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· Watercolor Vacations Packages Total Vacation Experience Wrapped In Shore And Lake Scenery, Fine Food, Fab Fun Honeymoon or Romance, Family Getaway, Golf, Tennis - You Name it; Choose from Chic Inn or Cottage, Village Home and Town Center ResidencesSEAGROVE BEACH, Fla. - If you say "tomato" and your significant other says "tomahto," chances are your vacation tastes face a similar divide. Don't call the whole thing off. Instead, consider WaterColor, the master-planned community on Northwest Florida's Gulf of Mexico. Sandwiched between one of the world's top 10 beaches and a rare coastal dune lake, WaterColor contains a world of pursuits and diversions, several dining options and a choice of well appointed accommodations to suit couples and groups of family or friends of all ages. Nearby championship golf plus shopping and dining along Scenic Highway 30-A round out a near perfect vacation spot. Couples love the Southern beach inn atmosphere of the WaterColor Inn, the 60-room, David Rockwell-designed hostelry. Nestled against towering sand dunes, this coastal retreat offers spacious, luxuriously appointed rooms and baths, most facing the Gulf -- and sunsets to die for. A swimming pool, fitness room and massage/treatment room are part of the draw, plus a gourmet restaurant and sushi bar overlooking the beach. Inn guests enjoy all WaterColor amenities, including a rare coastal dune lake where guests may kayak and canoe, and the Tom Fazio-designed Camp Creek championship 18-hole golf course just six miles away. WaterColor's vacation homes will remind you of childhood vacations at the beach. Wide porches capture the breeze, and screen doors closing at dusk signal the dinner hour. At the WaterColor Cottages and Village Homes, families can bring along nanny, grandparents and other family or friends in charming one- and two-story cottages with two to six bedrooms or spacious two-story village homes with three and four bedrooms. WaterColor Vacation homes are completely furnished, including fully equipped kitchens and washer/dryers, and can be rented by the week or month. Amenities include one hour of tennis court time daily, canoes, kayaks, boogie boards, and unlimited use of bicycles. Catamarans, trail bikes, bicycle trailers, baby joggers, beach chairs and umbrellas are available at additional cost. Also available is Camp WaterColor, a comprehensive children's program that offers scavenger hunts, nature walks, sailing, swimming, tennis, snorkeling, scuba diving, canoeing, kayaking, boogie boarding, arts & crafts and all manner of play. For further information about WaterColor Vacations, click on www.watercolorvacations.com, or call toll-free 888-775-2545, fax 850-534-5001. WaterColor Vacations is located at 34 Goldenrod Circle, Seagrove Beach, Florida 32459; e-mail: watercolorreservations@arvida.com. WaterColor Vacation Rental Packages Save 20 percent on normal rental rates, choose the package with added value components and dates that suit your vacation plans: Honeymoon Snuggle into an elegant one-bedroom Town Center residence for two nights/three days, with chilled Champagne to welcome you, plus dinner for two at Fish Out of Water, the WaterColor Inn's signature restaurant, and breakfast brought to your door each morning - plus two half-hour massages. Dates and prices: August 13-November 3, $890; March 17-August 12, $930 (tax and gratuity not included). Family Gather your crew and go for the Gulf: five nights/six days Sunday to Friday in a one, two or three bedroom domicile. Rate includes accommodations, dinner for four in the BaitHouse, two half-hour massages, a family picnic and 50 percent off Camp WaterColor (tax and gratuity not included). Packages available August 13-November 3, from .$1,750. Tennis Tennis buffs can spiff up their game at WaterColor with four hours of group tennis instruction, as well as unlimited use of the Har Tru courts, ball machine and fitness center. Whatever the size of your group, WaterColor can accommodate all, with each participant enjoying the same privileges: from $1,260. Golf Package rates include two rounds of championship golf per golfer (based on two golfers) at the 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed Camp Creek Golf Club, just six miles from the WaterColor Inn on, based on three night minimum stay: from $1,005. WaterColor Inn Packages Honeymoon Nothing's more romantic than the view over the Gulf of Mexico from your private balcony. Add breakfast in bed, Champagne, massage for two and gourmet Champagne dinner, and you have the perfect transition from wedding ceremony to connubial bliss. Prices below are for two nights/three days, not including tax and gratuity: DUNE SIDE KING March 15 - Sept. 3: 815.00 Sept. 4 - Sept. 30: 760.00 October 1 - October 31: 815.00 November 1 - March 14: 760.00 GULF VIEW KING March 15 - Sept. 3: 910.00 Sept. - Sept. 30: 860.00 October 1 - October 31: 910.00 November 1 - March 14: 860.00 Romance Grab your sweetie and steal away for a romantic weekend at a beach hideaway on the Gulf of Mexico. Get two nights at the WaterColor Inn, gourmet dinner for two and a gourmet picnic to provide sustenance while canoodling on the beach. DUNE SIDE KING March 15 - Sept. 3: 680.00 Sept. 4 - Sept. 30: 630.00 October 1 - October 31: 680.00 November 1 - March 14: 630.00 GULF VIEW KING March 15 - Sept. 3: 780.00 Sept. 4 - Sept. 30: 730.00 October 2 - October 31: 780.00 November 1 - March 14: 730.00 Golf Enjoy two rounds of championship golf at the 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed Camp Creek Golf Club, just six miles from the WaterColor Inn on Scenic Highway 30-A. Package is based on two-night occupancy for two people: March 28, 2003 - October 31, 2003 Duneview: $770, each additional night at $275 Gulfview: $870, each additional night at $325 November 1, 2003 - March 28, 2004 Duneview: $720, each additional night at $250 Gulfview: $820, each additional night at $300 Time Out If you have been stamping your little foot too often lately, you need a time out with your honey at the WaterColor Inn: a minimum of four nights to de-stress, with a half-hour massage for one and a round of golf at Camp Creek Golf Club for the other. Rested and refreshed, the two of you can get together for an haute cuisine dinner at Fish Out of Water, and voila - your evil inner child is human again. April 1, 2003 - September 3, 2003 Duneview: $1320 Gulfview: $1560 Rotunda King: $2120 Rotunda King Suite: $2320 Sept. 4, 2003 - October 31, 2003 Duneview: $1260 Gulfview: $1360 Rotunda King: $2120 Rotunda King Suite: $2320 November 1, 2003 - March 31, 2004 Duneview: $1320 Gulfview: $1560 Rotunda King: $2120 Rotunda King Suite: $2320 Media Contact: Shirar Mugler 850-231-6500 or Nora Brossard 212-620-7100 |
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