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Jamaica Inn's Couples Getaway

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

When a weekend doesn't do it and you're still bushed on Monday morning, it's time to take off. So, why not consider the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios for an awesome couples getaway. The Inn now has an eight-day, seven-night "romance" package for $4,198 per couple that promises privacy, pampering, and posh surroundings. This 47-room boutique hotel overlooks a private cove with a post-card perfect sandy beach. Book a veranda suite and you might never leave your room. To maintain privacy to the max, request daily breakfasts and candlelit dinners served on your veranda --- all included in the week's package along with free airport transfers, the requisite champagne on arrival, and a couples massage at sunset. Available anytime from now through December 14 with the exception of Thanksgiving. Details at www.jamaicainn.com; reservations@jamaicainn.com.

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Surrender to the Spa at Esperanza, Los Cabos

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

"I'm sorry if you'll be sore tomorrow," the massage therapist informed me unprompted, "but you needed it."

Set foot in the Spa at Esperanza in Los Cabos, Mexico, and you will encounter professionals who know their jobs cold. Surrender yourself to their capable hands, and you will not be disappointed. From the front desk, where your order for a post-treatment beverage is taken, to the gender-specific and general relaxation areas to the treatment rooms, you will be treated to the sights and sounds of trickling water, stone-based décor (commonplace in this part of Mexico) and a staff that is singularly focused on relieving you of the emotional baggage that you carried onto the plane en route to Baja California Sur.

The Spa at Esperanza, part of the Esperanza Resort, offers a wide selection of treatments, including facials, massages, manicure and pedicure packages, private yoga sessions and couples options. In addition to the basic presentations of these themes – such as the Esperanza Massage, the deep-tissue treatment ~~I enjoyed~~ through which I persevered – twists are available to suit your mood or help you connect more closely with the part of the world you're visiting. The Corona Beer Face Lift, Papaya Plus Enzyme Peel and Avocado Butter Mani/Pedi, for example, feature local color that you're unlikely to encounter back home. Spice up your revitalization a bit with the Esperanza's local expertise.

Gallery: Esperanza Resort