bad for that hotel staffer who had to ask the guest to fork over her camera. Can we say awkward? Also, shouldn't Kate Beckinsale have her own private pool at these places when she travels?
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The One & Only Palmilla Pampers You With Air-Conditioned Golf Carts
One & Only Palmilla in Los Cabos is a favorite getaway spot for celebrities, honeymooners and rich people alike. And the hotel sure knows how to please its target clientele. The resort has just installed Coolwell G2 personal cooling units into every golf cart at the Palmilla Golf Club.
And apparently, these aren't just any old AC units. The G2 "produces air at 45 to 50 degrees below ambient temperature and its patented technology actually strips moisture from the air." There are two units per golf cart and they are activated when you sit down on the cart's seat.
It looks like these guys might be outta business.
Related Stories:
· One & Only Palmilla reviews [TripAdvisor]
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Dinner and a Bath at Las Ventanas al Paraiso
Some hotel promotions we hear about sound downright goofy, but many are probably good fun when you're there, actually doing them. Take the current "Dinner and a Bath" package from Las Ventanas al Paraíso in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Here's how this works. When you sit down for dinner you receive the resort's new after-dinner bath menu along with the dinner menu and wine list. In case this isn't enough of a choice overload, you can also request the bath to be accompanied by cigars, champagne, or sipping tequila. Then word is dispatched and staffers scurry around in the background getting this all ready in the room. When your meal is done, you head back to the room and go soak in your preferred setup. Since Las Ventanas al Paraíso is a well-regarded luxury hotel, we assume it'll all look quite pretty, with candles and the works.
Bath oils and fragrances vary with the menu choices. "Stress Relieving" features lots of seaweed products and bath salts but the "Rejuvenating" one really piles it on: "Thermal Salts Muscle Soak with salts from 250-million-year old sea water deposits in Germany; Inspiring Wild Indigo Gel to pamper the skin; and Refreshing Facial Micro-Exfoliator with papaya enzymes, jojoba micro-beads and meadowfoam oil."
Since we would feel like the world's biggest loser ordering this all alone, the "Sensual & Romantic" bath experience sounded like the ticket for a party of two. Until we got to this last ingredient: "Gentle Refine Papain Exfoliator with fruit enzymes and flower extracts to soften blocked pores and sweep away dead cells." Yeah, nothing like the sweeping away of dead skin cells to get your partner in the mood--glad we found this post Valentine's Day.
[Photo: jen clix]
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