Royal Palms Resort & Spa in Phoenix Arizona Announces Hot Summer Vacation Packages & Travel Specials

PHOENIX, AZ – May 8, 2009 – The Royal Palms Resort and Spa, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts and legendary for its aura of romance, offers luxurious value-packed summer vacation packages to cool body and soul in Phoenix.

Can't beat this value….
Summer rates start at $149 exclusively for online bookings, beginning May 18 through September 7, 2009. Go to www.royalpalmshotel.com/summer.php and request promotional code "netdirect."

The longer the stay, the better the value….
The Phoenix resort's Stay and Play vacation package, starting at $189 per night, rewards guests with valuable credits based on the length of stay: five or more nights earns a $300 credit, a complimentary room upgrade and daily breakfast; four nights, a $250 credit; three nights, a $200 credit; two nights, a $100 credit; and one night, a $50 credit. This summer vacation package is available May 18 through September 7, 2009.

Lovin' summer….
The romantically inclined can savor one night of luxury, a romantic dinner for two in
T. Cook's, the resort's signature rose-petal turndown, champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries with the Summer Lovin' package from $299 per couple. This resort vacation package is available May 18 through September 7, 2009.

Some like it hot….
The Heat is On package, from $239 per night, includes a one night luxurious stay at our resort and a $100 credit that can be used in the award-winning T. Cook's restaurant or at the Alvadora Spa. This summer deal is available May 18 through September 7, 2009.

Vacation packages include complimentary valet parking, resort fee and gratuities, but taxes are extra.
Reservations: 800-672-6011, (602) 840-3610 or on-line at www.royalpalmshotel.com/summer.php

A member of Historic Hotels of America, Royal Palms Resort and Spa is a AAA Four Diamond resort located at the foot of majestic Camelback Mountain. Combining the graciousness of a Mediterranean villa with the intimacy and privacy of a secluded retreat, Royal Palms offers: 119 custom-appointed guest rooms, suites, intimate clusters of casitas and grand villas; regal Spanish Colonial architecture; over 20,000 square feet of estate-like meeting space; Tuscan-style gardens; a Mother-of-Pearl-tiled swimming pool with private cabanas; and a croquet lawn. Designed around the original private mansion built in 1929, Royal Palms in Phoenix, AZ is home to the award-winning T. Cook's restaurant and the Mobil Four Star Alvadora Spa. Just minutes from Scottsdale's shopping, golf, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and the Camelback financial corridor, Royal Palms is an ideal retreat for business and pleasure, offering luxury, privacy, romance and convenience.

Royal Palms Resort and Spa is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. To protect and preserve the communities, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The 102-acre oceanfront resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. Destination also operates properties in metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington DC, Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Houston and more. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the Destination Hotels & Resorts' properties, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.