Sweet/Suite Deals In Florida

Love can hurt, but it need not wound your wallet when it comes to surprising your sweetie with a Valentine's getaway. Nor do you have to whisk her away to Paris or the Caribbean. Love is just around the corner, whether in the charming confines of St. Augustine or the aquatic surroundings of Orlando's Discovery Cove.

Here are a few sweet deals to dazzle your dearest, Florida-style:

Escape Romance Package, The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine: Package includes deluxe accommodations in a newly renovated room with a resort view, choice of a bottle of champagne or wine, chocolate-covered strawberries, breakfast for two daily in the resort's 500 South restaurant and turndown service. Rates range from $154 to $214 per night, plus tax and gratuity and are available through May 19 depending on space. For information or reservations, call 1-888-740-720 or go to www.worldgolf renaissance.com, reference promotional code LVU.

K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart) Package, Vero Beach Hotel & Spa: Available through February, the package includes two-night deluxe accommodations; dinner for two at the oceanfront Indigo Room restaurant; an aphrodisiac turndown featuring rose petals, chocolates and chilled bottle of champagne; oceanfront sunrise breakfast for two on the Indigo Room patio; complimentary bike or kayak rental; and beach chairs and umbrellas. Rates start at $599, excluding tax and gratuity and are based upon availability. Upgrades are available starting at $50. For reservations, go to www.verobeach hotelandspa.com and enter PRO1 in the rate code box, or call 1-866-602-8376 and request the K.I.S.S. package.

Everlasting Love Package, Costa d'Este Beach Resort, Vero Beach: Offered Feb. 13 to 16, the package includes two-night accommodations, a bottle of champagne delivered upon request, rose-petal turndown service nightly and a dinner for two at the resort's signature restaurant. Rates begin at $596 per room, including tax and gratuity. A one-night "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" package includes the same amenities for $425, inclusive. For reservations, go to www.costadeste .com or call 1-877-562-9919.

Bed & Breakfast Package, Mission Inn Resort & Club, Howey-in-the-Hills: Available throughout February, the package includes deluxe accommodations, wine and chocolates upon arrival and a breakfast buffet at La Hacienda. On Valentine's weekend, enjoy a lavish Lovers Lunch buffet and two days of musical performances as part of the Corazon Art & Music Festival. Rates start at $149 per night; for stays of two nights or longer, it drops to $129. For information or reservations, go to www.missioninn resort.com or call 1-800-874-9053.

Classic Romance Package, TradeWinds Island Resorts, St. Pete Beach: The two-night package includes accommodations at the Island Grand, a bottle of champagne, two commemorative champagne glasses, chocolate-dipped strawberries and the resort amenity fee. Couples can also enjoy two prix fixe Valentine's Day dinners at the Palm Court Italian Grill and Bermudas Steak & Seafood. The four-course candlelit dinner at Palm Court features grilled filet mignon and stuffed lobster tail. Bermudas offers a similar three-course menu in a more casual atmosphere. Rates are available Feb. 12 to15, beginning at $318, taxes not included. For reservations, call 1-866-587-8538 or go to www.justletgo.com.

Valentine's Day Romantic Getaway, The Renaissance, Fort Lauderdale: Indulge your inner foodie with a sumptuous romantic package that includes overnight accommodations, a special chef-created menu for an intimate dinner and breakfast the next morning. Rates start at $214 per night, based on double occupancy. Go to www .renaissancehotels.com/fllrp.

Escape to Romance, Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale: Package includes daily breakfast in bed, chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne upon arrival, valet parking and a 2 p.m. checkout time. Rates start at $459 per night, based on double occupancy. Go to www.marriott harborbeach.com.

Suiteheart Package, The Ocean Sky Resort, Fort Lauderdale: Get a king-size oceanfront one-bedroom suite complete with a bottle of Korbel champagne, fruit and cheese platter, and a room service voucher for two American breakfasts. Rates start at $325 per night. Go to www.oceansky resort.com.

Valentine's Honey Package, Discovery Cove, Orlando: Available throughout February and starting at $74.95, the package includes a souvenir photo and frame, boxed chocolates and a keepsake buoy with a personalized message delivered to your sweetie by one of the cove's Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. Or upgrade to the Sweetheart Package for $215.95, which includes those extras plus a dozen red roses, private cabana, bottle of champagne and two souvenir toasting flutes. Or go for the ultimate Romance Package for $295.95, which adds a DVD of your Discovery Cove experience. All package prices are in addition to park admission and require the purchase of at least one dolphin swim package. Dolphin swim admission is $289 plus tax.

Red Hot Love, Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Jupiter: Package includes deluxe overnight accommodations in an ocean-view king-sized room adorned with rose petals, champagne and chocolate dessert at turndown and a stop at the spa for a couple's treatment or a choice of two 50-minute individual treatments. Rates start at $599 per night and are available throughout February. For reservations, call 1-800-228-8810 or go to www.jupiterbeachresort.com and use promo code REDHOT.

Sea of Love Package, By the Seas Resorts, Panama City Beach: Package includes Gulf-front accommodations, free continental breakfast and a beaded wire basket filled with a bottle of champagne, souvenir flutes, long-stemmed seashell rose and sea salts for the bath. Guests can choose from posh penthouse or Jacuzzi suites. Rates start at $89 per couple per night. Call 1-888-627-0625 or go to www.bythesea resorts.com.

Valentine's Weekend Package, Shores of Panama, Panama City Beach: Available Feb. 12 to 16, get a two-night stay in a one-bedroom condo overlooking the Gulf, a couple's Swedish massage at the spa, $50 gift certificate for dinner at the Boatyard or Schooners restaurants, chocolate-covered strawberries and a bottle of sparkling wine and unlimited access to the indoor pool, hot tub and fitness center. Upgrade to a hot stone massage for $25 per person. Cost is $500 per couple, including taxes. For information or reservations, call 1-877-808-4323 or go to www.shoresof panamacitybeach.com.

Pretty Woman Meets Palm Beach, The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach: Available through April 26, the package includes luxurious accommodations in an oceanfront suite, a professional bath butler, champagne and strawberries upon arrival, daily breakfast for two in the hotel's Temple Orange restaurant, late checkout, two tickets to the Sunday International Polo Club matches and a 15 percent discount at Saks Fifth Avenue on Worth Avenue. Couples can also enjoy two prix fixe menus available at the hotel's restaurants, in-room or in a private oceanfront cabana for $150. The three-course prix fixe menu at Angle features beef tenderloin with Maine lobster tail and a Cupid's Heartbeat dessert. It costs $140 per couple; $240 per couple if you add a chilled bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label. Temple Orange's prix fixe menu offers mini beef wellington or Franchaise flounder with a Lovers Duo dessert for $100 per couple. The Pretty Woman package requires a minimum two-night stay over the weekends of Valentine's Day, President's Day and Easter. Late checkout is subject to availability. Holiday weekend rates start at $1,599 per night; all other dates start at $1,100 per night. For information or reservations, call (561) 533-6000 or go to www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/palm_beach.

Carol Parker