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Tee Off and Towel Down in Napa Valley
Silverado Resort's Packages Are Gold

If you want to practice your swing or savor a spa treatment, then now is the time. Silverado Resort in Napa Valley is dropping the price of two of its most popular packages for golfers and spa aficionados through February and March, 2008.



The Golfer's Dream Package

Encompassing 1,200 acres in Napa Valley, Silverado Resort has been providing an upscale experience for more than 40 years. Guests have access to all of the resort’s facilities, including its 16,000-square-foot spa with sixteen treatment rooms, an exercise facility and full-service salon; seventeen  tennis courts; swimming pools; volleyball courts; basketball courts; jogging trails; and ten-speed mountain bikes for rent. The resort also boasts two award-winning restaurants: the Royal Oak and the Grill at Silverado, not to mention an extensive wine cellar.

The Golfer’s Dream Package, which includes accommodations in a one bedroom suite and golf for two, is valid through Feb. 29, 2008, with prices beginning at $199 per person, double occupancy. The package, which represents savings of more than 50 percent off regular prices, includes:

Accommodation for two in a one bedroom suite with fireplace
• 18 holes of golf per person, per night’s stay on either of two 18-hole championship courses designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., featuring over $4 million in recent enhancements
• Green’s fees
• Use of golf cart

The Spa Girl Package

The Spa Girl Package includes accommodations in a one bedroom suite at $230 per person, double occupancy, or $250 per person in a two bedroom suite, triple occupancy. The package is valid through March 31, 2008 and includes:

• All taxes and gratuities
• A 50-minute spa treatment at the Spa at Silverado
• Breakfast at the Grill at Silverado or the Spa café
• Use of spa facilities and tennis courts
• A wine-tasting at the William Hill Estate
• A Silverado canvas tote


Reservations can be made by calling 707-257-0200 or 800-532-0500. For more information, visit www.silveradoresort.com

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