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Indonesia |  Through June 30, the Kayumanis Jimbaran (62-361/ 770-777; kayumanis.com) is offering a 30-percent discount on stays at its one-bedroom pool villas; http://www.kayumanis.com
for each two-night stay, a two-hour spa treatment will be included, while guests staying for a minimum of three nights will also be treated to a private in-villa dinner. Standard benefits include a bottle of sparkling wine, daily breakfast and high tea, and airport transfers. The offer is priced at US$490 per night, double.
| Guests at The Legian, Bali (62-361/730-622; ghmhotels.com) will enjoy 30 percent off room rates until June 20, in addition to such benefits as a bottle of champagne and canapés upon arrival. http://www.ghmhotels.com
Prices start from US$340 per night, double, for a studio suite, and include daily breakfast and afternoon tea for two.
| The three-night “Club Dreams” package at the InterContinental Bali (62-361/701-888), priced at US$1,480, double, affords couples a host of benefits on stays in a Club room. http://bali.intercontinental.com
These include a bottle of champagne, private beachfront dinner, a Balinese massage lesson, sunset tour by traditional boat, and Club InterContinental privileges. The offer runs until December 26.
| Until June 2008, Westin Bali’s (62-361/771-906; westin.com/bali) Reconnect Package is tailor-made for family vacations, with Westin Kids Club privileges such as free tickets to the nearby Waterbom Park.
http:// Children also receive a free buffet dinner and various discounts on food and beverages. The package starts from US$150 per night in a standard room, for a saving of 40 percent on published rates. Minimum stay is four nights.
| The Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa’s three-night Stylish Escape package, priced at US$1,718 net, includes such bonuses as daily in-villa breakfast and a two-hour spa treatment of your choice, and a romantic candlelight dinner. (62-361/770-777; www.kayumanis.com)
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China | Until July 15, China World Hotel, Beijing (86-10/6505-8885; shangri-la.com) is inviting DestinAsian readers to visit China’s capital with its “Beijing Indulgence” package. http://www.shangri-la.com
Stays are in an executive suite and include, among other perks, a bottle of wine, use of a chauffeured hotel limousine for eight hours a day, and a choice of a 45-minute reflexology session or Chinese massage as well as access to the Horizon Club Lounge. Available Thursdays to Sundays, the deal starts from US$412 per night, double.
| The “Romance Experience” package at the Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa (86-898/8858-8888) gives guests staying in deluxe rooms bonuses such as a candlelit dinner, breakfast in bed, as well as flowers, chocolates, and sparkling wine on arrival. http://hilton.com
Valid until the end of the year, the package starts from US$179, double, per night.
| To celebrate its opening, the Grand Millennium Beijing (86-10/8587-6888) has special room rates starting from US$195, double, per night—a 30 percent saving on published rates. http://grandmillenniumbeijing.com
Also available from April 10 until July 31 are doubles packages from US$223. These are inclusive of breakfast and a US$30 voucher to go toward accommodation during the guests’ next stay at the property.
| The Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu (86-28/8888-9999) has a Luxurious Experience deal that gives you a free third night for every two nights spent in an Executive Riverview room. http://shangri-la.com
The deal is priced at US$188 per night, inclusive of buffet breakfast and food and laundry allowance, and is valid through October 31.
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Vietnam |  Vietnam’s Nam Hai (84-510/940-000; ghmhotels.com) resort has launched Summer Season Packages. http://www.ghmhotels.com
Through September 30, bookings for a one-bedroom villa include a choice of free airport transfers or a 60-minute Vietnamese massage at The Spa when staying for a minimum of two nights. Guests booking for three nights or more also receive one night free. Rates start from US$750, double.
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Hong Kong | To celebrate Mother’s and Father’s Day, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (852/2132-0088; mandarinoriental.com) is offering a “Perfect Pampering Package for Parents.” http://www.mandarinoriental.com
This includes a one-night stay for two, a bottle of champagne, a welcome gift, buffet breakfast, cocktails at MO Bar, a five-course dinner for two at Amber restaurant with wine, and a one-hour massage at the Oriental Spa. The offer is priced at US$956 net, double (which represents more than 20 percent off the room rate alone) and is valid from May 9–11 and June 13–15.
|  Culture buffs can opt for the Luxe Manor’s (852/3763-8880; theluxemanor.com) “Museum Package” when they next visit Hong Kong. http://www.theluxemanor.com
Starting from US$180 per night, double, the offer includes a weeklong museum pass that allows free access to seven of the city’s most popular museums. Rates are also inclusive of buffet breakfast, free wireless Internet access, and local phone calls.
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Regional | Rail - For journeys between Singapore and Bangkok with a difference, book yourself into one of the en-suite compartments aboard the 22-carriage Eastern & Oriental Express (65/6395-0678). http://orient-express.com
From April 20 until September 25, passengers will receive a complimentary one-night stay at The Oriental, Bangkok and the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore. The offer starts from US$4,800, double.
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Singapore | Book a “Pampering Weekend Escape” at the Naumi (65/6403-6000) for a two-night stay in a deluxe suite priced at US$434, double—a 30 percent saving on published rates. http://naumihotel.com
The deal is valid year-round for check-in on either a Friday or Saturday and includes breakfast, free mini bar, Wi-fi access, and a butler-drawn bath with essential oils.
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Thailand | Golfers will want to take advantage of the Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket’s (66-76/324-101; luxurycollection.com/phuket) http://www.luxurycollection.com/phuket
“Golf Getaway,” which runs until October 31 and includes one round of golf at the Laguna Phuket Golf Club per person, per stay. A free shuttle service to the golf course is part of the deal. Rates start from US$255 per night, double.
| Until October 31, Trisara (66-76/310-100; trisara.com), on the northwestern coast of Phuket, is enticing guests with a number of special deals. http://www.trisara.com
The “Trisara Romance” package, for example, starts from US$878 per night, double, for a minimum of two-nights’ stay in an Ocean View Pool Room. Benefits include a champagne breakfast in bed, a 90-minute massage for two, and either an in-villa barbecue or an oceanfront picnic.
| The Conrad Bangkok (66-2/690-9395; conradbangkok.com) has launched an Executive Weekend Package that includes a guaranteed upgrade to an executive-floor room, return limousine transfer, and various club benefits—breakfast and evening cocktails included http://www.conradbangkok.com A saving of over 20 percent per night, the offer is valid with a minimum stay of two nights on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.
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Indonesia
> Through June 30, the Kayumanis Jimbaran (62-361/ 770-777; kayumanis.com) is offering a 30-percent discount on stays at its one-bedroom pool villas;
Indonesia
> Guests at The Legian, Bali (62-361/730-622; ghmhotels.com) will enjoy 30 percent off room rates until June 20, in addition to such benefits as a bottle of champagne and canapés upon arrival.
China
> Until July 15, China World Hotel, Beijing (86-10/6505-8885; shangri-la.com) is inviting DestinAsian readers to visit China’s capital with its “Beijing Indulgence” package.
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