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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, there are many places you can take your sweetie somewhere for a quick getaway. NY1's Travel reporter Valarie D'Elia filed the following report.If your heart is bigger than your wallet, here's a few Valentine's Day getaways that will keep your love, and your finances, alive.
In Midtown Manhattan, you can wax poetic with a visit to the Art and Love in Renaissance Italy exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Entrance passes to the Met are included with the Apple Core Hotel's "Art & Love" Package. It is available from February 9-16 with rates starting at $199.99 a night for a comfortable room, complimentary bottle of champagne and free breakfast. For more information, visit www.applecorehotels.com and use the package code "ARTANDLOVE."
From the Renaissance to the Victorian era, head up to New Paltz, N.Y. to the historic Mohonk Mountain house, marking its 140th anniversary this year. Their most affordably-priced Valentine's Getaway takes place on February 11-12 and includes chocolate-covered strawberries upon arrival and a chocolate turndown at night. In the evening, couples enjoy a multi-course dinner and a full buffet breakfast. Rates start as low as $165 per person per night, without taxes. For more information, visit www.mohonk.com.
For the modern-day Romeo or Rocky, the entire city of Philadelphia is on sale. The "Philly Overnight Hotel Package" is a two-night offer available any night of the week at more than 30 hotels throughout the region. The package includes free hotel parking and other extras, starting at $228. For more information, visit GoPhila.com/love.
•Now here's a D'Elia's Deal you don't want to miss in Philadelphia. Over the next two months, 100 travelers who redeem a Philly Overnight Hotel Package before March 16 will be named "Philly Guest of the Day." These randomly-chosen visitors will receive prizes, including tickets to attractions and museums, hotel upgrades and gift certificates for restaurants, nightlife venues and shops.
For more travel information, visit www.travelwithval.com.