Acqualina, a Rosewood resort in Sunny Isles Beach, is offering a package that includes admission to Art Basel Miami Beach, happening this year from December 6 to 9. Art aficionados know that this event is the sister event to Art Basel Switzerland, the largest art show in the world, and the show in Florida is nothing to sniff at. Combining special exhibitions, parties and crossover events in architecture, music, film and design, Art Basel brings a nice dose of the arts to already hip but sometimes vapid Miami Beach.

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It’s not too late to get in a last family vacation before summer ends. Formerly the Ritz Carlton, Taj Boston marks the entry of the luxury brand into the Boston market, and because of it, you can now relax with the assistance of a Bath Butler, Technology Butler and Fireplace Butler. The proximity to Logan Airport makes Taj Boston a convenient hotel; the impeccable service and opulent setting make it a purely enjoyable one. Don’t dally long, though: the special Children’s Package is only available until August 31… (more…)

If business or pleasure beckons you to our nation’s capital, consider taking the kids along and getting the National Zoo’s Panda Package, which combines a welcome kit from the zoo with hotel deals at ten properties around the city. At check-in at the hotel you’ll be greeted with your welcome kit, which includes:

• a plush panda stuffed toy
• a zoo map
• a Giant Panda fact sheet
• a kids’ Giant Panda activity booklet
• a postcard
• an issue of ZooGoer magazine
• a Giant Panda video album CD
• an area dining guide

A portion of your hotel rate will go to the zoo’s Giant Panda Conservation Fund. Of the 10 participating properties, we recommend the following (be sure to check out each one’s individual Panda Package, as some hotels have added extra features like zoo tickets):

• Beacon Hotel and Corporate Quarters (opt for the Corporate Quarters rooms, which are larger and have kitchens)
• Hyatt Regency Bethesda
• Omni Shoreham Hotel
  
• Hotel Rouge
• Fairmont Washington D.C.
• Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

Hotel Rouge lobby, copyright Kimpton Hotels