Special Seasonal Rates and Romantic Valentine’s Day: Charleston Place, South Carolina

Waited til the last minute again? No worries, Charleston Place, the elegant Orient-Express hotel in atmospheric Charleston, South Carolina, takes the stress out of planning a stupendous Valentine's Day with its Sweetheart Package. Imagine Antebellum architecture indicative of "Gone with the Wind," ancient hidden gardens, horse-drawn carriage rides past magnificent old plantation houses; this is the setting for one of the most romantic rendezvous spots in the United States. (And the hotel of choice for savvy Southern Belles.)

The Sweetheart Package includes a gourmet picnic set with linens and fine silver, suite accommodations for two nights, full breakfast, private horse-drawn carriage tour, Moet Chandon and Godiva chocolate turndown, a three-course dinner with wine in the Charleston Grill (approximate value of $150), a drawn bath with candles while the couple is at dinner, a dozen roses, spa amenities, and a silver picture frame and travel candle. Talk about enhancing the romance quotient! Available February 1- 29, 2008, priced at $2,738.

Note: Special Seasonal Rates are available at Charleston Place on select dates. Deluxe rooms starting at $219 per night can be found on February 10, 14, 17-18, 24, 27, March 2-3, 16-19, and 23rd. But don't delay! These rates will surely go fast.