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MUSKOKA, ON., January 2007 – Glowing fires, beds big enough to lose yourself in, lakeside strolls and candle-lit dinners have always been part of Canadians’ love affair with Deerhurst Resort, an 800 acre year-round retreat two hours north of Toronto. But with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Deerhurst is spicing up traditional romance with secret ingredients, hot music and a whole month’s worth of ways to say, “I love you.”
“Relationships are complicated enough,” acknowledges Clee Varon, Deerhurst’s director of sales & marketing. “So we wanted to share getaways, gifts and our favourite tips to make romance stress-free and fun.”
On the weekends before and after Valentine’s Day, Deerhurst’s special Party for Two package matches select accommodations with a tantalizing four-course menu and show tickets from $318 per couple. Dinner culminates in the popular “Love is Blind” dessert sampler, a taste test of aphrodisiac flavours like chocolate, honey, strawberry and ginger served with a silky blindfold. Then it’s off to Deerhurst’s historic Lodge Show Room for a song-filled performance of the lively pop culture hit “EDGE” or tongue-in-cheek cabaret “Live After Hours”.
Deerhurst also offers a year-round Taste of Romance package and a three-course Valentine’s Day dinner and show pairing for local residents. Those still burnt out by holiday shopping can simply click to pick out on-line gift certificates for everything from Sunday brunches and rounds of golf on the championship Deerhurst Highlands course to spa therapy and lavish suite escapes.
Whether you’re crazy in love, or trying to express your love drives you crazy, these simple suggestions from Deerhurst staffers can help:
LOVE LETTERS Correspondence can make the heart grow fonder. Try writing on the mirror after a steamy shower, drawing a heart and initials in a snow bank, sending a note each day for a week or a postcard that arrives home after your getaway.
SPECIAL TOUCHES Nicole Verzyden, director of the Aveda Full Concept Spa at Deerhurst, suggests staying relaxed by bringing the spa back home. “Giving spa products as a gift will keep your loved one looking and feeling special every day.” Can’t go wrong choices include candles, like Aveda’s Pure-Fume line, and travel size samples of new items.
ONLY YOU Personalized actions like a game of tennis (the original “love” match), a day of snowmobiling or ski passes speak louder than poetic words to many partners and are all available at Deerhurst.
OUR SONG As musical director of Canada’s longest running live stage production, Deerhurst’s Glenn Bladon makes the connection between music and memories nightly. His cast’s tuneful suggestion: “Bring along an new album for your car or hotel room. Or make your loved one a personalized CD or iPod play list that mixes their favorites with latest hits, the 21st century version of the mix tape.”
PILLOW TALK At home or away, plan to leave a chocolate, flower, nightcap or other small pleasure on or near the bed to ensure sweet dreams.
For reservations and more romantic ideas at your fingertips visit deerhurstresort.com/valentines or call 1-800-461-4393. And remember the most important Valentine’s tip from Deerhurst, “plan ahead” because the best reservations, gifts and flowers go early.
Deerhurst Resort is home to one of Muskoka’s earliest historic lodges, superstar Shania Twain’s recording discovery and the region’s first modern, 36-hole golf course development. Located on Peninsula Lake just east of the town of Huntsville, Ontario this classic Canadian escape offers the most on-site activities of any resort in Eastern Canada. For reservations call 1-800-461-4393 or visit us at www.deerhurstresort.com
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If you would like to obtain more information or reproduction quality photographs, please contact:
Anne White
Director Public Relations
T 416.566.9297
F 416.883.8975
awhite@deerhurstresort.com
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