We’ll be upfront – we think this package is a bit of clever marketing that doesn’t totally deliver in the babymoon category. While the name suggests that it’s a babymoon, and parents to be are mentioned in the marketing materials, when you look at the offerings, it’s really just another romantic getaway that someone was smart enough to promote to parents-to-be. Which we’re fine with – there’s no reason a babymoon has to have a special “pregnancy” component (although cocktails for a pregnant woman may not be the best freebie in the world). Since the concept is about connecting for one final time with your significant other before baby comes, a cute onesie for baby does not have to be part of the package. (And won’t Baby get loads of attention soon enough?) (more…)

From Juliana at HotelChatter: we’ve learned that several Texan Omni properties will now feature kids’ suites. These come brightly decorated with beanbags, twin beds (for the kids, that is) and an assortment of toys and “kid” stuff. Select properties in Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio will feature the new digs , and you can also find suites at their L.A, San Francisco and San Diego posts, which debuted similar family accommodations in 2005 .

You can learn more about the Texas suites (which are available starting tomorrow) from Juliana here and from Omni Hotels here. (HotelChatter includes a snapshot.) Omni Hotels already have a kids program that offers suitcases of games and books to be used during the stay and a welcome goodie bag with “cool stuff” like bracelets, kaleidoscopes and kazoos.

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No, we have not forgotten Mother’s Day. But we realize that most of you reading this probably are the mothers, in which case you really shouldn’t be planning your own day – surely you do enough already? However, on the not-so-off chance that your kids or too small or not liquid enough yet to pull out all the stops, and your other half is too clueless busy to plan something, we’re providing you with some last-minute options. If by now you haven’t caught even the slightest whiff of some serious Mother’s Day operations in the works, we say go ahead and make some requests. We’ve got some for you here: (more…)