# Help me plan a 3 day getaway with the wife! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471 "2006-11-07T21:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/21 "2006-11-09T21:36:33Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Way too dangerous for me, my big head, and blackjack. [/QUOTE] Too bad, as you picked the time when rates would be great! New Year’s is outrageously expensive, but usually the week afterwards, the prices drop considerably and you would be able to pick and choose from the best Hotel/Casinos on the Strip and get the whole nine-yards - spas, nice restaurants and buffets, some good shows. Perhaps giving your wife the credit card before you head off for the table might be a wise idea…assuming she is armed and able to fend you off when you come back and ask for more money. But seriously, there is lots to do in Vegas other than just gambling. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/22 "2006-11-09T21:37:31Z")
[QUOTE=threemae] And when you drive up through Boulder you can take me to dinner. I’ll regale you and your wife with stories of biochemistry and being responsible for freshmen. On the way back you can beat up on some hippies. The Front Range has something for everyone! [/QUOTE] Biochemistry sounds great. Do you swing? \*\*gigi \*\*, it seems that the e-mail I got back with an unknown sender was from one of the local hotels that was probably forwarded my information. I just relooked at my e-mail inbox and have over 20 e-mails from various lodging facilities. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/23 "2006-11-09T21:40:49Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] What about Bermuda? I’ve never been there but, obviously, it is quite popular and it’s not all that far. (Yes, I saw Carribean but am assuming it doesn’t qualify). [/QUOTE] Good call. My parents went there during January and it was too cold to swim (60s) but it’s beautiful and small enough to see everything over a long weekend. There is a historical interest (more my parents’ style than lounging on the beach), lighthouses, rocky shore to climb on. And rates may be more reasonable and things less crowded since it’s not the busy time. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/24 "2006-11-09T21:43:20Z")
Pack your warm clothes and come to DC. It’s our off-season so you can probably get good rates on hotels. Also, the museums are least crowded in the winter, so you would get to see more. There are loads of great restaurants (we absolutely love [Bistro Bis](http://bistrobis.com/) on the Hill - it’s in the Hotel Georges), and if it’s just starting to snow, a walk on the mall is almost magical. Yeah, I know there are less glamorous aspects of DC, but I don’t work there every day and I don’t live in the city limits, so I still have a kind of romantic view of the city. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/25 "2006-11-09T21:44:02Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Biochemistry sounds great. Do you swing? [/QUOTE] What an excellent come on! ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/26 "2006-11-09T21:58:25Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] What an excellent come on! [/QUOTE] If I have to listen to you talk about biochemistry, we have to get something in return. I just got off of the phone with the a lady who runs some cabins in Estes Park. It was from [Dripping Springs](http://www.drippingsprings.com). She is actually the only person (so far) who added a personal touch to a pre-written e-mail. The lady said 1/3 of the shops out in town close because of the winter, so I wonder if it would still be nice out there. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/27 "2006-11-09T22:00:41Z")
Is it too late to suggest Mt. Zion National Park (UT)? It has cabins, nice trails (from easy to challenging) and is one of those places where you can get an idea of what the area looked like 200+ years ago. I had a wonderful time there a few years back. PS- I’ve heard that the Grand Canyon is spectacular as well, but I’ve yet to go. PPS- I remember researching riverboat gambling cruises on US rivers a few years back for a friend, but he never went and I thought they seemed semi-expensive. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/28 "2006-11-09T22:03:00Z")
[QUOTE=Count Blucher] Is it too late to suggest Mt. Zion National Park (UT)? It has cabins, nice trails (from easy to challenging) and is one of those places where you can get an idea of what the area looked like 200+ years ago. [/QUOTE] Never too late. I have not chosen yet. However, I guarantee I will choose something someone here suggests. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/29 "2006-11-09T22:08:28Z")
My folks have been married 30 years, and the vacation they keep talking about and googling over is their trip to Savannah, Georgia five or six years ago. I am not entirely sure why they liked it - they just had the best time walking around town, going on tours, eating at the restaurants and stuff. Perhaps it’s a nice place to be alone together? Not sure how long of a drive that is from Ft. Lauderdale. Not sure if it’d be more time efficient to fly or drive. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/30 "2006-11-09T22:19:38Z")
My mom (can you tell my parents wander around quite a bit) really loved Memphis (enough that she, who wants to live out of an RV, wouldn’t mind living there). ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/31 "2006-11-09T22:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] My folks have been married 30 years, and the vacation they keep talking about and googling over is their trip to Savannah, Georgia five or six years ago. I am not entirely sure why they liked it - they just had the best time walking around town, going on tours, eating at the restaurants and stuff. Perhaps it’s a nice place to be alone together? Not sure how long of a drive that is from Ft. Lauderdale. Not sure if it’d be more time efficient to fly or drive. [/QUOTE] I’ve been to Savannah and it is beautiful. I didn’t get a chance to see Forrest Gump, though. ---
**Author:** ![herownself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8baadc/32.png) [@herownself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herownself)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/32 "2006-11-09T22:52:27Z")
If this is really a special surprise for your wife, then go to a spa. Not the all-exercise, run around the trails and eat tiny servings of yogurt and pureed yams - type spa. Never. I’m talking about a sit in the hot spring until it’s time for your massage, hang out by the pool and then get a sea-salt body rub, late-afternoon couple’s massage, excellent food and wine, no phone no tv, private hot tub, stress runs out of your body and down the drain -type spa. I know where it is, but I won’t post it publicly. Knowing about it is a special gift. Email me if you want to know. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/33 "2006-11-09T23:06:36Z")
Do they have champagne-glass-shaped bubble baths there? ---
**Author:** ![herownself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8baadc/32.png) [@herownself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herownself)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/34 "2006-11-09T23:29:16Z")
Nope. It’s classy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/35 "2006-11-10T00:15:30Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Biochemistry sounds great. Do you swing? [/QUOTE] Well now I don’t feel bad about misreading the thread title as “Help me plan a 3-way getaway with the wife!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/36 "2006-11-10T02:15:19Z")
Boston’s fun (and cold that time of year). There is plenty to do around here and if New Years is cold enough, there will still be ice sculptures left. I’ve also had a lot of fun in San Deigo on vacation. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/37 "2006-11-10T03:21:48Z")
If all you’ve got is a 3-day weekend to pack as much fun and luxury into as possible, then, it seems to me, you don’t want to be spending lots of time on the plane. How about looking into resort places in the Carolinas or Georgia? Other Dopers have already suggested Savannah. I’ve never been there, but one of my sisters has. She loves the place and recommends it to everyone. Maybe you could take a trip to some of the islands off the [Georgia coast.](http://www.gacoast.com/) You could make sure to catch a performance of [this group](http://www.gacoast.com/navigator/quimbys.html), which looks like it would be a great time. I haven’t been to the Georgia Sea Islands, but I’d like to go some time! ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/38 "2006-11-10T05:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] If all you’ve got is a 3-day weekend to pack as much fun and luxury into as possible, then, it seems to me, you don’t want to be spending lots of time on the plane. [/QUOTE] I live in California, and when I’ve gone out to Florida for a weekend, it’s a pain. Going out there takes a full day of travel, just about, and coming back is almost as bad (with the time change, it looks better but still feels terrible). If you just have a long weekend, don’t waste half of it traveling, which means that the west coast is out. That’s my two cents. Otherwise, I’d echo the DC and Savannah suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/39 "2006-11-10T06:12:58Z")
[QUOTE=herownself] I’m talking about a sit in the hot spring until it’s time for your massage, hang out by the pool and then get a sea-salt body rub, late-afternoon couple’s massage, excellent food and wine, no phone no tv, private hot tub, stress runs out of your body and down the drain -type spa. [/QUOTE] There’s one of those outside of Santa Fe - Ten Thousand Waves. I’ve never been there but friends of mine rave about it. Estes Park is in a beautiful spot but January - I don’t know. Access to RMNP is limited, though what you do have access to is spectacular as always. You’d probably be better off staying in Boulder and hitting Estes Park on a drive through the mountains. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471/40 "2006-11-10T07:52:50Z")
ex-Boulder resident here. Forget Estes Park in the winter or the summer; in the winter it’s kind of dead. In the summer, it’s a tourist trap. Lots of shops, but definitely on the kitschy-touristy side of things. It’s interesting to spend a day there, and it’s a beautiful setting, but 3 days in the winter would be bleak. If you want a really great Colorado experience, check out [Gold Lake Resort](http://www.goldlake.com/). It’s about an hour’s drive from Denver and would be GREAT for a 3 day weekend. You can spend a day on the grounds, hanging out in the outdoor hot tubs and pampering yourself. You can spend another day driving the [Peak to Peak highway](http://images.google.com/images?q=peak+to+peak+highway&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&sourceid=tipimg) and hit Estes Park and Nederland. If you still need more to do, you can easily spend anywhere from a few hours to a whole day on the [Pearl Street Mall](http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=pearl+street+mall&btnG=Search) (a pedestrian mall, not a shopping mall) in Boulder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-3-day-getaway-with-the-wife/379471.md?page=3)