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Caribbean hotel deals, from $90

Discounted room rates with perks like spa treatments, a sunset cruise, and golf rounds for hotels in Aruba, Barbados, the D.R., Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, and Tobago.
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Take advantage of discounted room rates with perks like spa treatments, a sunset cruise, and golf rounds for hotels in Aruba, Barbados, the D.R., Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, and Tobago.Lynne Sladky / AP
/ Source: ARTHUR FROMMER'S BUDGET TRAVEL

ARUBA
Palm Beach, from $206 per room per night
The Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa is having a fall sale. The room rate includes 15 percent off all spa treatments and a $100 voucher per room good toward a return stay in 2009. Plus, if you stay five nights or more, you'll receive a $150 credit toward the spa or any of the hotel's restaurants. The 354-room hotel has duty-free shops, a pool, and complimentary beach chairs and towels. Rates start at $206 per room per night, which is about 25 percent off typical rates.

When: Through Dec. 18, 2008.

Details: Does not include taxes of 22 percent. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 888/201-1718, radisson.com/aruba.

Oranjestad, from $223 per room per night
The Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino's Adult Indulgence package includes accommodations and a fifth night free. You'll be treated to the Sunset in Style event held poolside on Sunday nights—enjoy complimentary martinis, tapas, and music (a $125 value), plus a chocolate turndown for that evening. Rates start at $223 per room per night, or $892 for the required five-night stay (at the typical four-night price).

When: Through Dec. 19, 2008.

Details: Does not include taxes of 20 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Use promo code ER7. If your stay doesn't include a Sunday, you'll receive a $125 food and beverage credit per room in lieu of attending the Sunset in Style event.

Contact: 011-297/583-6000, marriott.com.

Palm Beach, from $306 per room per night
The Westin Aruba's Renew and Refuel package features accommodations, water activities (including snorkeling), a 45-minute massage for two, a sunset sail, and a beachside dinner for two at Azull (pictured). Rates start at $306 per room per night, or $918 for the required three-night stay.

When: Through Dec. 20, 2008.

Details: Includes all taxes and fees. Based on double occupancy; single occupancy rates start at $265 per room per night. Requires a three-night stay. Use promo code SOPRENEW.

Contact: 877/822-2222, westin.com/aruba.

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BARBADOS
St. James, from $385 per room per night
Stay at the Mango Bay, and save 25 percent off the high-season (spring) rates. The 76-room hotel is all-inclusive; meals and drinks, nightly entertainment, and water sports throughout your stay are included, as is a shopping excursion to Bridgetown. You'll stay in a standard room with garden views; upgrade to a one-bedroom apartment for $25 more per room per night. Rates start at $385 per room per night, a savings of 25 percent.

When: Through Dec. 14, 2008.

Details: All taxes and gratuities are included. Based on double occupancy; single occupancy rates start at $285 per room per night.

Contact: 845/628-1701, mangobaybarbados.com.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo, from $110 per room per night
The Hilton Santo Domingo is cutting its Christmas and New Year's holiday rates in half. The oceanside resort on El Malecón boulevard has 228 rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and high-speed Internet access. The property includes a health club, a swimming pool with a bar and sundeck on the seventh floor, and a large casino. Discount rates start at $110 per room per night. (Regular rates are $210.)

When: Dec. 8, 2008–Jan. 11, 2009.

Details: A breakfast buffet is included. Taxes are an additional 26 percent. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 809/685-0000, hiltoncaribbean.com.

Cap Cana, from $200 per room per night
Luxury Retreats at Cap Cana is offering golfers two-for-one greens fees at the Punta Espada Golf Course, provided they stay five nights at the new Jack Nicklaus–inspired Golden Bear Lodge & Spa. The 168 suites (with full kitchens) overlook either the Punta Espada and Las Iguanas golf courses or the Caribbean Sea. Rates start at $200 per room per night.

When: Dec. 15, 2008–April 19, 2009.

Book by: Dec. 15, 2008.

Details: The starting rate is based on a five-night stay. Continental breakfast and airport-hotel transfers are included. Taxes are an additional 16 percent while service charges are an extra 10 percent. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 888/670-4881, luxuryretreatsatcapcana.com.

PUERTO RICO
Ponce, from $184 per room per night
The family package at the Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort, about four miles from the historic downtown, covers accommodations in an ocean- or garden-view room and a breakfast buffet for two at La Terraza restaurant. (Children ages 5 to 12 receive free breakfast and 50 percent off all other meals at La Terraza when accompanied by adults; children under 5 receive all meals free.) Other package perks include two welcome drinks, one family-size pizza, two Hilton Ponce souvenir T-shirts, and a welcome gift for kids. The 254-room resort features a full-service fitness center, a free-form pool, tennis courts, and a sauna and spa. Guests can also enjoy themselves at the casino or play a round of golf at the 27-hole course. Rates start at $92 per person; add $30 per person to stay in an Executive Tower room.

When: Through Dec. 15, 2008.

Details: Package requires a minimum stay of two nights. Breakfast is included. Taxes are an additional 11 percent, and service charges are an extra 7 percent. Based on double occupancy; a maximum of two children under 18 stay free with the adults.

Contact: 800/981-3232, hiltoncaribbean.com.

ST. KITTS
Frigate Bay, from $90 per room per night
The renovated Sugar Bay Club is celebrating its reopening by treating guests to up to three free nights—a savings of over 40 percent. Here's how it works: If you book three nights, you'll get the third free of charge; if you stay five nights, you'll pay just for three; if you book seven nights, you'll only pay for four. Aside from freshly painted walls and manicured landscaping, the resort's look includes new bedding, updated appliances in the kitchenettes, and resurfaced pools. The 94 rooms have views of the Atlantic Ocean, the pool, or the tropical gardens. There's a poolside restaurant, Almond Tree Terrace, as well as Diamond Cut Steakhouse, which overlooks the golf course. Rates start at $90 per room per night.

When: Through Dec. 19, 2008.

Details: Breakfast for two is included on all paid nights. Taxes are an additional 19 percent. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 888/930-0055, sugarbayclub.com.

ST. LUCIA
Anse Cochon, from $175 per room per night
Ti Kaye Village is in Anse Cochon, on the west side of St. Lucia. All of the resort's 33 rooms face the Caribbean and have air-conditioning, an outdoor garden shower, and a veranda with rocking chairs and a two-person hammock. Breakfast, a kayak rental, and a complimentary welcome drink are also included. Rates start at $175 per room per night, which is about 20 percent off the same room in the high season (late December to April).

When: Through Dec. 15, 2008.

Details: Does not include taxes of 18 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Each extra person is $40 per night.

Contact: 758/456-8101, tikaye.com.

Rodney Bay, from $367 per room per night
The Landings St. Lucia, a RockResort, touts a Stay Free Play Free package featuring accommodations in a two-bedroom Deluxe Harbor Front Villa Suite and a complimentary fourth-night stay. Guests will also receive a $100 resort credit good for use at the 7,000-square-foot RockResorts Spa or toward resort activities such as motorized water sports, a sunset cruise, or snorkel excursions. The 19-acre beachfront property counts 122 rooms; two restaurants, the Yacht Haven and the Viscount Lodge; a private yacht harbor; and 800 feet of beach. Rates start at $367 per room per night.

When: Jan. 5–April 30, 2009.

Book by: Dec. 31, 2008.

Details: Guests must book three nights in the two-bedroom Deluxe Harbor Front Villa Suite in order to get the fourth night free. Breakfast daily is included. Additional charges include a 10 percent service fee, taxes of 8 percent, and a $30 a night resort fee (which covers boat and ground transfers, water-sports equipment rental, fitness center usage, poolside chair massages, in-room high-speed Internet access, and coffee and tea supply). Based on single or double occupancy. To book, refer to promotional code: ACTIVITY.

Contact: 877/657-7625, landings.rockresorts.com.

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ST. MAARTEN
Maho Bay, from $185 per room per night
The Sonesta Maho Beach Resort's Winter Warm-Up package includes accommodations and two treatments for each person at the Good Life Spa: a mini body scrub and a 55-minute Swedish massage. The resort also has seven bars and restaurants. Rates start at $185 per room per night, or $740 for the required four-night stay (rates go up to $299 per room per night in the spring.

When: Through Dec. 19, 2008.

Details: Includes all taxes. Based on double occupancy; single occupancy rates start at $155 per room per night. Use promo code WWW. Requires a four-night stay.

Contact: 800/766-3782, sonesta.com/mahobeach.

TOBAGO
Bacolet Bay, from $130 per room per night
The Bacolet Beach Club, founded by former fashion model Gloria Jones-Knapp, is reducing its nightly rates by 30 percent. Extras include welcome drinks and a complimentary jeep rental for a day. The beachfront hotel is only a couple minutes' drive from the island's capital, Scarborough, and about 15 minutes from the airport. Nurse a cocktail by the infinity pool, relax in the whirlpool, or enjoy a steam bath. Tennis courts, two golf courses, and a dive site are also nearby. Rates start at $130 per room per night.

When: Through Sept. 30, 2009.

Details: Continental breakfast daily, government taxes of 15 percent, and resort taxes of 10 percent are included. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 868/639-2357, bacoletbeachclub.com.

Crown Point, from $500 per room per night
The 135-room Coco Reef Resort & Spa on the southwestern coast of Tobago has introduced a five-day golf package: accommodations in a deluxe ocean-view room with a private balcony or patio, two rounds of golf with reserved tee times, a 50-minute Swedish massage, and transportation to and from the airport. The savings amount to about 35 percent. The resort includes a spa, a beauty salon, a shopping arcade with an art gallery, bars, and restaurants. Rates start at $1,000 per person for four nights.

When: Through Dec. 20, 2008.

Details: The package rate is based on a four-night stay. The rate includes breakfast daily, government taxes of 15 percent, and resort taxes of 10 percent. Based on double occupancy; solo travelers pay $1,000 for the four-night package ($250 a night).

Contact: 868/639-8571, cocoreef.com.

CARIBBEAN AIR/HOTEL SALE
CheapTickets currently has a Fall Beach Sale. Use promo code FALLBEACH100 to receive $100 off flight-and-hotel packages for four or more nights. For example, book the Grand Oasis Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from $87 per room per night (a savings of 40 percent), the Holiday Inn SunSpree Jamaica from $144 per room per night (a savings of 40 percent), or the Hotel El Convento in Puerto Rico from $150 per room per night (a savings of 35 percent).

Book by: Nov. 23, 2008.

When: Through March 31, 2009.

Orbitz has a roundup of hotel deals in the Caribbean. One property that's on sale right now is the La Concha in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rates start at $169 per room per night, a savings of 20 percent, through Dec. 26, 2008.

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