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Hawaii’s ASTON Hotels & Resorts offers special rates to active duty and retired military personnel
In addition to Hawaii’s ASTON Hotels & Resorts, there are many other entertainment and travel related attractions anxious to thank active duty and military veterans for serving their country by offering them special discounts. You’ll read about many of these discounts only at About.com! When getting rate quotes or making a reservation at a hotel, ask for the veterans/military rate and inquire on what type of proof of veteran/military status is required to obtain the special rate. All prices quoted do not include taxes, are subject to change without notice and may not be available at all times.
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| Coconut Plaza room interior. Photograph Courtesy of PRWorks - Used With Permission |
At the Coconut Plaza Hotel, each guest room includes a microwave, min-refrigerator and cooking utensils – perfect for breakfast or a sunset dinner on your private lanai. You’ll also find the world famous Waikiki Beach a short stroll away, along with world-class restaurants, shops, golf, tennis and other water activities.
On Maui, while staying at the Maui Islander, you’ll meander your way through the resort’s 10-acre grounds that
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| Maui Islander room interior. Photograph Courtesy of PRWorks - Used With Permission |
For more information, contact ASTON at 800-92-ASTON (922-7866) or visit its website
at www.astonhotels.com.
Florida
Florida’s Cypress Gardens
in Winter Haven, near Orlando, is offering 15% off admission for anyone with a military ID. It is often tabbed
as Florida’s “tropical” theme park because it covers 200 acres of lush vegetation, gardens and natural landscape.
It is a refreshing change from the cement and steel theme parks that dot Florida’s
landscape.
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| The Gazebo at Cypress Gardens, one of the most photographed attractions in Florida. Photo Courtesy of Cypress Gardens - Used with Permission |
For more information on Cypress
Gardens call 800/282-2123 or visit its website at www.cypressgardens.com.
St.
Augustine Lighthouse & Museum in St. Augustine offers complimentary admission to active duty and retired military personnel with
an ID card. Built in 1871, this active aid-to-navigation still has its original first order Fresnel lens. Visitors
may climb to the top of the 165 foot tall tower, see and touch artifacts from ships lost in the treacherous inlet,
and experience the life of a lighthouse keeper and his family in the beautifully restored Victorian keeper’s
house.
Beachside Gardens Convenience
Suites in south Florida is offering a special military rate of only $37 per night/double occupancy. Each suite
is equipped with full kitchen with a pool and beach nearby. For more information call 954/427-0523.
Courtyard Villa Hotel,
in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea in Broward County, Florida is offering a 15% discount
on rooms for active duty and retired personnel. The property is located directly
on the ocean. Its rooms are furnished in 19th-Century antique reproduction
furniture and each features VCR, cable TV, microwave oven, kitchenette and complimentary
breakfast. For further
information call 800/291-3560.
Charleston, South Carolina
Gibbes
Museum of Art offers a special military rate of $6 per individual. The museum
holds over 10,000 American art objects – paintings,
sculpture, photography and more. For more information contact the museum at 843/720-1682.
Charleston
Stroll offers persons with a military ID $2 off the regular tour price. Among
the highlights of Charleston’s rich history walking
tour are hidden gardens, cobblestone streets, famous footsteps, mansions on the
battery and historic churches. Tours depart Mondays through Saturdays and reservations
are recommended. For more information call 843/766-2080.
Magnolia Plantation and
Its Gardens, which is world renowned for year-round floral beauty and is listed in the National Register of Historic
Places, offers a discount of $1 off admission to persons with a military ID.
The
Plantation boasts a Nature Train as well as a Nature Boat to take in some of
the 500 acres of the plantation, which is now a wildlife
refuge. The Nature Train departs hourly for a 45-minute, four-mile tour of the
Plantation. It offers a complete
view of the Plantation’s flora, fauna and early history. The Nature Boat, a 22-person pontoon boat, offers a view
of the mansion’s 125-acre rice field and the various wildlife that call it home.
The
first house, which was erected at the site during the early days of the Carolina
colony, has been the home of the Drayton family.
During your visit, you’ll learn about the two subsequent houses of Magnolia Plantation and the house’s
role in the Colonial Era, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and finally life
on the modern plantation.
For more information,
call 800/367-3517 or visit www.magnoliaplantation.com.
