A Portuguese Babymoon

Situated in the cosmopolitan town of Cascais, The Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa represents excellence of design and the best of sophistication and comfort. Thanks to a strategically devised concept, the Atlantic Ocean can be contemplated from almost all of the Hotel’s bedrooms, restaurants, terraces and swimming pools.

The new and enchanting Spa offers guests various services, including a Thalasso circuit pool, an ice fountain, thermal baths and a vast list of body and facial treatments which impart truly unique sensations.

To the north of the Hotel, there are views of the stunning hills and castles of Sintra, that seem to have come straight out of a fairytale. And Lisbon is only minutes away.

Discover the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa, a unique Hotel, where you will awake to the sound of waves breaking on the shore. Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa is a member of the Leading Spas, a collection of the world’s most exquisite spas.
Enjoy your Pre-natal Massage in a luxurious and enchanting retreat which combines the effectiveness of sea water with the sensitivity of aromatherapy and the elegance of a Spa with state-of-the-art equipment.

While expecting your baby, find out the special package that the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa has prepared for you, the Babymoon!
 

• 2 Night accommodation in a Sea View room with a king size bed
• Villa Itália gourmet breakfast served in Navegantes restaurant or in the room
• 1 Bowl of season fruit with accompanied by VOSS water, in the room, at arrival
• 1 Flower bouquet for the mother-to-be
• 1 Pre-natal massage for the mother-to-be with an exclusive offer from our Spa,
  a Real Cranium Facial Massage to complete the experience
• 1 Aromatherapy Real Massage for the father-to-be and access to our thalasso therapy pool
• 1 surprise present for the mother-to-be
• 1 À la carte gourmet dinner at Belvedere restaurant
• Chocolate truffles in the room
  Package price based on 2 persons in a double room: 960 euro

Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa is also the perfect destination for your first family vacation after your baby’s arrival. The Hotel features the Realito Kids’ Club with interactive games and a fun zone, special child’s menus, outdoor child’s swimming pool and special access and chairs for children.

Babymoon to the island of Gozo

 

In the heart of the Mediterranean, ninety kilometers south of Sicily, lies the magical and beautiful island of Gozo. In Gozo, time moves at a leisurely pace, its rhythms dictated by the seasons; with green hillsides and plains, spectacular coastline and rock formations, deep crystal clear seas and hidden rocky coves just crying out for exploration. Inland, the small island is covered with flowering herbs and lush crops, and in summer it is fragrant with oleander, bougainvillea and geranium. Thus un-spoiled by mass tourism, Gozo, the Mediterranean’s best kept secret has remained a romantic and fascinating hideaway for those wanting a break from the pressures of modern living.

The Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz is more than just an exclusive hideaway resort with all the comforts 5 stars can offer. Surrounded by 30,000 sqm of gardens, the resort has been built to blend into the yellow limestone in a traditional style.

Kempinski Spa – Ayurvedic Centre
At the Kempinski Spa at San Lawrenz guests can experience a variety of body and soul treatments including Ayurveda, Marine and herbal care, massages, Balneo baths and Vichy water showers. An Ayurvedic centre is headed by efficient doctors, with professionally trained and experienced staff and is specialized in prenatal care.

Babymooning at Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz launched two Babymoon Packages, both memorable, focused on pampering the mother- to-be.
The Deluxe Babymoon includes : 7 nights accommodation in a deluxe room, free upgrade to a junior suite, if available, full buffet breakfast,  and 5 days Ayurvedic Prenatal Program.  The treatment package includes massages like Abhyangam, Udwarthanam, Navarakkizhi, Dhara and Vasty, along with long time tested herbal formulas, use of the hotel facilities such as outdoor pools and heated indoor pool, wellness gift for the mom-to-be. The Deluxe Babymoon starts from 1,700 euro.
http://www.baby-moon.eu/kempinskigozobabymoondeluxe.html

The Babymoon includes : 3 nights accommodation in a deluxe room, free upgrade to a junior suite, if available, full buffet breakfast, 2 pampering spa treatments: Re-Balancing Mask with Marine Algae and Back Deep Cleansing Treatment, use of the hotel facilities such as outdoor pools and heated indoor pool, and a wellness gift for the mom-to-be. The Babymoon Package starts from 500 euro.
http://www.baby-moon.eu/kempinskigozo.html

Babymoon Bliss in Arizona

The Four Diamond Award Winner Royal Palms Resort and Spa has partnered with Moonbeams® – an upscale maternity, baby and children’s store – and Jennifer Bowen Photography to offer couples one last romantic hurrah before the big arrival.

The “Babymoon Bliss” experience includes:

• Two nights of luxury accommodations
• Jennifer Bowen Photography, “Baby Bump” pre-pregnancy photos at the Royal Palms with optional discounted “Bundle of Joy” newborn photography (Based on availability). Includes up to 60 fully edited custom photos, online proofing and ordering, a slide show set to music of photographer favorites and a $25 print credit.
• Stylish Moonbeams® Bath time tub filled with goodies: Cleanwater Bathtub, elegant baby – modern rubber duck (stripes/polka dots), Erbaviva – organic “Nighty-Night” lavender aromatherapy for baby’s bath, Under the Nile – organic hooded towel and cute wash cloth (neutral color), Angel Dear or comparable brand – cute baby slippers.
• $50 gift certificate to shop at Moonbeams
• Whatever your craving in-room amenity
• Cigar and cognac for dad-to-be
• Mom-to-be prenatal massage and pedicure at Alvadora Spa
• Dad-to-be 60-minute therapeutic massage
• Candlelit drawn bath for two
• Selection of complimentary in-room movies such as “Expecting Moms”, “Look Who’s Talking”, “Three Men and a Baby”, including a variety of gourmet popcorn, sparkling water for mom-to-be and chilled beer for dad-to-be.

Privacy remains the ultimate luxury at Royal Palms Resort and Spa. Enchanting stone walkways curve throughout the property, inviting guests to indulge in a leisurely stroll amongst the fragrant citrus groves and exotic foliage. Royal Palms Resort and Spa is conveniently located between the prestigious Biltmore area and popular downtown Scottsdale. Royal Palms Resort and Spa is ideally situated for leisure travelers with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport only seven miles from the resort. Unique ambiance, intimate surroundings and lush gardens evoke the sense of a faraway place, yet the resort is minutes from world-class shopping, galleries, golf and attractions.

Resort Overview http://www.royalpalmshotel.com/pdfs/property-map.pdf
View Babymoon Bliss online http://www.baby-moon.eu/royalpalms.html

Tropical Babymoon

 

The beautiful and tropical island of Jamaica, the third largest island in the West Indies,
could be your babymoon destination with a new Babymoon Package offered by the
luxurious Round Hill Hotel Resort.

The Round Hill Babymoon Package, for 1780 USD includes :

• private return airport transfers for two
• 4 nights stay in a beautiful oceanfront room designed by Ralph Lauren
•  Breakfast daily on the Seaside Terrace overlooking the ocean
• One candlelight dinner for two in Gazebo with a bottle of cider
• Afternoon tea daily
• 3 spa treatments
  one Elemis nurturing mother-to-be – 50 minutes
  one aromapure taster facial for the mother to be – 30 minutes
  one tranquility massage for the father- to-be – 50 minutes
• Snorkelling, paddle boats, kayaks, glass bottom boat

Round Hill offers 36 newly renovated oceanfront rooms in the Pineapple House and 27 privately owned two, three, four and five bedroom villas dotted over the hillside, most with private pool.

The Pineapple House comprises of 36 oceanfront rooms, overlooking the Caribbean Sea and the new double infinity edge pool. Upstairs rooms have large louvered windows which fold back to take full advantage of breathtaking views and the downstairs rooms have balconies or patios. Renovated and designed by Ralph Lauren, all rooms evoke tropical beach living. White stone floors, romantic four poster mahogany bamboo beds and sumptuous upholstered furniture from the Ralph Lauren Home Collection add to each and every guests’ comfort. The color accents are white with splashes of pink and blue. The bathrooms have been enlarged and feature separate deep tubs, freestanding rain showers and double sink vanities by Waterworks.

The city of Montego Bay and Sangsters International Airport is 12 kilometers or 25 minutes drive east of the resort’s peninsular.

FLIGHTS
Non-stop flights to Montego Bay (MBJ) are offered by Air Jamaica, Delta, Continental and American Airlines.
4 hour Non-Stop flights from Newark (EWR) to Montego Bay with Continental and Air Jamaica, or Cincinnati (CVG) to Montego Bay with Delta, or Chicago (ORD) to Montego Bay with American Airlines (starting 31st of January 2009 ).

INFO
Layout and Property Map of Round Hill

Help for Morning Sickness

Every mother has had morning sickness to one degree or another. I didn’t have it that badly with my first pregnancy, although I have found a product that I would surely purchase the next time around.  MorningWell is a unique audio program developed to deal with the symptoms of  morning sickness. Simply speaking, it works on electrical impulses in the brain to reduce the symptoms of nausea. MorningWell is safe, it is not a hypnosis or relaxation product, neither does it contain subliminal messages.
It was developed by UK-based healthcare company DAVAL, using a blend of music and other audio signals placed on a CD. When listened to through headphones, the MorningWell program is conveyed to the vestibular system ( the sensory system that controls equilibrium and balance) and works by interrupting the passage of signals between the brain and digestive track that would normally cause nausea.
The great thing about MorningWell is that it can be used at any time, in any place, because there is no need to lay down while using the program.
http://www.morningwell.co.uk/

Taiwan welcomes Hello Kitty Maternity Hospital

The 30-bed Hau Sheng Hospital in Yuanlin in central Taiwan is reportedly the world’s first Hello Kitty themed medical center. From blankets and birth certificates to bed linen and uniforms worn by staff, every aspect of the Hello Kitty hospital is emblazoned with the feline motif. Patients are welcomed by a statue of Hello Kitty dressed in a doctor’s uniform, before traveling in a Hello Kitty elevator to a pink examination room with Hello Kitty posters on the wall. The hospital’s director Tsai Tsung-chi opened the T$100 million ($3 million)  hospital in his hometown after obtaining authorization from the fictitious cat’s Japanese parent company Sanrio Co Ltd.

Meet Mommy Cards

Now that I’m taking my daughter to playgroups and “mommy and me” classes, I’m meeting new moms almost every day. The other morning,
I met a mom who happens to live around the corner from me but we couldn’t find a pen or paper between us to exchange numbers. We were searching through our diaper bags only to come up with empty gum wrappers and receipts-not a pen or blank piece of paper to be found.
This situation would be solved with Mommy Cards, described as new business cards for parenting. They include your name, your children’s names and your contact information. Mommy Cards come in a variety of really great designs to choose from as well. The cards are printed with a glossy finish on the front and a matte finish on the back.  The glossy front provides a sophisticated look while the matte back makes it easy to write notes about your availability for playdates!
Take a look at them at http://mommy-cards.com/