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Check In: Mother’s Day Hotel Packages

Take Mom out by checking her in to one of these Washington hotels offering special Mother’s Day packages.

Mom could stay in this charming room at the Inn at Onancock. Photograph courtesy of the inn

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Marriott Wardman Park
DC
This Woodley Park Marriott is offering a Weekend Brunch Package for Mother’s Day weekend, available for one- and two-night stays. The one-night package includes accommodations Saturday night, Sunday brunch for two at the hotel’s Stone’s Throw Restaurant & Bar, overnight valet parking, a rose for Mom, and late checkout at 4 PM. If Mom wants to stayFriday and Saturday, she’ll get the same perks plus upgraded suite accommodations and an additional buffet breakfast for two on Saturday morning. Rates start at $199 for one night and $299 for two. Call 800-834-6418 to reserve or book online using promotional code H09.

The Gaylord National Hotel
National Harbor, MD
The Gaylord is organizing a Mother’s Day outing for the whole family with a “Mom Prom & Family Affair” Saturday, May 8. The event features a Saturday-night dance party with contests, a DJ, and mother-son/father-daughter dances. The package also includes Saturday-night accommodations in a deluxe guest room (sleeps four), admission for four to the dance, and a Mother’s Day Morning Reception on Sunday. The package price is $199 and also includes a souvenir photo, self-parking costs, and the resort fee. Call 301-965-4000 to book.

Williamsburg Lodge

Williamsburg, VA
Colonial Williamsburg is honoring mothers with a Spa Escape Package to spoil Mom and a guest on her special day. The package includes three days and two nights of relaxation at $710 per couple. Included are one spa treatment per person per night and a $100 spa-activities card that can be used toward additional services or products. This deal is good through June 17 and can be booked by calling 1-800-HISTORY.

The Inn at Onancock
Onancock, VA
This B&B on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has a Mother’s Day deal exclusively for Washingtonian readers. The “Mother by Chance, Friend by Choice” package includes two nights at $150 a night—more than a 20-percent discount. It also includes breakfast and WineDown Hours, a happy hour prepared by the chef that features wine and hors d’oeuvres. Add an in-room massage for an additional charge. The offer is available to anyone celebrating Mother’s Day—mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, even two “mom” friends. But the inn has only five accommodation options, so the rate is first come, first served. Mention Washingtonian to get the deal.

The Homestead
Hot Springs, VA
The Homestead is offering a reduced rate from May 7 through 9, with rooms starting at $215 a night. It includes Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday—the menu features eggs Benedict, French toast, a pasta-sauté station, and more. For an extra fee, you can add activities for Mom, such as spa treatments or a round of golf. Call 866-354-4653 to book.

Sugar Tree Inn

Steeles Tavern, VA
Why not let Mom spend Mother’s Day in the Blue Ridge Mountains? This Shenandoah Valley B&B sits at 2,800 feet on 28 wooded acres. If you book the Sugar Tree Inn for two nights over Mother’s Day weekend, guests get a free three-course dinner for two. Stays can be either Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday, but the dinner is served only on Friday and Saturday nights. Friday entrées are pork loin with figs, gorgonzola, and port-wine reduction, or wild salmon, and Saturday entrées are beef-tips portabella or mahi-mahi. Room rates range from $148 to $248 a night. Call 800-377-2197 for reservations.

Park Hyatt Washington

Downtown DC
Indulge Mom at the Park Hyatt with the Pamper at the Park package. It includes a two-night stay for two, continental breakfast both days at Blue Duck Tavern, a bottle of Lake Country Cabernet Franc 2003, and an hourlong massage in the hotel spa or guest room. Package rates start at $898. Call 202-789-1234 to reserve.

Ritz-Carlton Washington DC and Ritz-Carlton Georgetown
Give Mom breakfast and flowers in style with the Ritz-Carlton Mother’s Day stay. The one-night package includes breakfast for two, a bouquet of flowers for Mom upon arrival, and overnight valet parking. For the West End location, rates start at $429 for a deluxe guest room and $529 for a suite. Call 202-974-6338 to book. For the Georgetown location, rates start at $529 for deluxe rooms and $629 for a suite. To book, call 202-912-4159.

Inn at 202 Dover

Easton, MD
The package at this Easton inn is for mothers or mothers-to-be and includes a one-night stay, in-room Champagne, a massage, dinner for two, and jazz brunch Sunday morning. Rooms have air-jet tubs and steam showers. The package is available exclusively for Washingtonian readers, so mention us when you call to book. The cost is $539, and the deal can be used either Mother’s Day weekend or any other weekend, subject to availability. Call 866-450-7600 to reserve. 

Westin Reston Heights
Starting at $199, the Mother's Day package at this Reston hotel includes a one-night stay in a suite, brunch at Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro, and a glass of sparkling wine. The package is available May 7 and 8 only, and families who book one room will receive a second room at 40 percent off. 

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