Babymoon Ideas by Suzanne Arguello
Do you have a little one on the way? Maybe it's time to rejuvenate your marriage and enjoy some much-needed relaxation on a babymoon!
Across the country, bed-and-breakfast inns offer delightful babymoon lodgings. Discover your ideal destination with this sampler:
Begin your parenting adventure where Lewis and Clark ended their trek to the Pacific — Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. Wander the oceanfront boardwalk, breathe salt air, watch ocean mammals, and dine on fresh seafood. For attractions and accommodations, visit www.funbeach.com.
Or prepare for the arrival of your little prince or princess with a babymoon at Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Savor time roaming the lush grounds or enhance your visit with a Navigator’s marriage or parenting conference offered on-site. Visit www.gleneyrie.org for details.
For a last urban outing sans baby gear, think San Antonio, Texas. The King William Historic District and nearby Riverwalk boast galleries, boutiques, museums, and charming B&Bs. Just for fun, attend a professional sporting event, or visit Sea World®. Find lodging, attractions, even day spas, at www.sanantonio.com.
If nature soothes your soul, consider an Ozark babymoon. Stay in a cottage, cabin, or a tree house! Walk the woods, relax by the lake, or pause to pray at the Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Branson, Missouri is the place for family-friendly entertainment. Learn more at www.eurekasprings.org and www.explorebranson.com.
Visit Virginia for a romantic babymoon. Balance pampering with local sightseeing. Explore Crabtree Falls along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Stroll Colonial Williamsburg gardens. Tour an antebellum home. Make a splash at Virginia Beach.
To locate bed and breakfast babymoons in your area, visit www.bnbfinder.com/babymoon.
There are several options for keeping babymoon costs down.
- Consider off-season or midweek B&B specials.
- Many state and national parks rent cozy cabins for very reasonable rates.
- House-sit for vacationing friends; then splurge on day spa treatments.
Future grandparents: A babymoon makes a much-appreciated gift for expectant parents.
Save more on your babymoon. Check out special bed and breakfast offers at www.stashtea.com and www.iloveinns.com.
For great tips on planning a babymoon, be sure read Suzanne's article "Babymoon" in the May 2009 issue of ParentLife.
Do you have a babymoon planned? Or have you been on a babymoon in the past? Tell us about your babymoon!
