Get-A-Ways

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Enjoy a total of (10) nights in Asia at participating Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Stay three nights in Osaka and divide seven nights as desired between 5-star resorts in Shanghai and Tokyo.

Grand Hyatt Shanghai (China) - This 5-star resort is a prestigious member of Conde Nast's 2008 Gold List. Located in the heart of Pudong, Shanghai's financial and business district, the newest deluxe hotel here is impossible to miss: it commandeers the top 31 stories of one of the highest buildings in the world and is a dominant presence surveying Asia's most dynamic city at present. It has also set new standards for Shanghai, with its high-tech infrastructure, world-class design and imaginative guest rooms. Public areas blend evocative 1930s furnishings and decor with contemporary design that takes advantage of aerial views.

Like everything else here, the gym, indoor pool and whirlpool are all arranged for views through the thick plate-glass windows. The hotel is crowned by an observation deck on the 88th floor. The detailed guest rooms are some of the best in mainland China and rival the very top hotels in Hong Kong. They boast elegant Chinese styling and a high-tech assembly of amenities, from the lights that come on with a simple pass of the hand to the Internet TVs and remote keyboards. The lacquered armoires are embossed with exquisite calligraphy, each room has a poem, and the shower stalls have three nozzles. Valid one year from event date and subject to availability.

Hyatt Regency Osaka (Japan) - Enjoy a three-night stay at this 5- star resort is located adjacent to the World Trade Center. Set in a redeveloped neighborhood of futuristic, architecturally interesting skyscrapers on manmade Sakishima in the Port of Osaka, one block from Nakafuto Station. This is also one of Osaka's best hotels. The narrow garden encircling the hotel has at its center a stylized pond and patio. Interiors are contemporary, with the sun-drenched circular lobby quietly reflecting Japanese tradition in natural colors, green-marbled floors and warm woods. The massive third-floor fitness center offers a fully equipped exercise room, sauna, steam bath, whirlpool and massage room. Swimmers enjoy the indoor lap pool and outdoor garden pool. The spacious guest roomsare self-consciously chic, with curvy, ebony-stained furnishings and a few modern objets d'art. All rooms have views of city, bay or port. The large baths are palatial, with marble floors, deep tubs and stall showers. Valid one year from event date and subject to availability.

Grand Hyatt Tokyo (Japan) - This 5-star resort is a prestigious member of Conde Nast's 2008 Gold List. Located in the heart of Roppongi Hills. The Grand Hyatt sports a lively atmosphere appealing to those who like to surround themselves with shopping, restaurants and nightlife. For the health-conscious, there's a red-granite 20-meter swimming pool, whirlpool, fitness room, sauna and eight private spa treatment rooms, including one designed especially for couples.

Outside hotel doors lies Roppongi Hills' 200-some shops and restaurants, Tokyo's most sophisticated cinema complex (open late into the night, a rarity in Japan), a garden, a museum of contemporary art, and an observation floor. Contemporary rooms, with 9.5-meter ceilings and among the city's largest square footage, have unusual configurations and are bathed in soothing earth tones and natural wood. They feature Italian furniture, large mahogany desks, Japan's fastest Internet connection, button-controlled drapes that block out light, a 30-inch flat-screen TV offering movies on demand, CD/DVD player (free DVD rentals available), and a safe large enough for a laptop, complete with electric hookup for recharging. Bathrooms, which take up a quarter of room space, have separate tub and shower areas, bathroom scales, bidet toilets and 13-inch flat-screen TVs. Valid one year from event date and subject to availability.

American Airlines

This package includes round-trip coach class service for (2) from any American Airlines destination in the 48 contiguous United States to anywhere American Airlines flies in Asia subject to availability.  Great upgrade pricing is available!  The winning bidders can upgrade their coach class airfare to first class airfare by calling 800-209-6888. A minimum of 21 days advance booking is required as is a Saturday night stay. The winning bidders will be able to earn AAdvantage miles in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AAdvantage frequent flyer program. Miles cannot be utilized to upgrade these coach class certificates to a higher level of service. The certificates will have a one-year expiration date from the date issued and all reservations are subject to availability.

Note: American Airlines destinations include Shanghai, Tokyo and Osaka.

Domestic Airfare-This package includes coach class airfare for (2) from Shanghai to Osaka and from Osaka to Tokyo.

Any airport departure or taxes (if charged) are the responsibility of the winning bidder. Ground transportation is not included in this package.

Item Special Note

Friends of the Family urges the winner of this item to make all reservations and bookings as far in advance as possible.  All reservations are subject to availability. Package expires one year after purchase.

A $5 shipping and handling fee will be added to the winning bid for this item.