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Orient-Express is offering getaway specials at the company’s two luxury resorts in Mexico. I’m passing along the details, since both are superb hotels in distinctive destinations.
Casa de Sierra Nevada is located in San Miguel de Allende www.visitmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/Visi_San_Miguel_de_Allende, home to one of Mexico’s most vibrant ex-pat communities. Visitors and retirees, including many artists and writers, flock to this historic colonial city, drawn by its striking architecture and rich cultural offerings.
Maroma Resort and Spa is a stunning hideaway resort on Mexico’s Riviera Maya www.rivieramaya.com, a destination that stretches along the Yucatan Peninsula’s sparkling Caribbean coastline for 80 miles. Jungles, pyramids, fishing villages, underground rivers, and the world’s second largest barrier reef are some of the region’s many allures.
Following are details from the company's press release on the special programs, with contact information.
Casa de Sierra Nevada
San Miguel de Allende
www.casadesierranevada.com
In the heart of Mexico lies the historic UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site of San Miguel de Allende, where six restored Colonial mansions near the main city square form the Casa de Sierra Nevada hotel. Guests receive their fourth night in luxurious accommodations for free with the “One More Day Getaway” offer. This package includes four night’s accommodation, full breakfast daily and one dinner for two including a bottle of house wine in the hotel’s award-winning Andanza restaurant. Beyond the walls of the hotel, explore and enjoy the vast assortment of restaurants, delightful shops and fine and traditional folk arts. Package rates from $229* per room per night, reflecting a 25% discount equivalent to the fourth complimentary night.
Valid through December 22, 2009. Subject to availability. Tax and service fee not included.

Maroma Resort & Spa
Riviera Maya
www.maromahotel.com
Venture to the coastline of the Mayan Riviera where the fresh white buildings of Maroma weave through indigenous jungle alongside pristine, secluded beach. With “Best Deal Days,” guests can soak up the sun from $395 per room per night for a Garden View Room. Or select the Sian Nah Suite, the resort’s one-bedroom accommodations designed to incorporate spa and wellness with their own private plunge pools, fitness rooms and spa treatment areas, for $1,190 per night. This special offer includes complimentary roundtrip airport transfers, welcome cocktail, full breakfast daily, one snorkeling trip per person per stay and use of the on-site Fitness Center, all of which is valued at $500 per room (based on a 4-night stay).
Available through December 21, 2009. Rates are per night per room, subject to 12% tax and 10% service charge. Restrictions may apply.
* Prices are based on the exchange rate at the time of publication; the final price, payable in local currency, will depend on the exchange rate at the time of booking.