A friend of mine alerted me to these last minute holiday deals at 5-star properties in Costa Rica. So, I thought I’d pass them along.

Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort and Costa Rica Marriott Hotel are both offering discounts on Christmas/New Year’s stays when you book before December 17, 2010.

Heat Up Your Holiday!

Costa Rica Marriott Hotel:
December 8 – 31, 2010: Rates start at $175/night

Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort:
December 8 – 19, 2010: Rates start at $159/night
December 20 – 25, 2010: Rates start at $219/night

Use promotional code ER5
Must book before December 17, 2010

Not too shabby!

Jenny-Block-Publicity-Shot-250Jenny Block is the author of "Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage" (Seal Hardcover, June 2008 and Seal Paperback, March 2009), which has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. She writes a weekly column for the Dallas Morning News publication Quick called "Sex Talk with Jenny Block". Jenny holds both her BA and her MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and taught college composition for nearly ten years. She writes for a wide variety of publications and websites, including huffingtonpost.com, yourtango.com, American Way, Veranda, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Voice, edgedallas.com, literarymama.com, Spirit, chow.com, and ellegirl.com.