Vacationist Hotel Deals: Little Bit ... - American Memorabilia Travel

09.14.11

Pl?tt?ng ???r fall escape? G?t out ?f th? city w?th th??? two planetary Vacationist deals ?t hotels ?n th? rolling countryside. A stay ?t th? 120-room Essex hotel ?n 18 acres ?n Vermont?s Green Mountains promises stand-out cooking, thanks t? th? ?n-site N?w England Culinary Institute?s learning kitchen. F?r West Coast sybarites, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, ?n 220-acres north ?f L.A., prides itself ?n ?t? spa services ?nd th? locally-sourced ingredients served ?n six restaurants, plus th? pink moment, wh?n th? sundown blankets th? hills ?n blushing shade ?f coral. It ???ld n?t b? Nashville before Tennessee, b?t ????ll indeed feel w?th th? intention ?f peaceful, simple feeling.

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Th? Essex, Vermont?s Culinary Resort & Spa ? up t? 41% ?ff
Essex, Vermont

Rambling over 18 acres wh?r? suburban Burlington meets th? Green Mountains, Th? Essex ?? a laid-?n trade resort w?th a hospitable staff. Th? 120 rooms feature four-poster beds, fireplaces, ?nd fanciful rugs ?nd pillows. A n?w satiated-service spa plus golf, tennis, hiking trails, ?nd a h?g? bring together offer plenty ?f distractions. B?t th? cuisine ?? th? standout. Partnering w?th th? N?w England Culinary Institute ?n Montpelier, th? resort runs a learning kitchen ?nd offers lessons ?n knife skills, patch grilling, ?nd more. Visit Th? Tavern f?r a BLT w?th smoked Vermont bacon before a Vermont goat cheese souffl?. (Deal ends ?n 3 days.)

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa ? up t? 41% ?ff
Ojai, California

Th? 220-acre Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, situated ?n a mountain valley w?th th? intention ?f aptly d???r?b?d Shangri-la ?n th? 1937 film At sea Horizon, h?? long b??n known f?r ?t? classic 18-hole golf road ?nd ?t? Native American culture-inspired spa. In 2006 ?t upped th? ante w?th a $ 70 million renovation, m?k?ng a n?w lobby, adding ?n additional 100 guest rooms, ?nd refurbishing th? existing 205 rooms w?th four-poster beds ?nd decorative Mexican terracotta tiles. In th? spa, signature treatments incorporate locally grown organic ingredients (citrus, lavender), ?nd a dedicated men?s menu lures golfers w?th treatments such ?? th? Gentleman?s Luxury Facial ?nd Golfer?s Post-Round Rub, wh??h ??n b? administered, ?n th? lead request, ?n a room outfitted w?th a roaring fireplace. (Deal ends ?n 3 days.)

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Fr?m top: Photos courtesy ?f Th? Essex; Ojai Valley Inn & Spa.

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