Villa Group Resorts opened its new Desert Spa in Cabo San Lucas last summer. The spa, which treats guests staying at Villa del Arco, Villa la Estancia and Villa del Palmar, is a three-level 31,000 square foot facility boasting hydrotherapy centers that include jacuzzis, a cold plunge pool, steam rooms and saunas. There are are also 17 treatment rooms in which guests can be pampered with a variety of body and facial treatments, all utilizing desert-inspired products with extracts of agave, lime, cactus, vanilla and/or melon.

Couples can rejuvenate and reenergize themselves at the Desert Spa via an introductory package, the Desert Spa Adventure. The package includes:

• 3 nights in a deluxe 1-bedroom oceanview suite at Villa del Arco
• His-and-hers spa experience (hydrotherapy session followed by a 50-minute massage for each person)
• a men’s facial
• a lemon-lime facial for her
• a personal training session for 2 with a certified personal trainer
• a light spa cuisine lunch for 2 at La Perla restaurant

The Adventure Package rates start at $1,143 per couple, not inclusive of tax. The package does not include meals except as noted above. Packages are valid through December 8, 2008 and are subject to availability. For more information, call the reservations line at 877.845.5247.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and for most of February, El Careyes will be summoning Cupid to Mexico with its San Valentin package, a package that takes care of all the necessities and a lot of the romance too. Couples reserving this offer will receive:

• 3 nights in a suite
• Breakfast daily
• Candlelit private dinner for 2 with a bottle of house wine
• A romantic 3-hour picnic at a nearby bird estuary
• Two 30-minute massages
• Welcome fruit plate in your suite

Rates are $1,867 for a Junior Suite Oceanview and $2,013 for a Junior Suite Oceanfront or a Careyes Suite. Rates include 17% tax and 5% service charge. Picnic and massages must be reserved 24 hours in advance. For more information, click here or call the resort at 52.315.351.0000

A whirlwind weekend of culinary extravaganza awaits you at Monterey County’s Great Wine Escape Weekend, presented by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. For its 11th year, the event includes seminars featuring local vintners, and over 20 winemaker dinners at restaurants around the county. There will also be self-guided and bus tours to tasting rooms at several wineries. (more…)