Easter Abroad: Great Holiday Hotel Savings Await

PHOTO: The Easter Bunny is set to hide a few eggs in the lush gardens of the Beau Rivage Palace. (Courtesy  of Beau Rivage Palace)

London’s Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments, located in Mayfair, is offering an Easter getaway for families in the Spring Family Break, which includes accommodations in one of the property’s deluxe rooms from $579 including VAT.  Families can also save an extra 50 percent on a second room in the same category.  Rates for a deluxe room normally start at $602 plus VAT. The Athenaeum’s concierge team can book tables at the restaurants (or old favorites) and provide information on the many activities taking place in London.

The hotel also offers a Kid’s Concierge who specializes in suggestions on family activities such as biking through the Royal Parks, hiring a boat on the Serpentine or flying a kite in Green Park (which is located just across Piccadilly from The Athenaeum). The Spring Family Break rates are valid now until June 6. They also include full English breakfast daily, complimentary soft drinks and snacks from the minibar, free Wi-Fi.  And, kids 12 and under eat free when dining with an adult. Guests who stay three nights receive a one-way private transfer from any London airport. Those who stay five nights are entitled to round-trip transfers from any London airport. 

Easter Activities at the Beau Rivage Palace

The Beau-Rivage Palace Easter package is for guests staying between April 11 and 27. Kids will enjoy the egg hunts, visits from the Easter Bunny, egg decorating, special children's menus, in-room toy boxes, babysitting, and even flower-arranging classes. The Easter Egg Hunt takes place every day at 11 a.m. and includes a visit from the Easter Bunny before each egg hunt on the vast Beau-Rivage Palace grounds. During mealtimes, the Easter Bunny will surprise children with Swiss chocolates and prizes. Children will also learn the art of pastry making from the Beau-Rivage Palace culinary team.

Both adults and children will have the opportunity to create their own flower arrangements; the perfect way to celebrate spring. The hotel will also have a painting booth where the hotel's make-up artist will create designs for each child. The package, priced from $530, includes a chocolate workshop for the kids, tickets for the Olympic Museum for the family and a family photo in the lush Beau-Rivage Palace gardens as well as a superior room. Superior rooms with views of Lake Geneva and the Alps are priced from $720 or a deluxe room, $1,000 Prices are per night, VAT and service charges included.