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April 2008
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My booty-call bungalow
The mother of all "sick days"Cheaper than couple’s therapy and a lot more fun, the Carneros Inn’s little-known spa getaway hands you romance on a silver platter—and gets you home in time for supper. Here’s the deal: Monday through Thursday, you book $300 worth of treatments at the spa, and the staff will hand over the keys to one of the inn’s sexy $480-and-up cottages, complete with a ready-to-light fire, an outdoor shower, and a marshmallowy bed. ’Nuff said. Hole up happily in your loveshack for the day, or amble over to what’s surely the most scenic pool in wine country. Yes, they boot you out at 6 p.m., but you’ll feel like a million bucks. If there’s a better way to spend a “sick day,” I’d like to hear it.
The Carneros Inn: The package is available 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Thu. only, when you book $300 or more in spa appointments. 4048 Sonoma Hwy., Napa, 707-299-4900, thecarnerosinn.com.
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