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The view from Casa Dorada

It's time once again for the latest package deals for girlfriend travelers in the know... whether you're looking to shed your mortal coil, try your luck or watch and cheer as 25 women attempt to win one man's heart, you'll find the deal that suits you best.

Casa Dorada Los Cabos, Resort & Spa’s “Equinox All Natural Desert Temazcal Ceremony” Package
When all the energies of the universe unite on the upcoming Spring Equinox (March 21st), the ancient Mexican purification ritual known as the Temazcal will be performed by a healing shaman in the middle of the Baja desert in Los Cabos, Mexico. Available exclusively to small groups of 5-10 people, the ceremony begins with individuals being cleansed with the smoke of burning sage, neutralizing energy fields, prior to entering the Temazcal “steam lodge…” and that’s just the beginning.  When individuals emerge from the Temazcal, they release their physical and emotional toxins, bringing purification and restoration to the body.The 1.5 hour experience is available to the public on March 21st (Spring Equinox), March 25th and April 1st, 2009.  The cost is $200 USD per person and it includes round-trip transportation from the Spa to the Baja desert. Rates at Casa Dorada start at $348 per night for a Junior Suite. 
For information or reservations, call 1-866-448-0151 or visit www.casadorada.com.

The Premier Hotel’s “No Men Allowed” Package
The Premier Hotel in New York’s bustling Times Square just got a little more exclusive. With 125 studio-like accommodations, one floor of the hotel (spanning just 7 rooms) is solely dedicated to girls only, but the exclusivity doesn’t stop there, as this floor has perks only the girls would be able to handle. With a very special rate in celebration of the New Year, now through March, if you book one room on the ladies only floor (two ladies can fit per room) for one night, you get a second room or second night at 20% off. Starting rates are $329 per night. The Premier Hotel's Ladies Only Floor is an exclusive floor accessible through elevator key-card access only, and offers special amenities: luxurious LATHER bath products including a loofa and bath salts, a hair straighter, curling iron, and all other girl bathroom essentials you wont find in ordinary hotel rooms, O, The Oprah Magazine, Self and Cosmopolitan magazines and the best part, an in-room yoga mat. Staying on the ladies-only floor also grants access to the hotel's private lounge where cocktails and hors d'oeuvres are served daily, complimentary, along with complimentary European-style breakfast daily, for all hotel patrons. You can also book the entire ladies only floor – ideal for a girlfriends getaway, bachelorette party, or even family reunion (girls only of course!)
For more info, check out www.millenniumhotels.com/premierhotelnewyork/index.html.

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino’s “Ladies’ Luck” Package.
Girlfriends can live it up at St. Maarten’s Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino and its new “Ladies’ Luck” package.  Offering gal pals lush room upgrades, meals, drinks, 25-minute Swedish massage at the Good Life Spa and $20.00 per lady match play casino voucher at the thrilling Casino Royale, the all-inclusive pampering package is available for $299 per person, per night.
January 4 – April 11, 2009.  www.sonesta.com/mahobeach
 
The Heathman Hotel’s “Bachelor Party” Package
Kirkland, Washingon’s Heathman Hotel is offering a limited time package for guests who want to cheer on Kirkland native and single dad Jason Mesnick as he takes another leap at love in ABC’s “The Bachelor.” The Heathman “Bachelor Party Package” offers a hostess and eleven of her closest friends an opportunity to view episodes of the show in the privacy of the hotel’s luxurious Owners Suite and also includes en suite heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktail bar courtesy of Trellis, the latest issues of US Weekly and People to catch up on all the latest buzz about the show, red roses and sparkling wine delivered at the start of the show and voting ballots – cast your vote on which of the 25 bachelorettes should win Jason’s heart. The package includes 30 percent off on-site Penterra Spa’s treatments, for all party attendees, after 4pm.
To book, contact Kelly Smith, director of sales for the Heathman Hotel in Kirkland, at (425) 284-5800, and is based on availability.