Envy With Green

My boyfriend has informed me that I am not available starting at 3:00 pm on February 14th, also known to some as Valentine’s Day. I know a lot of people dread this day and hate on its presence. But I am straight out hopeless romantic. Since I am unaware of what my boyfriend has in store, I can’t detail whether it’ll be green or not...

But, I got an interesting e-mail from Avalon Hotel & Spa about their greenified way of celebrating V-day. And I thought I’d pass it along for my fellow romantics to fantasize about. I e-mailed Avalon and asked if I could come “sample” one of these packages [and then blog about it], but I never got a response back :-P.

The Avalon hotel in Portland, Oregon, is boding to be the greenest hotel of the Pacific Northwest and the second USGBC LEED certified hotel building in the whole wide world. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is “a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green building.”

Here are their Valentine’s Day Special Accommodation Packages (available throughout all of February):

· Valentine’s Is Not Always for Two: This one-night accommodation package features a four-course dinner for one at Aquariva Italian Kitchen, a glass of Prosecco Italian Champagne, a 35 percent discount coupon for spa treatments, complimentary parking, and late checkout at 2 p.m.

· Two Night Valentine’s Package: This two-night accommodation package features a Friday, February 13, 2009, four-course dinner for two. Saturday then features three hours of relaxation treatments at the Spa, a complimentary bottle of wine in the room, overnight parking, and late checkout at 2 p.m.

· Everlasting Love: This one-night accommodation package features a three-course dinner for two at Aquariva Italian Kitchen, a box of chocolates, a dozen roses, and a bottle of wine in room upon arrival, complimentary parking, and late checkout at 2 p.m.

· Cupid’s Couple Spa Package: This one-night accommodation package features a couples aromatherapy massage, a box of chocolates, a dozen roses, and a bottle of wine in room upon arrival, complimentary parking, and late checkout at 2 p.m.

· Imagine Me & You: This one-night accommodation for two package features a three course dinner for two at Aquariva Italian Kitchen, a couples aromatherapy massage, rose petals, a box of chocolates, and a bottle of wine, complimentary parking, and late checkout at 2 p.m.