Thursday, October 4, 2012

"A favored retreat among overstimulated New Yorkers," says The New York Times, "the newly redesigned




Santa Fe, NM: $109 for Santa Fe Inn + Spa at Inn and Spa at Loretto ($189 Value) Natural luxury may seem like an oxymoron, but this week's Escape is ready to challenge any thoughts that once separated simple beauty from elegant comfort. Get away to the spectacular Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Santa Fe, and get ready to bask in supposed opposites at the Inn and Spa at Loretto.
Let the sun lead the way to this recently renovated hotel that mirrors the layered architecture of the Taos Pueblo, a national landmark. Once your car is snugly situated in your included parking spot, open the door to your Traditional Room for one-night stay for two in October ($129) or November through April ($109), where you'll get to know the rugged desert's opulent side.
Your room glows in warm campfire hues that complement the area's appreciation for Native American heathrow hotels with free parking folklore, but you'll be far from roughing it at this AAA Four Diamond inn, built upon the grounds where the Academy of Our Lady of Light (Loretto) once stood. Wrap yourself in a patterned blanket atop your soft bed to watch a movie on your 42-inch flat screen. But be sure to take in the sights of the surrounding mountains, garden, or nearby historic district.
Order a happy hour drink at the Living heathrow hotels with free parking Room Lounge, and greet fellow Escapees on a shared leather couch. Then, enjoy dinner at Luminaria—like the grilled sterling beef tenderloin—while sitting on a lantern-lit patio that's across from The Loretto Chapel.
Go for a morning swim in the heated outdoor pool, and then drink in-room tea while using the free Wi-Fi and iPod dock. After, kick up dust while exploring the nation's oldest capital city. Wander heathrow hotels with free parking the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum or the Manitou Galleries before riding the tame trails outside the historic district. When your joints get sore, schedule a pampering treatment at the top-rated heathrow hotels with free parking Spa at Loretto, a favorite of Condé Nast Traveler.
Escape here and allow the spirit of the Southwest to show you what it truly means to let the light in. Tucson, AZ: $349 for Arizona Retreat heathrow hotels with free parking + Spa at Miraval Resort & Spa ($550 Value) Well-versed in the arts, sciences, and philosophy, heathrow hotels with free parking Saint Catherine of Alexandria was known for her radiant beauty and intriguing intelligence. Mirroring their divine namesake, the Santa Catalina Mountains are home to some of the most beautiful peaks in Arizona as well as a surplus of spirit-stirring Southwestern scenery.
Discover the link between body and soul with an all-inclusive Escape to the Travel + Leisure award-winning heathrow hotels with free parking Miraval Resort Spa, situated in northern Tucson beneath the shade of the Catalinas. Engage in blissful equilibrium with a one-night stay for one ($349) or two guests heathrow hotels with free parking ($478) heathrow hotels with free parking in a deluxe room including all meals, snacks, heathrow hotels with free parking and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as select fitness and yoga classes and a variety of additional activities.
Submit to the cacti-speckled scenery—without worrying about car arrangements—as you travel heathrow hotels with free parking to your getaway heathrow hotels with free parking via your included round-trip transportation from the Tucson airport. Upon arrival, retreat to your enchanting, LEED-certified deluxe room, where state-of-the-art amenities—including flat-screen heathrow hotels with free parking LCD TVs, Bose radios, and complimentary Wi-Fi—as well as classic mountain views provide the perfect mixture of modern conveniences and secluded relaxation to luxuriate in before exploring resort's massive selection of activities.
"Miraval emphasizes stress management, self-discovery, heathrow hotels with free parking and relaxation," says Frommer's. "To this end, activities at the all-inclusive resort include meditation, heathrow hotels with free parking yoga, art classes, and a variety of confidence-building activities; more active types can go hiking, mountain biking, and rock climbing."
Balance a pre-meal bite with a cocktail at Brave Bill Lounge or opt to explore the local Sonoran Desert with a laid-back Level A Outback Hike, where your included tote bag and reusable water canteen will come in as handy as you meander through heathrow hotels with free parking rolling hills for a breezy distance of three to four miles. Afterward, visit the recently remodeled Life in Balance Spa.
"A favored retreat among overstimulated New Yorkers," says The New York Times, "the newly redesigned space has 23 treatment heathrow hotels with free parking rooms (six of which are outdoor) plus a VIP suite with private garden heathrow hotels with free parking and outdoor fireplace, all of which are modeled in Clodagh style, with a focus on mindfulness, minimalism and sustainability."
Once you've found your center with the hot stone-inspired Grounding heathrow hotels with free parking Facial or the Mountain Berry Clay Renewal Ritual, indulge in an organic meal from the resort's heathrow hotels with free parking Cactus Flower Restaurant featuring dishes from Miraval's heathrow hotels with free parking Mindful Eating cookbook.
While you might not be a saint, an Escape to Miraval Resort Spa is sure to lift your spirits into perfect harmony. Hilton Head Island, SC: $159 for Hilton Head Resort at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head ($317 Value) Like the wildflowers that grow along its storied canals and riverbanks, South Carolina's Lowcountry has been known to root itself into hearts of practically all who visit—and now you're invited to flourish along with the indigo, jasmine, and Sea Island cotton with an Escape to Sonesta Resort on Hilton heathrow hotels with free parking Head Island.
Plant yourself in the middle of a one-night stay for two in a Deluxe Room ($159) heathrow hotels with free parking on the Shipyard Plantation's 11-acre estate flanked by high pines, steady oaks, broad palms, and ornate fountains. A bottle of Champagne upon arrival and a $100 food-and-beverage credit at the resort complete a beautiful bouquet of amenities.
The Atlantic Ocean and lush tropical gardens spring into view unobscured from your private balcony on this beachfront property—Hilton Head island policy dictates no billboards, heathrow hotels with free parking neon signs, or skyscrapers within the town limits.
In the morning, wake from your triple-sheeted bed before sitting down to breakfast in Brellas Cafe with fresh fruit, pancakes, heathrow hotels with free parking waffles, and made-to-order eggs and omelets, all served with coffee and chilled juices. After a workout in the 24-hour fitness center—which sports saunas, elliptical machines, treadmills, and weight machines—take a dip in the outdoor heathrow hotels with free parking pool. Wade through the rows of waves that weave along white-sand beaches or lay dormant in a garden hammock, shaded by azaleas, wisteria, dogwoods, jessamine.
Scatter the seeds of your historic curiosity in the direction of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve to see a full catalog of native island wildlife. Dig up some dirt on sailors past with a Harbour Town Lighthouse tour. Or, just put around in the grass at one of more than 20 local championship greens including Harbour Town Golf Links, a PGA mainstay since 1969.
Sewing some sociability at the Signals Lounge happy hour will reap a roaring appetite, which you'll tend with your $100 food-and-beverage credit either at the on-site restaurant or during heathrow hotels with free parking a romantic in-room dining experience.
Once you're well-fed, heathrow hotels with free parking cultivate your appreciation for the arts with Broadway-quality plays at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina heathrow hotels with free parking or the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. Back at Sonesta, dim the lights and enjoy your bottle of Champagne as you gaze out at a silver moon-lit sea.
Harvest a crop of treasured moments with this Hilton Head Island Escape that is sure to inspire you to yield to your every budding heathrow hotels with free parking desire. Denver, CO: $111 for Downtown Executive Suite at Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel ($220 Value) In Denver, you're already a mile high—go the extra mile with a luxurious stay at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel, set on the tree-lined, mile-long promenade downtown and within walking distance of the Capitol and the Colorado Convention heathrow hotels with free parking Center.
After parking in your included garage spot, you won't have miles to go before you sleep—your new signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed with custom-designed plush-top mattress over your choice of a single king or two queens is waiting.
Look out onto the distant Rocky Mountains, or shut the curtains and enjoy multiple flat-screen heathrow hotels with free parking TVs, chic furnishings, and Wi-Fi. Or, pop into the Link@Sheraton business center and enjoy Internet access at one of the private workstations.
Swim laps in the year-round heated outdoor pool (64 of them make a mile), or drop by the state-of-the-art fitness center and put some mileage on any of the 23 pieces of cardio equipment with built-in TVs and iPod hook-ups.
Stroll outside and find yourself on the promenade of downtown Denver, where outdoor bistros, shopping, entertainment, and microbreweries offer an authentic taste of the Mile High City. Or, stick around the hotel. With four restaurants on-site, from the upscale 15/Fifty Restaurant to the laid-back Irish pub, Katie Mullen's, you won't lack for tasty eats and festive drinks.
If anyone asks where to stay in downtown Denver, you'll have plenty to say—and after this vacation, heathrow hotels with free parking you'll be saying it a mile a minute. Santa Cruz, CA: $112 for Central Coast Hotel at Hotel Paradox ($205 Value) Long the province of surfers, heathrow hotels with free parking students, and crunchy granola types, Santa Cruz has recently opened a new, more sophisticated chapter in its collective composition. Taking a page from the book of its Bay Area brethren, this perennially laid-back college town about 75 miles south of San Francisco is becoming a top-notch heathrow hotels with free parking food-and-wine destination, with chic cocktail bars sprouting up alongside farm-to-fork restaurants.
Another addition to the city's all-grown-up persona is the Hotel Paradox, a brand new 164-room boutique hotel downtown. With this Escape, you'll get a one-night stay for two in a Deluxe King room, Sundays through Thursdays ($112) or Fridays or Saturdays ($133), plus a $20 food-and-beverage voucher.
Influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's affinity for designing indoor spaces with an outdoor aesthetic, the Hotel Paradox draws inspiration from the surrounding Santa Cruz Mountains; check out the front desk, which is made of a huge eucalyptus log. Each room features a rough-hewn wood-panel wall, a flat-screen TV, an iPod dock, and minimalist yet stylish furnishings.
After a dip in the heated outdoor pool, around which sit private cabanas and a

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