At Capella Pedregal love is always in the air, but this is never more true than during February.  I am especially excited about it, because every department at the resort has added their own contribution to create the most special, personalized romantic experiences for our guests.  Seeing as the Month of Romance is just around the corner, I had to take the opportunity to share some of our special plans for the perfect romantic getaway with you.  To get the behind-the-scenes details, I spoke to Director of Sales and Marketing, Shirley Dunn Hanks.

“With the purpose of celebrating love we have created special experiences, packages and amenities, with which our guests will be able to de-stress, impress and express their feelings to one another,” says Shirley.  “Some of our romantic themed offerings are aphrodisiac cooking classes, romantic movie nights on the beach, private beach or wine room dinners, couples spa treatments, hand-crafted specialty cocktails, turn down amenities with artisan chocolates made in-house, romantic rose petal turndown, artisan souvenirs, to name just a few.”

“The romantic turndown is one of my most favorite amenities for couples,” continues Shirley, “with the candles lit throughout the room, arousing a special ambiance, rose petals, in every color, handcrafted into the shape of a heart on the bed by our skilled turndown attendant.  After that, indulging in a warm bubble bath with aromatic salts while enjoying a glass of chilled Champagne and romantic music is playing in the background, the fireplace lit…  Our goal is to entice love and unforgettable memories, which will last a lifetime – or at least until your next visit to the resort.”

If you are considering a romantic getaway in Los Cabos, I would like to invite you to review our special packages and experiences available during the Month Of Romance here at Capella Pedregal!

In Singapore we do not celebrate Valentine’s Day Once- but twice.

While the Western Valentine’s Day is recognized in Singapore, we also celebrate the Chinese version.  It falls on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, which this year happens to be Februrary 6^th.  In my earlier blog post about the Chinese New Year Celebration I mentioned a little about the Chinese Valentine’s Day, but I thought I would take a closer look at it now.

As I previously described one of the central traditions involves single women throwing mandarian oranges into the water to be collected by potential suitors.

But where does the excitement and lore come from?

Historically, it was only on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year that unmarried women could go out into the streets (accompanied by a chaperone).  Many young men would gather in the hopes of catching glimpses of these lovely maidens. The legend holds that there would be a “matchmaker” from the moon who would be watching and would tie red strings of destiny on the legs of compatible couples. Incidentally, because of this legend, matchmakers in the past were traditionally very busy on this day in hopes of pairing couples.

So, if you are looking for love, be sure to go out in public on the 6^th.  You may just meet you destined partner!