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Holiday Season at Terranea Resort Highlighted by Festive Meals and Gatherings, Hollywood Inspired Kid's Camps
Celebrate the Holidays at Terranea with Special Room Packages
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – November 2009 - Terranea Resort is ready for their close-up during the oceanfront hotel’s first ever Holiday Season. The full slate of seasonal activities offers delectable meals and holiday parties, as well as Fun Camps for kids and teens that include how to make movies and video games. Whether visiting Terranea to celebrate the season with a festive meal in the spectacular setting or staying for an entire week, the Resort’s holiday offerings will appeal even to the Scrooge of the family.
The Start of a New Holiday Tradition
The Resort is offering a variety of getaway packages from Thanksgiving to New Year’s that will make your holiday season memorable. Gift cards for resort stays, dining, spa and golf are also available and will delight your friends and loved ones. Visit www.terranea.com.
Terranea Traditions
Escape for a relaxing getaway during the hectic holiday season. Available through December 31, this overnight package includes daily breakfast for two, a holiday-themed welcome amenity and the daily resort fee. Price starts at $330 per night.
Celebrate Terranea’s First Thanksgiving
Give thanks and celebrate at Terranea. This package includes accommodations, a traditional Thanksgiving brunch for two in the Catalina Ballroom, a holiday-themed welcome amenity and the daily resort fee. Package is available November 25-29 and a two night minimum is required. Rates start at $475 per night. Additional nights are available at $285 per night.
Our First Christmas Together
Let Terranea be the magical setting for your Christmas merriment. Available December 24 and 25, this package includes accommodations, choice of Christmas Eve or Christmas Day brunch for two in Catalina Kitchen, a holiday-themed welcome amenity and the daily resort fee. Rates start at $465 per night. Additional nights are available at $285 per night.
Holiday Time is Family Time
Families will enjoy spending time together in a two-bedroom Casita. This package also includes a bedtime visit from holiday elves with sweet treats, holiday stories and tasty s’mores with hot apple cider at the Resort Pool fire pit and complimentary valet parking. Available December 1-30, rates start at $1,160.
For more details and room and package availability call 866-802-8000 or visit www.terranea.com.
Holiday Happenings at Terranea
Terranea is the ideal destination for celebrating the holidays! Throughout the month of December special holiday happenings include:
- Concert of Lights - Enjoy classic holiday music set in tune with our jumping, glowing poolside fountain.
- Elf Tuck-ins - Send little ones to bed with visions of sugar plums in their heads. A visit from our holiday elves includes sweet treats and a special bedtime story.
- S’mores & Cider by the Fire - Enjoy holiday tales from around the world, along with tasty s’mores and hot apple cider at the Resort pool fire pit.
- Terranea by Starlight - Take a guided tour through the constellations with the sounds of the ocean as your sound track. Tour includes a bottle of wine, champagne or sparkling cider.
- The 12 Days of “Vacay” ~ Family Scavenger Hunt - Pick up your first clue at Check-in.
- Gingerbread Sand Castles - Sugar sweet sand, gum drop towers and candy cane trellises help you create a tasty castle fit for a Sugar Plum fairy.
- Candied Creations - Create delicious take home masterpieces for your mantel, tree or dessert. Choose between bite-size candy apples, signature truffles, bake-free cookies and more.
- Count Down to Noon Year’s - A daylight spin on the traditional New Year’s countdown - featuring rubber duck races down the waterslide, face painting, family challenges and more poolside fun!
- Cappy & Suzy’s New Year’s Eve Bash – Young guests can join Captain Gray and Suzy Blue for an evening of antics. Wii tournaments, craft mania, hotel maze races and talent shows are just a taste!
- The Early Riser’s Club - Our recreation team will pick up younger guests from their rooms, leaving mom and dad to sleep in after ringing in the New Year. Activities include games, crafts and a kid’s only breakfast.
Prices, times and dates vary.
Enjoy Holiday Dining At Terranea
Thanksgiving dinner will be served four ways; family style, brunch buffet, fine dining and “to go.” Guests will enjoy - Catalina Kitchen’s tableside carving and family style service; a traditional Thanksgiving brunch buffet in the Catalina Ballroom including omelet and waffle stations; mar’sel, the Resort’s signature restaurant’s four-course menu; or dining at home with a “to go” menu featuring turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, pumpkin pie and more. Terranea’s Christmas Eve and Day menus feature buffets in Catalina Kitchen and the Catalina Ballroom, and a four-course menu in mar’sel. For complete holiday menus and pricing visit www.terranea.com or for dining reservations call 310-265-2836.
The Biggest Holiday Party in Town
Companies, friend and neighbors can enjoy a festive ballroom spectacular on Friday, December 11 when Terranea does all the trimmings for individual lunch and dinner parties – under one roof. The Biggest Holiday Party is designed for small groups to enjoy all the lavish décor and delectable food of an elaborate Holiday Party – at economical prices. Terranea provides the venue, entertainment, decorations and three-course menu for tables of 6, 8, 10 or 12 – you book the table and Terranea does the rest.
New Year’s Eve Velvet Rope Experience
For the ultimate celebration, Terranea is the newest destination to ring in the New Year. The VIP Velvet Rope Experience includes overnight accommodations for two and our New Year’s Eve Celebration and Countdown featuring sumptuous foods and desserts along with a hosted bar. Rates start at $635 per night for two.
- The New Year’s Eve Ballroom Celebration will include a New Year’s Eve Celebration and Countdown featuring live entertainment, and reception featuring chef’s food stations and desserts served at 12:30 am. Guests can select from the following options to tailor their experience:
- VIP Velvet Rope Package - $195 per person
9:00 p.m. Access to ballroom, Reserved VIP Seating Area and Hosted Bar in VIP Area
- Grand Entrance Package- $100 per person
9:30 p.m. Access to Ballroom and Cash Bar
- Restaurant/Resort Guest Pass - $50 per person
11:00 p.m. Access to Ballroom and Cash Bar
Other Resort New Year’s Eve options include:
- Catalina Kitchen Seafood Dinner Buffet from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
$65 per person
- mar’sel Restaurant Four-Course Menu
5:30 p.m. - $95 per person, $145 with wine pairing
9:00 p.m. - $135 per person, $185 with wine pairing
- Nelson’s Restaurant
Dance your way into 2010 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. $25 cover charge.
New Year’s Day Buffet in Catalina Ballroom
After an evening of festivities, relax and enjoy a special New Year’s Day Buffet with family and friends. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - $65 per person
Hollywood Inspires Fun Camps For Children and Teens
Tapping into its long history as a favorite Hollywood film location, Terranea is launching a series of movie industry-themed camps for children, tweens and teens as part of its unique programming for younger guests. Debuting this winter, the camps include movie production, video game creation, Jedi training, fencing and fashion design. The first camps begin the week of December 19.
Movie Production (Grades 7-10)
Movie production is the perfect camp for anyone interested in making their own movies. Coordinated by Planet Bravo, a company specializing in multimedia education for students ages 5 to 16, this class takes students through the process of movie creation from development through production.
Video Game Creation (Grades 4-6):
Also coordinated by Planet Bravo, this class teaches students how to make their own interactive video game. Students start the course with a blank white stage and fill it with original characters, sets and props.
Fashion Camp (ages 8 and up)
Designed for ages 8 and up, Terranea’s fashion camp is led by Jill Ohanneson, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and veteran TV and film costume designer with shows like Trauma, Six Feet Under, Swingtown and Lie to Me among her credits. Ohanneson introduces participants to the world of fashion design and even allows them to put their creativity to the test by fashioning their own designs.
Jedi Training Camp (Ages 4-12)
In partnership with Swordplay Studio in Burbank, Terranea presents Jedi training camp. Campers create their own Jedi character and develop their balance and coordination through fun Jedi training games, practice flight simulation (courtesy of Nintendo and Playstation), study of astronomy and lessons in how to wield a lightsaber.
Fencing Camp (Ages 7-16)
Campers are introduced to one of Hollywood’s favorite art forms- fencing! Students receive instruction in footwork and technique, take part in fencing drills and games, learn about the history of fencing and even compete in an in-class fencing tournament.
Each camp is five days long and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Upcoming dates: December 19- 23 and December 26-30 (except Jedi and Fencing camps)
About Terranea Resort- Opened June 2009
Just 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport, Terranea is magnificently poised above the Pacific Ocean on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the property boasts a 582-room Resort including a 360-room hotel with 32 suites, plus 20 bungalows. Also available are 50 oceanfront casitas and 32 ocean view villas tailored specifically to individuals looking for a more residential setting.
Resort amenities include The Links at Terranea, a 9-hole par 3 golf course, and three unique swimming pools, one with children’s play area and a 140-foot waterslide. Three ocean view restaurants offer a variety of food and beverage experiences including Catalina Kitchen for casual, all-day dining, mar'sel, the free-standing signature restaurant, and Nelson's, a cliff-side restaurant and bar with spectacular vantage points for whale watching. Designed to reveal the Resort’s dramatic outdoor vistas, Terranea's conference and meeting facilities include 135,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Other amenities include a children’s center with interactive programs and several miles of scenic bluff-top trails that connect miles of off-property coastal trails. A secluded beach cove also adds to the unique experiences at Terranea Resort.
Destination Hotels & Resorts is the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country with more than 30 luxury and upscale hotels, Resorts and conference centers. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre oceanfront Resort will feature a 50,000-square-foot destination spa complex, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and Resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.
Terranea Resort Media Contacts:
Lori Kennedy or Shae Geary
JLK Communications
760-941-4121 or 760-434-4696
Lori_Kennedy@hotmail.com
Shae.Geary@sbcglobal.net
