Save on Hotel Stay on Laguna Beach

If everyone works hard during the school year, a reward of sand, sun and surf could be waiting for the entire family in Laguna Beach, California.

Pacific Edge Hotel on Laguna Beach is offering to exchange good grades for discounts on an Orange County vacation this spring.  Now through March 31, 2010, Pacific Edge Hotel the hotel will take $5 off hotel room rates for each “A” a child earned on their last report card.  Have a bunch of  As (or a bunch of kids)?  Families can combine report cards to receive credit for up to eight As, resulting in Village rooms starting as low as $49 and Oceanfront rooms starting at $149.

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The Water's Edge Hotel, Tiburon, CA

In December my husband’s company had their annual holiday party just over the Golden Gate Bridge in beautiful Tiburon. Rather than drive home a little tipsy, we decided to accept a discounted rate on a night at the Water’s Edge, a beautiful Joie de Vivre boutique hotel right in the heart of Tiburon.

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The recently released Meryl Streep & Alec Baldwin starrer It’s Complicated devoted plenty of footage to the oceanfront Pacific beauty and the red tile roofs of Santa Barbara. 

It's Complicated

To make the most of it while ‘it’ is still complicating viewers, the Santa Barbara Visitors Bureau has a list of hotel packages to give you a taste of Jane’s (Meryl Streep) enviable Santa Barbara lifestyle, and underscore the point that Santa Barbara hotels offer a great refuge for romantic getaways.

Bath Street Inn: Package name - “It’s Complicated Made Simple at the Bath Street Inn.” A glass of good wine and chocolate amid natural beauty can untangle most complications.

In addition to the bubbly and hand-crafted croissants, they’re also offering free tips for experiencing Santa Barbara like a local. Mention the It’s Complicated Special while booking.

Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort: Package name – “It’s Complicated – Room with Benefits.” Includes luxe accommodations in spacious guestrooms and a delicious breakfast buffet for 2 each morning in Café Los Arcos. Use promo code ITS.

Hotel Corque: Package name – “When It’s Complicated…ESCAPE to wine country!!” Includes one night stay, $120 food credit for Root 246, a restaurant by Bradley Ogden, and $50 free play at the Chumash Casino. Sign up for the special offers, or call 800.624.5572.

The Uphan Hotel & Country House, Santa Barbara

The Upham Hotel: Package name – “It’s Complicated, Unwind at the Upham.” A plate of fresh baked cookies along with a bottle of local wine welcome you. Enjoy the sights and wine country trails in Santa Barbara, and come back to a wine and cheese reception. Here’s a list of their specials.

There’s plenty more It’s Complicated specials, including by Hotel Oceana, Hotel Santa Barbara, Inn of the Spanish Garden, Old Yacht Club Inn, and Secret Garden Inn & Cottages. More details from the Santa Barbara CVB.

In case you’re wondering about any hotels featured in the film, you’ll have to go all the way over to the East Coast. The lobby and Jane’s room at the fictional Park Regent Hotel in New York shown in the film were actually filmed in Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South.

Photo courtesy The Upham Hotel

The luxurious Hotel Pacific, Monterey, California

If you’re an art lover looking for a holiday getaway on the windswept coast of Monterey, California, then Hotel Pacific and Monterey Museum of Art have the perfect package for you!

The ‘Mini-Me’ package celebrates the Museum’s annual holiday showcase of small masterpieces – 7”x9” or smaller paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and sculptures – donated by the artists for auction. Read More »