New Years Eve Getaway Packages

Whether you’re looking to cozy up fireside and watch the snow fall or party all night to the sounds of some of this year’s hottest artists, here are a few unforgettable New Year’s Eve packages that are sure to have you ring in 2016 in style.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

This year, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is offering some the most exciting New Year’s Eve celebrations

on the strip. On December 31st, the critically-acclaimed, Grammy-Award winning Bruno Mars will perform alongside his eight-piece band, The Hooligans, at The Cosmopolitan’s state-of-the-art concert venue The Chelsea. The hotel is offering a New Year’s Experience package that includes a two night’s stay, two tickets to see Bruno Mars live at The Chelsea, brunch for two and VIP check-in.  Additionally, guests can enjoy New Year’s Eve at The Ice Rink at The Cosmopolitan, a winter wonderland overlooking the heart of The Strip. The only outdoor Ice Rink in Las Vegas will feature snow showers every half hour between 6pm and 10pm Wednesday through Sunday during the holiday season. For a more romantic option, guests can head to The Chandelier Bar, a three story bar made of over two million crystals. The three-story bar offers a range of toasting options from sophisticated cocktail lounge to lively dance floor.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Fontainebleau Miami Beach will be ringing in 2016 with performances by two of this year’s hottest artists,

The Weeknd and KYGO. The festive nightlife experience will take place around the hotel's poolscape. Prices range from $275 for one general admission ticket up to $50,000 for a stage-side private space with room for up to 30 lucky guests. All packages include premium open bar from 9 p.m. until midnight.

Castle Hill Inn (Newport, Rhode Island)

An Effervescent New Year’s Eve (December 30 - January 2)

Champagne is synonymous with the celebration of New Year’s. This year at Castle Hill, we are fully embracing the fine art of “Bubbly”, starting with a bottle of Champagne in your room upon arrival. On the

afternoon of New Year’s Eve, Beverage Director Anthony Boi will host a premium Champagne tasting, followed by a screening of the 1954 film classic Sabrina. After an evening of dinner and dancing to ring in the new year, make your way to the dining room to enjoy our New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch, featuring an artisan Bloody Mary bar (not included in the cost of the package).  $720/night - $1,200night (based on double occupancy).   Nestled on a 40-acre peninsula in Newport, Rhode Island, overlooking Narragansett Bay, Castle Hill Inn exemplifies the warmth and quiet luxury of 19th century seacoast life.  Combining the elegance of a boutique hotel with the inviting comforts of a coastal inn, the Inn offers resplendent lodging options to suit the needs and preferences of all guests.  Accommodations include seven guest rooms and suites in the original 19th-century Agassiz Mansion, and 24 private, waterfront accommodations in the Harbor House, Chalet, Beach Houses and Beach Cottages. Within the mansion, indulgent meals are prepared by renowned Executive Chef, Karsten Hart, and the recently renovated Lawn at Castle Hill is the epitome of classic New England al fresco dining.  On property activities include stargazing, clambakes, bonfires, games on the lawn, kayaking, paddle boarding, yoga, surfing, sailing and much more. 

New Years Eve Getaways for the New You

New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that pushes travelers to explore new experiences as you celebrate the start of a New Year and a New You. Even if for a short getaway, it’s a perfect post-holiday recap before launching full force into the daily grind the New Year will bring. Here are three options for today’s curious traveler:

Explore Cultural Traditions in Style
New Year’s Eve is one of Japan’s most memorable holidays and what better place to experience the tradition than at the new Palace Hotel Tokyo. From December 31 – January 2, Japanese customs will be offered including mochi-making classes, dinners featuring toshikoshi and osechi-ryori (foods specially prepared for the holiday) by PHT’s notable chefs, and hatsugama, the first tea ceremony of the new year. Traditionally dressed musicians will play the koto in the hotel’s lobby, while Japan’s top musicians and juggling masters put on a show. Guests will ring in the New Year at PHT’s Palace Lounge overlooking the city’s lights. And on January 2, guests have a rare front-row seat to see the royal family’s annual appearance, as PHT is adjacent to the Imperial Palace Gardens. Rates for the New Year’s package begin at $3,000 USD for a two-night stay.

Celebrate Low-key, Like a Local
Hotel Excelsior in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a landmark hotel that just celebrated its 100th anniversary, offers stunning views of the ancient Old Town and the Adriatic Sea. Most of the town comes together to celebrate at this iconic hotel this night. With their New Year’s package, guests will enjoy a five-course dinner at Hotel Excelsior’s New Year’s Eve Gala, listen to world-class live music and dance the night away. Also includes access to the hotel’s spa and wellness facility and daily breakfast. Rates begin at $300 USD per night.

A Trip that Gives Back
Epic Road, a luxury tour operator specializing in travel to Africa, has recently created an exciting, custom-made itinerary for a trip to Kenya offering a one-of-a-kind opportunity to become a sponsor of an endangered elephant or rhino at the highly acclaimed David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage. Why not spend the first few days of the New Year making a difference? The sponsorship allows the guest private time to spend with the baby elephants and rhinos and helps the Trust in aiding to nurture these young animals, ultimately helping them live a longer life. See here for a sample itinerary. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage exists because of the dire poaching crisis in Africa. Killed for their ivory for nothing more than trinkets and décor, at the rate African Elephants are being poached they will be extinct within 15 years. Rates vary.

Hangover Cures from Around the World - Daytime TV Show

Whether you over-celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Mardi Gras, New Years Eve or your very own birthday, chances are you will suffer from a hangover at some point during 2013.

For common cures from around the world, watch this Daytime TV Show segment with advice from The Getaway Girl, Casey Wohl.

Hangover Cures from Around the World

New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, and with it, the inevitable New Year’s Day hangover. Instead of the usual sipping on Bloody Marys (or lying holed up in a dark room), here are six hangover cures that span the globe.

St. Barth
The folks at Sibarth have a St. Barth secret. Don’t go to sleep. Instead, wait until the bakery in St. Jean is opening and beg for a hot, buttery croissant at the side door. Eat it, then walk across to the beach and jump in the sea!

Cape Town
Chef Reuben Riffel of One & Only Cape Town gave us a recipe for a South African concoction – and it isn’t hair of the dog! Mix 1 cup chilled rooibos tea, ½ cup ginger ale, and 1 oz lemongrass syrup and top up with soda water and a dash of angostura bitters.

Santa Fe
Inn on the Alameda has the Southwestern way to start a rough day – a big old green chile cheeseburger! The fat of the burger is a classic method, and the green chile is the local wake up device.

Nantucket
The experts at Nantucket Island Resorts know that whether it’s July or January, nothing cures a hangover faster than a swim in Nantucket Sound followed by a trip to Brant Point Grill for a Lobster Bloody Mary for a little hair of the dog and some sustenance – the 18-inch skewer packed with lobster meat (plus lemons, olives, and heirloom tomatoes) will surely do the trick.

Thailand
If coffee is the cure, then surely the rarest and most expensive coffee in the world would be the best hangover cure!  Anantara Golden Triangle has just that: Elephant Dung Coffee, or properly called Black Ivory Coffee.  In short, an elephant eats a coffee bean, the coffee bean spends time in the elephants digestive system and then the elephant deposits the bean, which is picked out by the mahouts and their wives (thinking through this part will not help the hangover!). When roasted, the resulting beans sell for around $1,100 a kilogram with eight percent of all sales donated to the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation. So helping out while helping yourself!

Maldives
If the epic scenery in the Maldives isn’t enough to cure any ailment, Naladhu’s own coconut grove provides its guests with fresh coconut water.Hydration is key to helping a hangover and often water is not enough. Coconut water however has natural electrolytes and more potassium than a banana!

At Sea
On Crystal Cruises, the best way to rid the body of toxins is to get an Elemis Cellutox Aroma Seaweed Wrap. The ingredients will detoxify, decongest, and stimulate the body systems with or without a full body massage.