Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Gives Back to Guests This Holiday Season with 50/50 Savings

    /24-7PressRelease/ - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, September 20, 2008 - Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is giving back to guests this holiday season with the Holiday Escape 50/50 Florida Resort Package. The three-night getaway offers 50% savings on the third night plus a $50 resort credit, saving guests over $200 during their stay. The added savings gives holiday travelers extra incentive to tackle their shopping lists or treat themselves. Guests can apply the $50 credit to any of the hotel's five Fort Lauderdale restaurants, pamper themselves at The Spa at Harbor Beach or get a stocking stuffer at one of the retail shops. Available November 22 through December 23, 2008, rates start at $319 per night, based on double occupancy.*

As an added treat, the premier South Florida resort is creating the perfect backdrop for guests' holiday memories. From Thanksgiving through the Christmas holidays, an edible 10-foot gingerbread holiday display will feature Santa's beach hut workshop complete with palm trees, beach balls, sea turtles and surfboards adorning the outside perimeter. This decadent exhibit will double as the setting for family holiday photos for guests and local residents alike. Festive gingerbread cookies will also be available for purchase.

For Holiday Escape 50/50 reservations, please call (800) 222-6543 or visit http://marriott.com/fllsb and use promotional code HL1. For resort information, please visit http://marriottharborbeach.com.

About Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, a four-diamond rated resort tucked away on 16 oceanfront acres, is Fort Lauderdale's classic destination resort. The Fort Lauderdale oceanfront hotel has just completed a $25 million rooms and suites renovation that makes its accommodations as warm and relaxed as its private beach. All 650 guest rooms and suites feature 32-inch flat screen televisions and deluxe Marriott bedding with down comforters, cotton-rich sheets and feather pillows. The seaside residential ambience is enhanced with new furnishings, carpeting, designer lighting, window treatments and art work. Guests enjoy the convenience of high-speed Internet access, two-lined telephones with message service, data ports, TV with PlayStation capability, in-room safes, individual climate control, mini-bar and more. Most accommodations offer private balconies. Listed in "100 Best Spas of the World," the Spa at Harbor Beach is a 20,000-square-foot seaside oasis with 18 private treatment rooms, a private spa pool, sauna, whirlpool, eucalyptus steam rooms, private lockers, health-oriented Spa Caf , fitness center, yoga and Pilates classes and motion studio overlooking the ocean.

3030 Ocean is the hotel's fine dining waterfront restaurant offering fresh American seafood creations. Guests looking for a more casual dining experience can visit Riva and Cascades restaurants. This beach resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida also offers 30,000 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space, 22,500 square feet of outdoor oceanfront terraces and 200,000 square feet of sparkling beach for signature events. Located just 10 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Harbor Beach Resort offers guests tropical seclusion with all the exciting dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural options of the city at its doorstep. Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa has received the Fodor's Choice 2007 distinction, which recognizes it as one of the top hotels in Fort Lauderdale.

*50% savings discount on third-night stay applied at check-out. Based on availability, rate does not include tax or surcharges. Offer does not apply to groups of 10 or more rooms. Advance reservations required. Other restrictions may apply.

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