Love is in the Air in Majestic Monaco this Valentine's Day

Monaco this Valentine’s Day, the enchanting land where the beautiful Princess Grace married her Prince Rainier. In celebration of romance, Monaco’s luxurious hotels and restaurants are offering travelers and lovers of the finer things in life some very special Valentine’s Day delights as follows:

Le Club Diamant Rouge (www.clubdiamantrouge.com) /800 753 9696
As an additional enticement, the Monaco Government Tourist Office is happy to extend complimentary Le Club Diamant Rouge Classic membership privileges for two to travelers who book one of the below hotel packages. Privileges include complimentary helicopter transfer from or to Nice International Airport ($75 value per person); complimentary admission to Monaco’s museums ($60 value per person) and the Casino de MonteCarlo ($20 value per person); special entitlements at Les Thermes Marins de MonteCarlo spa and the Hotel Metropole MonteCarlo’s ESPA; shopping discounts; VIP privileges and much more.

Hotel Metropole (www.metropole.com / +377 93 15 15 15):
Valentine’s Day Package: Luxury accommodation, daily American breakfast, two hours of ESPA time treatment and a complimentary Metropole Lifestyle* card for two. A minimum two night stay is required. Pricing starts at €565 per night for a superior bedroom, double occupancy, with tax and service included, based on availability.

*The Metropole Lifestyle card gives guests priority access to all restaurants of the hotel, Metropole ESPA fitness studio and treatment bookings and free entry to the MonteCarlo Casino. In addition, Chef Christophe Cussac has created a special Valentine’s Day dinner at the Metropole’s two Michelin star Joël Robuchon Monte Carlo restaurant. The contemporary Mediterranean menu includes champagne, foie gras, caviar, scallops, Dover sole, poularde, and indulgent desserts, from €230 per person.

MonteCarlo SBM Hotels Valentine’s Day Packages (www.montecarloresort.com / +377 98 06 25 25):
Hotel de Paris: Two nights in a double room with breakfast daily, room upgrade (upon availability at checkin), a welcome bottle of champagne and Valentine’s Day dinner in the prestigious Salle Empire including champagne. Pricing starts at €533 per night for two with a minimum two night stay. Hotel Hermitage: Two nights in a double room with breakfast daily, room upgrade (upon availability at checkin), a welcome box of chocolates and flowers and Valentine’s Day dinner in the romantic Belle Époque room including champagne. Pricing starts at €295 per night for two with a minimum two night stay. MonteCarlo Bay Hotel & Resort: Two nights in a sea view, double room with breakfast daily, a welcome bottle of champagne and Valentine’s Day dinner in the contemporary Blue Bay restaurant. Pricing starts at €289 per night for two with a minimum two night stay. All MonteCarlo SBM Hotel Valentine’s Day Packages include Carte d’Or privileges: Free access to the Casino de MonteCarlo and shuttles for transportation in the MonteCarlo Bay Hotel & Resort, a 50 percent discount on fees at the MonteCarlo Golf Club and the MonteCarlo Country Club, free access to MonteCarloSpa at Les Thermes Marins when staying at the Hotel de Paris or Hotel Hermitage and free access to the sandbottomed lagoon and swimming pool when guests of the MonteCarlo Bay & Resort. More information on the Carte d’Or and additional MonteCarlo SBM packages may be found at www.montecarloresort.com.

The Fairmont Monte Carlo (www.fairmont.com/montecarlo / +377 93 50 65 00):
Magic of “Aromachology” package: Love is definitely in the air at The Fairmont Monte Carlo where learning “nose” no bounds thanks to the Magic of “Aromachology” package, which includes two nights accommodation, an “aromachology” workshop in the Galimard perfumery of Eze Village under the expert guidance of a master perfumer, a 60minute aroma therapy massage for two at the Willow Stream spa and daily buffet breakfast. Rates start from €513 per night with a twonight minimum stay and seven day advance booking required.

Port Palace Valentine’s Day Special (www.portpalace.com / +377 97 97 90 00):
St. Valentine’s Special: Two nights in a harbor view suite with breakfast daily, inroom Jacuzzi and Valentine’s Day dinner at the hotel’s Mandarine restaurant, featuring a special Mediterranean inspired menu by Chef Patrick Raingeard. Pricing starts at €690 for two nights.

Maya Bay Thai Restaurant (www.mayabay.mc / +377 977 07 4 67):

This Valentine’s Day, Chef Christophe Dupuy of the new Maya Bay Thai Restaurant will prepare a special menu including a “Kwam Rak” champagne cocktail, Carpaccio of scallops, an assortment of Thai delicacies, dim sum, Thai “Fire” soup, banana blossom salad, filet of young galangal turbot, curried chicken and exotic desserts. Pricing is €74 per person.

Travelers to Monaco will find excellent vacation value by bidding on exclusive packages at www.MonacoAuction.com, the premier online travel auction marketplace dedicated to luxury travel within the Principality. For more information, please contact the Monaco Government Tourist Office (MGTO) at 565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017; phone (800) 7539696 or (212) 2863330; or via email at info@VisitMonaco.com. Information and links are available via the Monaco Government Tourist Office web site at www.VisitMonaco.com.