The economic downturn has prompted hotels and resorts to give you lots of free stuff to entice you to visit, such as free dinner, free valet parking, free third or fourth night. But this free offer takes the cake: Tween Waters Inn Island Resort in Captiva, Florida is offering guests free cheesecake. No, not the kind you eat, but the kind you put in a frame. They are calling it a "Boudoir Weekend", which includes a romantic room with a water view, and a one-hour photo session with a local photo studio to create a sexy cheesecake image for your favorite somebody. Or, it could be a beefcake photo. Cheesecake or beefcake, the offer is good August 27 to 30, 2009, and costs $399 for both of you. The deal includes a one-hour intimate photo session with Naples-based Bombshell Studios, professional makeup and professional hair styling so you look your sexy or hunky best, plus the daily breakfast buffet. You can add on a third night for $100 more. Tween Waters is located on picturesque Captiva Island, which Travelocity says offers the most romantic sunset in the United States. Instead of a hot photo, KSL Resorts will give you a cool $50 U. S. Savings Bond for each night you stay. It’s not exactly free. It will cost $10 extra added to your room rate, but according to my math, that is a savings of $40 per night. A family booking two standard rooms for three nights can get six $50 savings bonds worth $300 total, for a cost of just $60. That sounds like a good deal to me. The package is good through Labor day at any of the KSL luxury resorts, which include the legendary Hotel del... |
