If you have four nights (and a few tax refund dollars) to spare, you can be sipping cocktails on a beach with your special someone in under four hours. Here are a dozen trips to romantic locales that feel far away—but aren’t. Simply book in the next few weeks for savings.
From the East
• Bermuda: Less than two hours from New York, Boston and Philadelphia, this pink-sand paradise has a “Bermuda’s Finest: Stay Three, Get a Fourth Night Free” program through the end of April with great rates at resorts such as the Fairmont Southampton (from $199 a night) and Elbow Beach (from $315 a night).
• Jamaica: After just a four-hour flight from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washington, you can mix relaxation and reggae with the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall’s “Complimentary Club Level Experience”—pay for three nights in a Club Level room with its dedicated concierge and complimentary breakfast, light snacks and sweets, and get a fourth night free. Rates start at $379 and are available through April 30, 2010.
• Nassau/Paradise Island: Also just a two-hour hop from major Northeast cities, this Bahamas duo linked by a causeway is offering a “Companion Flies Free” promo, with a four-night stay at any of 16 hotels, from Sheraton to Sandals to One&Only Ocean Club. Book by May 10, 2010 for travel through December 22, 2010.