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The Deal Score a $100 resort credit and a free room upgrade.

Stay The Westin Resort, Aruba sits right on powdery Palm Beach and comes with its own casino and nine restaurants and bars. Ocean-facing rooms have marble baths, balconies, and trademark “Heavenly” beds.

Details The Westin’s Classic All-Inclusive Experience (from $519/night) covers meals and drinks at most restaurants (and a $25 credit at Blossoms restaurant). Sherman’s readers get a $100 resort credit and room upgrade.

Book It The offer lasts through May 31 and requires a three-night minimum stay. Call before March 31 and ask for the rate plan Shermani; 877/782-0149, westinaruba.com.

See our Aruba Travel Guide for things to do, places to eat, and more.

For more on what to see and do, check out our Aruba Travel Guide.

From the February/March issue of Sherman’s Travel magazine.

The AAA 4-Diamond Westin San Francisco Market Street has a special treat for you, and no, it’s not Rice-A-Roni. For a limited time, this chic property has dramatically slashed its room prices to $135/night (between March 26 and April 4). Thereafter, rates skyrocket to as much as $289/night. To reserve your accommodations at the swanky hotel, click here and then “Continue to Booking.” If you’re flexible with your dates, you can save a wad of cash.

About the Hotel: A premier downtown hotel, the Westin San Francisco Market Street contains 676 guestrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms, and flat-screen televisions. In terms of location, this Westin is a stone’s throw from top attractions such as Union Square and the Museum of Modern Art.

Having a child is a wonderful thing. A stressful, busy, nerve wracking, wonderful thing. Amidst all the preparation for an addition to your family, it can be easy to forget about taking care of other things. Like yourself.

Luckily, the hotel industry feels your labor pains. Expectant couples now have relaxing options to take their final vacation alone, and pamper themselves before the big day. 

But where should you go before the big day?

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The Luxury Located on 730 acres of lushly landscaped Arizona desert, the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa features 732 spacious guest rooms and suites with private balconies or terraces and exceptional golfing resources. The resort offers three championship courses, ForeMax golf training programs ($90 a class), and private lessons at the award-winning LaBauve Golf Academy ($275 an hour). Tee off on the Acacia, Ironwood, and Mesquite courses, or hone your swings on the climate-
controlled driving range. 

The Value With the Unlimited Golf for Two Package, a duo can enjoy a full day of golfing on any of three nine-hole courses and then sleep in a guest room with a king-size or two double beds. Through September 13, rates for this package start at $209/night, more than half off those during the peak season.

The Catch Temperatures climb above 100 during the summer. Use of the resort’s free air-conditioned golf carts is essential. 

The Details For more information, call 800/354-5892 or visit www.kierlandresort.com.

From the summer issue of Sherman’s Travel magazine.

The plummeting Dow. Blundered bailouts. Swine flu. Just when it seems the news can’t get any worse, it thunks us over the head with something new. It’s enough to make you want to hide in a hole somewhere…and wash your hands a lot. In this spirit, we commend the Westin New York at Times Square for their new No News is Good News offer, which illustrates how sometimes the best amenities are the ones you take away. For those who want a real break from the headlines, the hotel will unplug a guest’s television, hide the remote control, and cancel the daily doorstep newspaper delivery. And to top it off? They’ll throw in a complimentary cocktail at the hotel’s laid-back Bar 10. This may be the best news we’ve heard all day. Offer from $299/night including weekends through September 7