Leisure Direction (0870 4428955, leisuredirection.co.uk) offers one night's B&B at the four-star Relais St Jacques for £134pp with Eurostar from Waterloo until March 28.
CHAMPOLUC, ITALY Ski 2 (01962 713330; ski-2.com), long-time specialists to this charming village in the Monterosa ski area, is offering a three-night Christmas short break at the four-star Relais des Glaciers Hotel, for £446, including ski hire, airport transfers, half-board at the hotel, lunches on the mountain, and lift pass.
Of course, there is nothing laid-back or inefficient about the Rosa Alpina, which enjoys the distinction of having been selected by Relais & Chateaux for the quality of its rooms and the excellence of its kitchens.
One Relais is responsible for 50 households and it is estimated that approximately 16,000 Relais have been trained.
In Mali, the Relais are responsible for approximately 50 households each.
For real sit-down fare, though, you should try dinner for two at Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte, steak for cheap, very fun.
That's the plan for the Grand Chefs Dinner of the Relais and Chateaux organization, scheduled for April 16 at 6 30 p.m. at Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway (35th Street).
Some also stopped in at the Relais de Pailheres hotel for refreshment.
The French brand Maisons des Rêves — known for its chic Relais & Châteaux lodgings — plans to open a property near the town's sailboat-lined harbor.
It's reminiscent of Relais & Chateaux, only the prices for the properties here are decidedly gentler.
