Sexy-Time Travel: Make the most out of this President’s Day Weekend [Gal About Town: Fashion and Travel at Your Fingertips]

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I hope by now you’ve all bought and wrapped presents, and showered your love one with affection. No? Well, don’t despair! With internet access, a little research, and a trip to Target, you can surprise your loved one with an amazing 3-day “Love-cation”. It’s not too late to find great deals at hotels nearby where you can spoil your love with pampering and attention. Every year my husband and I forgo giving each other gifts and instead plan a fun getaway to somewhere new over President’s Day weekend. It proves to be a great mini-vacation where we can reconnect and leave the rat race behind for a few days. It truly gives more to our relationship than any tangible gift could.

Step 1: Make arrangements: Make sure your partner indeed has a three-day weekend. Call their boss or coworker to double check, and make sure they stay hush hush! Have kids? Call the relative that lives closest to you and ask them to take the little ones for the weekend. If this isn’t an option, don’t fret, many hotels have adjoining rooms or family suites, where you don’t have to share the same bedroom, but are still connected.  If you live in driving (or quick flight) distance to a foreign country, check your passports, because going to a foreign country is much more romantic sounding than hopping over to the next town.

Step 2: Get online! Check out online travel sites like: hotels.com, priceline.com, or the hotel you have a priority membership with. For local hotels, also, check your newspaper’s travel website, they’re sure to have great deals on local travel/hotels.  If you need a flight and rental car, try using your frequent flier credit card to book both that way you’ll get more points and save some money. Many hotels are having “romance packages” through next weekend, where you can get a lot of bang for your buck. Look for options that include a meal AND spa option. And be smart, pick the breakfast-in-bed over the complimentary dinner, you’ll be very happy in the morning that you did.

Step 3: Target Time! Get to your local “has-everything-you-need” store, or if you have a little more time on your hands, shop local businesses. For a small amount of money, you can take a great hotel room and make it a ridiculously sexy, romantic hotel room. Faux flower pedals, scented body spray, tea light candles, champagne or drink of choice for the weekend (way cheaper than digging into the mini bar), body lotion/oil, bath salts/bubbles, chocolates or sweet treat, eye masks, and a trip to the pharmacy department for you-know-what. Use a little bit of creativity and imagination and you can put together an ultra romantic suite with very little money.  If you want to get really creative, you can bring your own bar and make a signature drink for your sweetie and name it after them. It’s always a fun, added surprise.

Step 4: Present the surprise. Make a travel brochure/card for your loved one that highlights the options of amenities and things to do at the hotel/around the town. Give them a few options to pick from of what they would like to do.

Step 5: Book it! Make sure you reserve the options your honey has picked. It is a holiday weekend, things will fill up quickly, so make sure they pick a back up option too.

Step 6: Snazz it up! Once you get to the hotel, keep your sweetheart busy for ½ hour or so while you get the room ready. Order them a drink and appetizer at the bar, send them off for a mani/pedi (guys like those too!) at the hotel spa. Get their relaxation started while you prepare the final surprise.

Step 7: Get your romance on. You know what to do here.

Now boldy go!

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