Fairmont Man'cation Packages

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jun 7th 2006 at 8:05AM

You've heard of man-dates, where two heterosexual men meet for dinner or an event. Now get ready for the man'cation. It's the Fairmont hotels new way to attract men to their hotels. They have created a variety of man-friendly packages including a stay at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston that includes daily breakfast. dinner at the Oak Room steakhouse and your own "Entourage" DVD. On July 28, the Fairmont Chicago will offer a man'cation night that includes a Woodford Reserve whiskey tasting. a three-course steak dinner and a post-dinner cocktail seminar . The event costs $150 and hotel rooms start at $249. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler has a Play Where the Pros Stay package that includes two rounds of golf. There is also a racing school package at the The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa and for the metro boys, a spa break package at The Fairmont Royal York and the Elizabeth Milan Day Spa. Do men need a special hotel package just to encourage them to hang out together? I've heard of men meeting for golf weekends or hiking trips but spa dates?

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John Jun 12th 2006 3:01PM

Wow, I can't believe that some people think that men should only hang out with women. It is ok for men to hang out with other men, there's nothing gay about it. My best friend is a guy, and that doesn't mean that I am gay. Since when does friendship mean sexual prefrence?

"Eve" Jun 12th 2006 3:20PM

It's amazing how any topic, no matter how benign, becomes fodder for the bible-fed. So many of these people are ALREADY homosexual (closeted, to be sure) and thereby so fearful of it...Be straight, be gay, recreate accordingly...I'll be at Neiman Marcus.

PB Jun 12th 2006 3:58PM

BCJ HAS IT RIGHT - YOU WANT THE GUYS TO SHOW, BRING ON THE WOMEN...

Mike Jun 12th 2006 4:00PM

I think it's a good idea for men to have male friends, as well as female friends. As far as turning gay bacause you have male friends, the ONLY way that will happen is if you're a REPRESSED gay man who decides that he has feelings for his friend(s). Men (or women, for that matter) don't just wake up one day and find that he or she is gay...whomever thinks this, I have some beachfront property in the Okeefenokee Swamp for sale. As for God getting into this, he made Men and Women to be SOCIAL animals...this means interaction between both sexes at some point in time, and when I say INTERACTION, this DOES NOT MEAN sex. If you think such, you need to read your Bible and pray for forgiveness!

ces Jun 12th 2006 4:04PM

what about jesus he hung out with 12 men what do you think these men where doing all that time ? at night around the camp fire ? when men don"t talk or want talk and get to know each other bad things can & has happen because when men don"t see or come too a mutal agreement WARS START AND PEOPLE MIGHT DIE !!!!!

Gaz Jun 12th 2006 4:05PM

Give me a break!!!!!!! Stop with the God thing.... I was taught that God loved EVERYONE.... and if God had a problem with gay people he would work a "miracle" and make them all "straight".... The bible is a collection of stories by "mark", John,Luke, Mathew etc. the only true words from God are the 10 Commandments and it says to "Love thy Neighbor". It doesn't say "as long as they aren't gay or black or Jewish. LOVE THEY NEIGHBOR.....
Most men are happy with sports, so hotels should offer them sports packages. Big screen TV and steaks....

Kelly Jun 12th 2006 4:06PM

Men becoming Gay because they hang out with a bunch of other men? WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP. I'm a single father raising 2 teenage daughters. I need some male bonding occasionally but that doesn't make me gay. I attend Promise Keepers with 15,000+/- other men, that doesn't make me or any of the 15,000 +/- men gay. The bible doesn't say anything about men not having friendships with other men, If it did then that would make all of Jesus' deciples gay because they all followed Him. You people need to know what you are talking about before you open your mouth and put your foot in it. Real MEN love Jesus and know that that does not make us gay. I fly airplanes, ride Harley's, and have close friendships with other men that have the same interests as me but that does not make me gay.If you become gay from a relationship with other men it means you were already gay and were just seeking a friendship with someone of like interests {aka GAY}. So stop the bashing of men because of your own self image. I AM A MAN AND PROUD TO BE A MAN AND WILL BE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT A MAN SHOULD BE WHEN MY DAUGHTERS ARE LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND. So sit down and shut up and get your story straight before you open your mouth and let idiotic crap exemplify what kind of a truelly stupid person you are. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE FAMILY VALUES IT WAS ESTABLISHED ON . Kelly

Sheba Jun 12th 2006 4:14PM

Kyle,
You are too funny! The sarcasm WAS obvious. Incidently, there are straight men who would enjoy this man'cation. They are usually in sales or executives or entrepreneurs. and . There are also many men who would prefer shooting pool, playing basketball, like to golf, or going riding which may or may not include drinking. The hotel is trying something new, but as all my male friends know, after a day at the spa, I can only recommend that if they don't go, they certainly should! But, I very much agree with BCJ - where the women are, men will show up!

mr man. Jun 12th 2006 4:19PM

MEN MEN MEN. WOW WHAT A HOTEL. YES I AM SURE ALL BUSINESS MEN WILL LOVE TO COME HERE AND TRY SOME BROKEN DOWN BRIEFCASE. YA WHAT AN IDEA. AND LEAVE THE HOTEL A GAY MAN. NOW DO THEY PUT MINTS ON THE PILLOWS OR SUCKERS....NOW I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. GIVE ME A BRAKE. MEN DON'T NEED TO GO TO HOTELS TO BECOME GAY. THEY CAN DO THAT AT HOME........

Diane Jun 12th 2006 4:26PM

Collin if only men could learn how to spell whether and weather and use them in the right context, then maybe I could understand the reason they are paid better than women. Until then....

Matt Jun 12th 2006 4:36PM

Idiots,
Its called sarcasm, and thats exactly what Kyle was doing to Mel and his ridiculous, I interpret the bible literally, George W. Bush is a great president, please please no gays I'm scared of them comments. You guys need to get out more!

Spare the world Mel. Your comments and way of thinking are antiquated and offensive. Does the God you worship discriminate? Of course not you fool! Then why do you preach discrimination in His name? You should be ashamed of yourself.

Benjamin Jun 12th 2006 4:51PM

Kyle, I was dying laughing the first time I read your post! Because when I was reading Mel's the SAME exact thing was going through my mind about Eve and her mani-pedi sessions with all of her girlfriends! Since spas and retreats have been around it's been a woman's world. I think that men should be enticed to take advantage of the luxuries that women partake in! For too long it was thought of as "Fruity" for a man to get a manicure. I must say that I have had my fair share of manicures and pedicures.. and it is fantastic! Men who can't swallow their pride are missing out. And women who think that only they deserve this kind of pampering are selfish! And for whoever made the comment about attracting the wrong clientele-- It's BOSTON for Christ's sake! And for the record.. there ARE actually gay lawyers and doctors and ceo's and mortgage brokers. Business men do not have to be straight to be in business. I applaude this facility for making it every man's right to enjoy this kind of treatment. Breakfast, Dinner, Woodford Reserve, a cocktail seminar... I don't see what is so wrong with that picture.

j Jun 12th 2006 4:52PM

I don't know, Mel. Jesus hung out with 12 single guys and one hooker-there might be something to your homosexulaity theory. Gosh darnit, and here I thought my guy friends liked me for my brains and all along they just wanted in my pants - oh, well, there is consulation that, Jesus, too was a homosexual, otherwise he would have only hung out with women.

Hande Jun 12th 2006 5:29PM

Oh good lord - reacting to the kyle statement like he was serious. Use an IQ point or two please....yay for mancations. Bible thumpers are just no fun at all.... but they do rile easily and can be entertaining afterwards.....

Henry Jun 12th 2006 5:34PM

Yes Collin, it was your fault. Some people need to get a grip and a sense of humor.

Sonia Jun 12th 2006 5:44PM

How close-minded of the open-minded! All this God and bible bashing makes me feel like I'm the devil's version of church. You're just as judgmental as Mel is. I'm a "bible-fed" "bible-belt" grown up girl and guess what? I think Mel needs a good psychologist's help but so do the rest of you who insist that Mel's ignorance is caused by his belief in God. I'm a feminist, I go to church, I believe in God and I'm beginning to resent all the backlash against Christianity just because of a few people who are way out there. I don't sit in judgement over anyone because as it says in the good old bible, judge not, lest ye be judged, and if you really are a Christian that is the attitude you are going to have. God does not make choices for us, and that includes Mel, if you are homosexual or even a heterosexual that is an issue best left between you and your Creator. Anyone who has a judgmental attitude about anyone is going to be judged as harshly as they have judged others, and I for one, don't want that to be me. So leave God out of your arguments, His only interest is in being close to you. God is about you having a right to choose what you want for yourself, He would never make a decision for you, good or bad.

bam Jun 12th 2006 6:40PM

sorry for misinterpreting your statement kyle and i apologize for offending anyone by not capitalizing GOD i was just in a hurry.

Amazed Jun 12th 2006 6:42PM

I truly doubt the hotel has ANY other agenda than to make money. Feminism of males? Homosexuality? People like Mel scare me... not because of their complete narrowmindedness or homophobic fears, but because they spew utter idiocy with such verve that it sounds to me like they believe themselves. Yikes!

Clark Benson Jun 12th 2006 6:42PM

No one speaks for God, but he has given us a wealth of information about his nature in the Bible. (It could well be considered an "owner's manual") People often err when they try to express a belief. Please do not be so quick to jump all over them. It is justified no more than jumping on someone for a sexual preference that you disagree with or any other "issue." Sin comes in many guises, but when I find myself acting without more love for others than love for myself, I am in danger.

Jenn Jun 12th 2006 7:20PM

Why is it that people often generate so much negativity in the name of religion? Just because men hang out together and do things their female halves probably aren't interested in doing with them, or just want some time to blow off steam from their everyday lives, that certainly doesn't make them gay, or even remotely threaten their heterosexuality.

To use religion as an arguement against male/male friendships is just assinine. No, Adam wasn't off making male/male friendships while Eve shopped. If you believe strongly in the story of creationism... Exactly *WHO* do you think he would've befriended? There were no other men.

But -- when the world was populated, and Jesus roamed it... Who did he surround himself with? The Apostles. ALL of whom were men. I find it hard to believe that Jesus and John the Baptist harbored feelings of homosexuality because they hung out together.

Just because something doesn't interest you, scares you a little, or is something you don't understand -- that doesn't make it wrong. Get off your righteous high horses and learn some tolerance. Jesus would be proud of you.

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