Valentine's Day Travel Deals 2009

The hopeless romantic in us wants to make sure that you all know that Valentine's Day falls on a weekend this year! This is a perfect time to surprise your sweetie with a romantic getaway. Today we bring you a list of detailed Valentine's Day packages for a luxurious, long weekend away. We are still looking for other deals and have a future posting in the works that will include gift ideas. Send us your ideas: 10linksaday@gmail.com.

Today's 10 Links a Day: Get-Aways for Valentine's Day

NATIONWIDE
Kimpton Hotels
Promotion: Rub the One you are With

• Deluxe overnight accommodations
  
• Private one-hour massage instruction class with a personal massage therapist
  
• Take-home massage kit featuring Kerstin Florian organic lavender massage oil, lavender & lemon aromatherapy candle and aromatherapy bath salts
  
• Welcome bottle of champagne
  
• Complimentary overnight parking
  

Rate: Varies based on property
Valid: February 1- March 31, 2009
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EAST COAST

Jupiter Beach, FL
Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa

• Overnight accommodations in an ocean-view room with a king-size bed adorned with rose petals
  
• Champagne and chocolate decadence dessert at turn-down
  
• Couples spa treatment or two 50-minute individual treatments
  

Rate: Starts at $599 per night.

Valid: February 1-28, 2009
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Naples, FL
Inn on Fifth
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Romance on Fifth

• Two nights in a room with a private patio; upgrade if available
  
• Couples massage at the Spa on Fifth
  
• Champagne and chocolate in room
  
• Breakfast each morning
  

Rate: $874.

Valid: February 1 - March 8, 2009

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Cape Cod, MA
Chatham Bars Inn
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Spa Suite

• Two nights in a spa suite
  
• Welcome amenity of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries
  
• Breakfast daily
  
• Couple’s massage in the privacy of your suite.
  
• Take advantage of off-season rates in a brand-new spa suite.
  

Rate: Starts at $599 per night.

Valid: Through March 2009
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New York, NY
Hotel Gansevoort
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package

• Early check-in
  
• Dozen red roses
  
• Chocolate-covered strawberries
  
• Pool access and two complimentary poolside beverages
  
• Bottle of chilled Moet champagne
  
• Mile High Kit
  
• Twister
  
• Book of Erotic Games
  
• Continental breakfast in Ono
  
• Late check-out

Rate: Starts at $545 for a room and $765 for a suite.

Valid: February 12 - 16, 2009
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MIDWEST
Austin, TX
Four Seasons Hotel Austin

• Two-night stay in the Congressional Suite with a balcony overlooking Lady Bird Lake
  
• Private diamond consultation with diamond expert
  
• Local pick up and return in a Town Car with Champagne
  
• Private dinner for two with butler service and customized menu
  
• Wine tasting with sommelier Mark Sayre
  
• 80-minute couples massage in suite
  
• Two monogrammed Four Seasons robes
  
• Three dozen roses from one of Austin's top florists
  
• Accompaniment by a classical guitarist/violinist during your private dinner
  

Rate: $6,000 for double occupancy.
Valid: February 2009
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Aspen, Colorado
Hotel Jerome
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Bed & Breakfast

• Two nights in a one-bedroom suite
  
• Bottle of Champagne upon arrival
  
• Chocolate-covered strawberries at turndown
  
• Two 50 minute in-room couples massages
  
• Daily breakfast for two at either Jacob’s Corner or room service
  

Rate: Starts at $1,295.
Valid: January 4 - April 12, 2009
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Santa Fe, NM
Inn of the Five Graces
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Paint the Town Red

• One night's accommodations
  
• Passionate fruit cocktail
  
• Chocolate-covered cherries and blush Champagne
  
• Red rose bath salts sprinkled in a staff-drawn bath
  
• Frette bathrobes
  
• Red Turkish slippers
  
• Red incense coils to burn
  
• Two red-thread eternity bracelets
  

Rate: $555 per night.

Valid: Ongoing

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WEST COAST

Phoenix, Arizona
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Escape to Romance

• Overnight stay for two
  
• Rosetta Ridge champagne, chocolate strawberries, or truffles and rose petals delivered upon arrival
  
• Couples massage
  
• Dinner for two at AAA Four-Diamond Ristorante Tuscany or the steakhouse
  
• Breakfast in bed
  
• 2 p.m. late check out
  

Rate: Starts at $619 per night.
Valid: Through February 2009
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Las Vegas, NV
Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Hopelessly Devoted

• Two nights' luxury accommodations
  
• Champagne and strawberries upon arrival
  
• Three-course Valentine’s Dinner for two
  
• Breakfast for two daily
  
• "Six Simple Kindnesses:" Message in a bottle, aromatherapy bath, massage mentoring session, love note under pillow, memory book, rose-petal turndown
  
• Valet parking
  
• Resort fee included
  

Rate: $879 per couple for a two-night stay.
Valid: Through February 2009
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Sonoma Valley, CA
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Fire and Water

• One night's accommodations in a Fairmont Fireplace Room or Suite
  
• Two hot toddies (or cocktail of your choice) in the lobby bar or at the outdoor fire pit
  
• Access to the resort’s geo-thermal bathing ritual
  
• $50 Spa services credit
  

Rate: Start at $299 per night.
Valid: Through February 2009
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Catalina Island, CA
Hotel Villa Portofino
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Sweet DealTwo night's oceanfront accommodations

• Round-trip boat transportation
  
• Round-trip taxi transfers
  
• Two tours (choice of Avalon scenic tour, casino tour or glass-bottom boat tour)
  
• Continental breakfast
  
• Chocolates, champagne and a rose delivered to your room
  

Rate: Starts at $590 per couple.
Valid: Through February 15, 2009
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Stevenson, WA
Skamania Lodge
Romantic Valentine's Getaway Package: Ultimate Romance

• Overnight accommodations in a river room
  
• $70 credit toward dinner in the Cascade Room
  
• Hand-dipped strawberries and champagne or cider in guestroom
  
• Two terrycloth robes
  
• $180 credit in the Waterleaf Spa
  
• Bouquet of six roses
  

Rate: $529 per couple.
Valid: February 1 - 28, 2009