February is the Month of Love at Metro Hotels

Some great value Valentines packages available at four of its properties to share with the one you love during the month of February 2013:


Metro Hotel Sydney Central


Special Valentine package at Metro Hotel Sydney Central at $225.00 per night:

• One night’s accommodation for two people in a Deluxe One Bedroom Junior Suite
• Daily Hot Buffet Breakfast for 2 adults
• Sparkling Wine on arrival
• Chocolates on arrival

Valid between 1st – 28th February 2013
Terms and Conditions apply; subject to availability; rates not valid with any other offer.

Metro Hotel on Pitt

Valentine’s Day Indulgence Package for $260.00 per night including:

• One Night’s Accommodation in a King Spa Room
• Lush Hello Gorgeous Spa Kit Containing Sakura Bath Ballistic, Gorgeous Moisturiser, Melting Marshmallow Moment Bath Melt, Rub Shower Scrub and Helping Hands Hand Cream (One kit is available for per stay)
• A large Bottle of House Wine on Arrival
• Chocolates on arrival
• Late check-out of 12 Noon

Valid between 1st – 28th February 2013
Terms and Conditions apply; subject to availability; rates not valid with any other offer.

Metro Apartments Darling Harbour

Valentine’s Special – Executive Apartment (weekdays $249.00, weekends $299.00 per night)
The Rack rate for an Executive Apartment is normally $550 per night

• 2 night’s accommodation in an Executive Apartment
• Sparkling wine and box of chocolates on arrival
• 12 noon checkout
• Guaranteed view of Darling Harbour
• Terms and Conditions apply

Metro Hotel Ipswich International

Valentine’s Day dinner and accommodation package $269 for two

• One night for two people in a Superior room
• Breakfast for two people
• Three course dinner in Platform 9 restaurant
• Valid Thursday 14th February, 2013

Terms & Conditions apply

Guests can book at Metro Hotels properties by calling the toll free Central Reservations line on 1800 004 321. Alternately, bookings can be made online on www.metrohotels.com.au.

Valentine’s Day Legend and History

 

Valentine’s Day. Every February 14, gifts and nice promises are exchanged between lovers, all in the name of St. Valentine. 

 

But who was this romantic saint, and where did these traditions come from?

 

An old Roman legend says that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. Then, the Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives, Valentine rebelled and started to marry people secretly.

Of course, when Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius II ordered that he be put to death… Poor man! However, since people were so thankful to him, they started to build altars in his honor and place presents there. “From your Valentine” the dedications said, and expression still very popular on February 14.

Thus, Saint Valentine started to be a beloved saint and by the Middle Ages, he was one of the most important saints in France and England.

Of course, there are other legends about the romantic saint and not all of them of Christian origin. Some historians claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s celebration in the middle of February in an effort to Christianize the pagan celebration of Lupercalia.

It was celebrated at the ides of February (on February 15). Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture. Since gods and goddess of agriculture as always been associated to fertility, these days rituals of fertility were made and these matches often ended in happy marriage.

Anyway, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century in Europe and America. By the middle of the 18th, it was common for lovers of all social classes to exchange small presents or handwritten notes. By 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.

Today, all around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between romantic lovers.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Yareah magazine readers.

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Valentine's Special at Metro Apartments on Darling Harbour, Sydney

Metro Apartments on Darling Harbour are offering this Valentines Special for Weekdays $249.00 per night or Weekends $299.00 per night including:

• 2 night’s accommodation in an Executive Apartment
• Sparkling wine and box of chocolates on arrival
• 12 noon checkout
• Guaranteed view of Darling Harbour

Book this Valentine's Special at Apartments on Darling Harbour
 
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Terms and Conditions:

• Offer is strictly subject to availability and may not be available for special event dates.
• Valid between 1st – 28th February 2013
• Rates are not valid with any other offer.
• All other terms & conditions will be provided when making your booking
• Bookings are non-refundable.