Get on your board, and paddle to the Oregon coast! Or just get in the car or van, and wait to get on the board until you actually hit water. The Northwest Women's Full Moon Surfing Immersion Week Retreat is here!

"Come and join us during the Full Moon phase of August and experience surfing like never before!
The weather and waves are setting up to be exceptional for this upcoming week!
We hope to include you in the Week's Fun!!"

During the week of August 17 to 22, we're holding our 2nd Annual August Surfing Immersion Week Retreat on the North Oregon Coast. This is a fun and unique opportunity for women of all ages to learn and expand their surfing in any of the following time frames- One Day Camps, multiple day Partial Retreats or full Week Retreat. We still have space for all options! Tell your friends and jump into a wonderful end of summer event!

Day Camps 9am to 5:30pm are "all inclusive" with AM beach yoga, hours of on-beach and in-water surfing instruction, catered organic lunch/beverages, all surfing equipment and wetsuit gear, a NWWSC teeshirt and Partners Gift Bag for souvenirs! Cost is $199 per participant.

Multiple Day Partial Retreats vary in price based on number of Day Camps attending, number of nights lodging at our Seaside Beach vacation home, number of meals, and if you'd like to add the following options- a one hour apres' surf massage w/ licensed masseuses or an "Evening Out" to be wined and dined at the EVOO Culinary School in Cannon Beach on Tuesday night. Lodging is $50 per night per person. A one hour apres' surf massage is $100 and is offered at the beach house. The "Evening Out" at EVOO Culinary School for his "Small Plates with Wine and Dessert" with Chef Bob Neroni is $89 per person. Contact Director for your customized Partial Retreat pricing at # 503 440 5782 or email her at surfcamps@freedomnw.com.

Full Surfing Immersion Week Retreat for 6 Days and 5 Nights in comfortable Seaside Vacation Beach Home at Seaside's Cove, 5 days of surf camps, morning beach yoga, all meals included, two hours of apres' surf massage w/ licensed masseuse, optional fun evening activities, all surf and wetsuit equipment, a zippered NWWSC hooded sweatshirt, Partners gift bag and much more! Special Guests for our Week Retreat are Playful Spirit Lifecoach Lisa Evans to enhance our immersion experience and share "Beach Dance" with us. Also, Deborah LaCoppala NYC Getty Images Photographer will join us during the week to photograph those attending. Final Boarding Price for the week long "Treat" is 20% off at $1595. Regular Price was $1995.

Click HERE for more information, or to register.

It looks like the Hotel Roger Williams is re-instating their "Just Us Girls" offer! Our friends at Perfect Escapes have a special "in", so you will want to book the weekend through them.

Just Us Girls – Hotel Roger Williams

"You've earned it, girls! Spend an "anything goes" weekend in the Big Apple with this Midtown NYC special at the Hotel Roger Williams. Start off with complimentary cocktails in Lounge Roger, then see where the night takes you. In the morning, our gourmet breakfast and special "Party Survival Kit" will have you ready to do it all over again."

This special package includes:

* Deluxe accommodations in your choice of stylish rooms

* One celebratory signature cocktail, per person, in Lounge Roger

* A Korres "Party Survival Kit," with guava body butter and primrose eye cream

* Gourmet European breakfast for two

Plus, when you book this offer -- or any Hotel Roger Williams stay on Perfect Escapes -- you'll also receive:

* A complimentary room upgrade*

* A waiver of your nightly $12 service fee, which includes complimentary
wireless Internet access and local phone calls

Hotel Roger Williams 131 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016

TO BOOK: call
Perfect Escapes
(877) 589-7688
and ask for offer
OID: 681

Offer available through: 11/3/2008
Available on Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
Terms and conditions:
Room upgrade based on availability. Rates based upon single/double occupancy and are exclusive of taxes and subject to availability.

(The description of the hotel package on this page is a summary of terms published by the hotel for this package. Additional terms and conditions beyond those summarized here may apply).

Doesn't a riverwalk just sound like the perfect way to unwind?  The Westin Riverwalk, in San Antonio, TX, wants you to unwind with your girlfriends with their girlfriend getaway package.

"Take the girls and escape to The Westin Riverwalk. Complete rejuvenation is yours, so refresh the senses and invigorate the soul with our exclusive weekend girls getaway package." The package includes:

* Rates from $477 per night
* In-room daily "superfoods" breakfast for two
* $25 in-room spa credit per person (up to two)
* Sleep in with a 4 pm late checkout
* Two Heavenly robes

To make a reservation call 1-866-716-8137 and ask for rate plan WIGRLPKG.

420 W Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
United States
(210) 224-6500

Summer is cranking up (in most places...) and the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston has a "Cool By The Pool" special for overheated girlfriends everywhere.

"Escape the heat at Four Seasons Hotel Houston's resort-style pool, the only one of its kind in downtown Houston. The Hotel's new pool boasts poolside guest rooms, private patios, a poolside bar, a water wall, an alluring fire pit, a hot tub, contemporary resort furnishings and more. Upon arrival, we will give you a welcome amenity designed to keep you refreshed, with everything you need to stay cool and comfortable poolside."
Includes:

* Luxurious accommodations
* A pool-themed welcome amenity, including an after-sun cooling gel, lip balm, an eye-cooling mask and two Four Seasons beverage koozies, all in a soft-side Four Seasons cooler
* Two complimentary beverages from a select pool menu

Offered:
June 23, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Packages starting at $215/night.

Four Seasons Houston

1300 Lamar Street
,
Houston
,
Texas
,
U.S.A.

77010-3017

Tel.

1 (713) 650-1300

Fax.

1 (713) 652-6220

Glamming in "Hot"lanta is going to involve some serious make-up retouching. It's hot there! Pack accordingly.

"Get Your Glam On
Availability:
through 12/30/08

Plan a getaway to Atlanta with your girlfriends! Experience our luxurious accommodations with nightly turndown service and receive a sensation bar tailored to your getaway--including a "chick flick" dvd, a "girlfriends tarot card kit," a bottle of wine with chocolate-covered strawberries and lip masque and gloss.

Promotion Details:

* Deluxe room accommodations
* Nightly turndown service
* Sensation bar including
o "Chick flick" dvd
o "Girlfriends tarot card kit"
o Bottle of wine and chocolate-covered strawberries
o Lip masque and gloss

Pricing:

* From $214 - $254 per night
* Extra person $25

Conditions:

* Cancellations must be made by 12 noon hotel time, 3 days prior to arrival in order to avoid charges.
* Based on availability and subject to blackout dates.
* Not applicable to groups, conventions or with other special discount offers."

100 CNN Center
Atlanta GA 30303
404-659-0000 or
1-888-444-OMNI (6664)

Prepare for a spastic sugar rush with this one - Margaritas AND M&Ms? Together? Sounds like a crazy pajama party at the Raphael Hotel in Kansas City.

"GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAY PACKAGE

01/01/2006 - 12/31/2008
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.......

INCLUDES ONE NIGHT IN A SUITE WITH A SPACIOUS PARLOR, TWO BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS; A PAJAMA PARTY WITH MARGARITAS, PIZZA, POPCORN, M & M's, EXTRA PILLOWS, MOVIES FROM THE HOTEL'S "CHICK FLICKS" LIBRARY AND A SELECTION OF BOARD GAMES, DISPOSABLE CAMERA AND BREAKFAST FOR UP TO 4 ADULTS.

When Making a Reservation
Call the hotel direct when booking the Girlfriends' Package

First: Choose the Nights of Your Stay , Standard Stay: 1 Night."

The Raphael Hotel - Kansas City, Missouri
325 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Reservations: 888-803-3597 Fax: 816-802-2131

Those crazy kids over at the Fine Living Network want you to go to Cabo. With"your entourage" no less! Quick! Cultivate an entourage!

"Win big with the I Need a Getaway Sweepstakes!

FINE LIVING wants YOU and 3 of your best friends to win the I Need a Getaway Sweepstakes! That’s:

• four days in sunny Cabo San Lucas with free airfare,
• spa gift certificates
• digital cameras for you and your entourage
• plus $10,000 cash!
  

Entries accepted up until June 20, 2008" - that is tomorrow! Click HERE to enter.

If you're looking for a mellow, low-key girlfriend getaway, this might be the answer! Amish country!

If you've never been, it really is interesting, and definitely relaxing. You won't actually be staying with the Amish, but this quaint country B&B will put you in the right frame of mind.

"Country Victorian Bed & Breakfast
Country Victorian Girlfriends Getaway

Need some girl time? Haven't seen your best girlfriends/sisters/mom in awhile? Why not spend a weekend at the Country Victorian B & B relaxing, scrapbooking, playing games, chatting, giggling, watching movies or just plain hanging out.

How about a SPA night? The Country Victorian B & B offers you and up to 9 friends the chance to do just that for a weekend for only $99.00 plus tax per person. Minimum of 6 required. Complimentary drinks, snacks included.

Advance reservations required. All rooms double occupancy. Some blackout dates apply. Minimum of 6 required.

Special offer starting at $99.00.

Country Victorian Bed & Breakfast

435 South Main Street · Middlebury, IN 46540
Tele: 574-825-2568 · 1-800-BNB-STAY (800-262-7829)
Email: stay@countryvictorian.com"

We love an offer where you have to go away for 3 nights, rather than the standard 2. Forced relaxation works for everyone!

"Girlfriends Getaway - Stay 2 Nights, Get the 3rd Night Free
Wyndham Palm Springs

Getaway with your girlfriends at the Wyndham Palm Springs. Make it an extra long weekend, pay for 2 nights and get the 3rd night on us!

Spend the day shopping at Desert Hills Prime Outlets with your VIP coupon booklet and then relax at the spa with 10% off our spa services per person. This special offer also includes a welcome cocktail upon arrival, deluxe accommodations and breakfast each morning.

Among Palm Springs California hotels, the Wyndham Palm Springs is the perfect retreat for a Southern California spa and shopping vacation.
Offer Includes:

* Overnight accommodations
* Welcome cocktail for two (2)
* Breakfast each morning for two (2)
* 10% off spa services (per person)
* (1) VIP coupon booklet to the Desert Hills Prime Outlets (per person)
* Stay Sun-Thurs and get an upgrade to a poolview (based on availablity)

To Book: Call 877-999-3223 and mention this offer to your Wyndham representative."

Terms and Conditions
Special offer amenities are based on double occupancy. Additional person charge: $15.00 per person per night. Offer may not be combined with other promotions or special offers. Offer not applicable to prior reservations, groups or conventions. Some blackout dates may apply. Offer must be requested at time of booking. Taxes and gratuity not included. Subject to hotel tax. 72-hour cancellation policy.  Valid until December 31, 2008.

The U.S./Canadian exchange rate isn't quite what it used to be, but Vancouver, BC is still a fantastic city, and well worth the border-trip.

The Sidney Pier Hotel is offering this: 

"Girlfriend Getaway Package

Craving quality time with your gal pals? Our Girlfriend Getaway package promises some serious bonding over gourmet fare, heavenly spa treatments and scenery so breathtaking it can make a gaggle of grown women cry. Whether you're looking for a break from the kids or an ideal spot for a stagette, The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa was made for estrogen escapism.

Your getaway kicks off with a welcome cocktail in Haro's Lounge (try the Pier Royale or Raspberry Mojito). Then, it's off to the girlie den, a Signature Two-Bedroom Pier Suite, for a girl-talk session. Wake to a fully stocked breakfast pantry (if the late-night gossip calls for a leisurely lie in), or venture downstairs for a seaside breaky in Haro's Restaurant.

Then, it's off to the Haven Spa for a 1-hour facial or massage (warning: spa services have been known to loosen lips in moments of bliss). Spring Girlfriend Getaway package rates start from $229 per person for a Signature 2-bedroom Pier Suite, based on quadruple occupancy.

Reservations can be made by calling 1-866-659-9445.