Free Room, Food and Spa Treatments at Hotel Esencia, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

To honor the birthday of its founder (an actual Italian Duchess), the Hotel Esencia is going wild and giving guests a free night of lodging, dining, and spa treatments galore on August 24, 2008. This chic, 29-room hotel is nestled on the sugar-white beaches of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula just south of Playa del Carmen, and once served as the exclusive beach-side retreat of the Duchess D'Ferrari. The atmosphere is positively indulgent: luxurious accommodations with the finest linens and Molton Brown amenities, gorgeous pools, organic spa, exquisite Meso-american-style cuisine, and a beautifully manicured estate. Book the Duchess's Birthday Party Package and you'll get the free night's lodging, food, and spa treatments on August 24. Priced from $525 per night; four night minimum stay required. Via Washington Post