Cape Cod Vacation Rental fees Aren’t Just Beach Bungalows

Should you imagine Cape Cod vacation rental fees as cozy little beach bungalows, endured and quaint, the first experience of a Cape Cod rental house might be a little of the eye-opener. While you will find certainly many Cape Cod bungalows for rental, a sizable area of the Cape Cod vacation rental fees currently available tend to be nearer to high-finish suburban houses compared to what they will be to the stereotypical beach cottage – and a number of are luxury estates that provide stunning sights and all sorts of the amenities you’d expect inside a high-finish resort. Cape Cod has always attracted the wealthy and famous to construct the holiday houses around the beach. Through the years, a number of these beach mansions make their way from family estates in to the hands of non-public proprietors who rent these to travelers through the week through the tourist season – and frequently throughout every season. Various other modern houses are possessed as opportunities by private proprietors who often treat their rental site visitors far a lot more like welcome visitors than like yet another business transaction. Remaining in one of these simple modern Cape vacation rental fees offer all of the ease of remaining inside a motel, and more. Unlike the normal beach cottage, most Cape bungalows supply all you need to have a weekend getaway or perhaps a week vacation. You are able to rely on a completely outfitted kitchen – frequently with a few of the essential elements and condiments provided to create your existence simpler. Additionally, since a number of these houses are possessed and handled by families with children, you’ll frequently find extra little niceties like an accumulation of kids’ movies near the DVD player along with a shelf of games to experience round the dining table within the nights. Among the simplest ways to obtain the right holiday rental around the Cape would be to check one of the numerous online listing services that permit property proprietors to publish photos, explanations, contact details and booking information. Whenever you book Cape Cod vacation rental fees through one of these simple rental services, you are able to avoid a broker’s fee, but more to the point, you’ll have the ability to communicate directly using the property proprietors to create your plans. You will be pleasantly pleased and amazed at the way in which they’ll exceed your anticipation to actually discover the apartment easily and provide insider information to create your stay a pleasurable and memorable one. If you are planning for a vacation around the Cape for that summer time or booking an intimate weekend getaway throughout the off-season, think about the several benefits of the rental house in Mashpee, Provincetown, Falmouth, Forest Hole or among the other many Cape Cod towns. Whether your focal points are convenience, romance, luxury, privacy or perhaps a cozy, comfortable home base for the vacation, you will find precisely what you are searching for one of many Cape Cod vacation rental fees in the marketplace. Do plan in advance, though – the best looking and most friendly Cape Cod bungalows can often be reserved up to and including year ahead of time.

Cape Point

Table Mountain National Park stretches from Signal Hill and Table Mountain to Cape Point. This reserve offers a large variety of animals, including baboons, buck, the Cape Mountain Zebra, and over 250 bird species and indigenous flora. Many of these species are unique to the area and cannot be found anywhere else in the world!

Here you can also find Cape Point, at the tip of the Cape peninsula. This great expansive area encompasses a beautiful sea and coastline, great for scenic trips. Some of the highest points in the world can be found within Cape Point with its treacherous cliffs. This point marks the spot where cold Beguela currents from the West coast merge with the warm Agulhus currents of the East coast.

You’ll want to reserve at least an hour or two to take in all the sights and activities of this glorious park area. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea can be purchased at the Two Oceans Restaurant while you are there. Also stop by the curio shop, and a new visitors center.

Some of the animals in the park can be aggressive, such as the baboons, so you should take care not to feed or try to touch these animals. Find more information at the South African National Parks website. See more about this area

The Groveland Hotel – Luxury with an Old West grandeur and Southern Hospitality

Don’t let our Southern drawls fool you – we’ve lived in the Sierra Nevada for more than 20 years, and, oh, the stories we accumulated! Restoring the Groveland Hotel to its Old West grandeur allowed for many interesting history lessons of the region. We also discovered many very special places nearby worth deeper exploration. Our Southern Roots run deep, we were both born and raised in Tennessee, and we still firmly believe in old-fashioned Southern Hospitality.  Grover is an avid golfer (but I can’t reveal his handicap), and he spends many days with friends at our local championship golf course at Pine Mountain Lake. When he’s not on the greens, he’s greeting our guests and helping them find their way around our property and our quirky Old West town. He’s our chief cook, bottle washer, dog walker, florist, as well as my dearest friend.

I wish I still had time to fly my Beech Sierra N2052L, but honestly, I’m more than content to share a bottle of wine and my knowledge of the Groveland area with guests and members of our community. I happen to be a bit of a wine connoisseur and would love to help you explore our wine list, which was given the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and includes more than 550 labels.  And yes, I did go to school with Elvis! Feel free to ask me about him, our resident ghost, Lyle, Motherlode gold rush history, our local swimming holes and waterfalls, or about my time as the sole female manager at Lockheed back in the 1970s.  Integral to our Groveland Hotel family are Rusty, Miss Kitty and Princess Ginger she is Rusty’s daughter. Both are beagles and give a doggie greeting to each visitor arriving at the hotel. Although they are very vocal, they are always happy to receive a friendly scratch on the head or chest. They love taking Peggy for walks, pulling her up the hill and around the corner, noses to the ground and tails pointing skyward. This quirky community of 1500 permanent residents rests above the fog and below the heavy snow pack and claims an average of more than 300 days of sun.  A town with historic buildings, including California’s oldest continuously-operating saloon, and quaint shops, Groveland is an ideal setting for a romantic diversion, a base camp for river rafting, mountain biking, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing, or it can simply be your entertaining pit stop on the way to Yosemite National Park.

Our region was home to Native Americans for several thousand years until the Gold Rush in 1848.  The area was transformed into a permanent rough-and-tumble community of Garrote, a name derived from the all-too-common hangings of the period.  Later re-named Groveland, the community became the headquarters for the Hetch Hetchy water project, and it is now a charming gateway to the treasured national landmark of Yosemite.  Innkeepers Grover and Peggy Mosley hail from Tennessee, and their dedication to excellence and good-old-fashioned Southern Hospitality is apparent in every nook and cranny of this original 1849 adobe hotel.  They offer an award-winning restaurant and saloon, superior quality mattresses, linens, feather beds and down comforters, and they hand-select each of their always-attentive staff members.   Executive Chef Greg Lutes is another important person at the Groveland Hotel. His culinary talent is something out of the ordinary for a town with a 1500 population. Coming from the big city of Chicago to Groveland, one of Yosemite National Park’s gateway communities, Chef Greg had achieved an impressive Zagat score of 27 out of 30. Since coming to the Groveland Hotel, Chef Greg has had the honor of preparing fine foods for many guests, not least among them is her majesty, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, second in line for the Thai throne. Chef Greg’s mission is to use the freshest in local and sustainable ingredients in creating multi-ethnic and California cuisine.  You can savor a lazy morning in the most luxurious featherbed you’ll never want to get out of, snuggle into one of our cozy bathrobes, enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee on our verandah and permit a gracious staff member to indulge your every request. Each of our unique Victorian-style rooms includes a private bath, free high-speed/wireless Internet access, telephone/voice mail, down comforters, European antiques, a coffee grinder and brewer, a CD player and an alarm clock.  Our room rates vary in price from $145 to $285.  Included in your cost is a morning feast we nicknamed the Innkeeper’s Breakfast.  It’s available to you from 7:30 am-10:00 am, and it features a variety of fresh-baked goods, egg dishes, cereals, yogurt, freshly brewed coffee and tea, juices and fruits.  Relish your Yosemite adventure and leave the details to us. Contact us now to book the best dates for your Yosemite vacation.  For more information on this stunning Hotel visit their website at: http://www.groveland.com 

Hotel Charlotte–On the way to Yosemite Groveland-Yosemite

We love the fall weather when the nights cool off, the days have lost their swelter and the families are back in school leaving us with a very pleasant and relaxed Yosemite with less cars and people but still grand visiting weather for hiking, biking and road tripping. Fall colors are upon us now, won’t you join us?

Sipping through the Sierra:  Join our favorite Sommelier, Nicole, of Muir Hanna Fame, as she takes us on a journey through the best of Sierra Foothills wines. Victor designs the menu, Nicole pairs the wines. The series opens on Sunday, Nov. 9th with Sipping Calaveras where guests will enjoy 5 courses, 5 wines and one fantastic Sommelier.  Sipping Amador will be held on 2/22 & Sipping El Dorado 3/22. Individual tickets $64, or save $15 with the 3-event series ticket. Wouldn’t this make an exceptional holiday gift! Menu and additional details online: http://www.HotelCharlotte.com/sipping.html.

Enjoy Stay & Play package pricing in combination with our Sipping Calaveras dinner on Sunday, November 9th. Reserve the special wine-dinner and add a traditional room for just $89 more (per room, not per person!) a great savings. 

Thanksgiving Weekend:
New this year, we will be open Fri, Sat and Sun for dinner over Thanksgiving weekend. Enjoy an opportunity to bring your friends and family out to experience a marvelous Groveland dinner. Reservations encouraged! Fall Fare Frenzy! 3rd night just $10 pp, breakfast included
Guests will enjoy our Fall Fare Frenzy with great savings for three night stays. Make Hotel Charlotte your home base for exploring Yosemite and California’s Gold Country. Offer valid on 3-night stays Sunday-Friday nights through November 21st. No blackout periods. Special rate must be mentioned at point of reservation. Rate does not include taxes, gratuities or incidentals.
Apply this special to our traditional rooms, regularly $108 per night and your total is only $236 for three nights, or choose one of our large rooms for an even greater value, regularly $149 per night now only $318 for the three night period. All rooms are individually decorated and have queen beds, private baths, televisions and WiFi access. Breakfast is always included.
For more information about the Hotel Charlotte, including online reservations and room photos, visit www.HotelCharlotte.com or call 209-962-6455. 

Fall & Winter savings! We offer guests oodles of packages to choose from when traveling in our lighter seasons, Fall & Winner. Please check www.HotelCharlotte.com/specials.html
to see if we have a package that is just right for your visit. In partnership with our local activities providers we also offer Stay & Play discounts when you sleep with us while playing with them. Check out www.HotelCharlotte.com/play.html for details. Reservations: 209-962-6455

Having ourselves traveled many of the freeways, byways and out-of-the-ways in and beyond Groveland, we are well prepared to help plan your trip to our little town and points beyond. Feel free to browse our handy Itineraries!  We look forward to welcoming you (Again!) – Lynn & Victor – Hotel Charlotte, 209-962-6455 – www.HotelCharlotte.com

PS: If none of our packages fit your travel needs, returning guests, our Groveland neighbors (for their friends and families) and readers of this newsletter are invited to take 15% of our published rates. Valid through March 31st, 2009. Must mention eligibility at point of reservation. Holiday blackout dates may apply. One special per stay!

BALBOA BAY CLUB & RESORT ENCOURAGES LEISURE TRAVELERS TO PLAN A QUICK GET-AWAY ON THE WATERFRONT IN NEWPORT BEACH

NEWPORT BEACH, CA  (April 22, 2008) – The Balboa Bay Club & Resort (BBC&R) is encouraging leisure travelers to welcome in spring with a mini-vacation get-away to this picturesque waterfront resort.

With rates from $ 245.00* this is an opportunity not to be missed!

 “We are fortunate to be the only waterfront resort in Newport Beach—literally on the bay. And in January we were thrilled to be recognized as one of the top 500 hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure Magazine. Guests staying here enjoy an elegant resort setting, a beautiful spa & fitness center, and with electric boats & kayaks, fine-dining and nightly live music and dancing, it is an amazing respite here at the resort. BBCR is also just steps away from the quaint village of Balboa Island, beaches and boardwalks/bike paths, shopping, dining and even chartered boat and fishing adventures are nearby,” Henry Schielein says with a smile. He is the proud President and COO of BBCR.

The Balboa Bay Club & Resort Accommodations

The resort offers 132 elegant guest rooms, averaging 500 square feet in size and each with a balcony or patio, and featuring luxurious pillow-top mattress beds, crisp duvets and the highest quality of bedding. The oversized marble and granite bathrooms offer twin sinks, a separate shower and deep soak tubs, as well the best in toiletry amenities. Comfortable robes and slippers are there for your enjoyment.

The resort also features a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, a salon, luxurious 17,000 sq. ft. Spa featuring nine treatment rooms, a fabulous menu of massages/facial treatments, saunas and dressing areas.  The year-round heated swimming pool and whirlpool offer a secluded environment laced with palm trees and chaise lounges.

Dining

The First Cabin Restaurant, with its waterfront setting, is the ideal place for delightful dining while watching yachts of every size gliding by on shimmering waters. Indoor and outdoor terrace seating is available.  In the evening, Duke’s Place lounge offers live entertainment and dancing nightly. Guests can also enjoy a refreshing drink on the patio, watch a magnificent setting sun, or enjoy evening skies sprinkled with stars.

For Reservations

For reservations, call (949) 645-5000 and ask for room reservations or visit the website at www.balboabayclub.com.  Be sure to ask about the resort’s 5^th Annual Food and Wine Festival over the Memorial Day Weekend as well.

* Note: The room rate starting at $245.00 is for one guestroom (deluxe accommodations), per night, double occupancy, and is subject to availability upon booking the reservation. This rate does not include taxes. Rooms also available with water views at a higher room rate. This rate does not apply to groups of ten or larger. This offer is valid for bookings through June 30^th, 2008.

This Mediterranean-style, waterfront resort was newly rebuilt five years ago, and enjoys stunning bay views and sunsets over the Pacific Ocean. In January, the resort was recognized as one of the Top 500 Hotels in the World by Travel + Leisure Magazine, and is the only Newport Beach hotel on this exclusive list. The resort has an award-winning fine dining restaurant and bayside terrace, The First Cabin, as well as nightly entertainment and dancing at Duke’s Place. The First Cabin Restaurant received the Award of Excellence from the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) as well as the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Other resort amenities include: a full-service 17,000 –square foot Spa, a salon which is open to the public, jewelry and fashion boutique, year-round heated swimming and whirlpool, and workout facility. Conveniently located in the heart of Newport Beach off California’s Pacific Coast Highway, The Balboa Bay Club & Resort is a sophisticated yet relaxed, waterfront four-diamond luxury resort that delights locals, vacationers as well as meeting and corporate business travelers. For more information, visit www.balboabayclub.com. Contact: Deirdre Michalski 949.833.3822 x320, dmichalski@intgmktg.com

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