Walking in a Winter Wonderland Holiday Extravaganza

Tucson, AZ – ‘Tis the season for Tucson! Visit JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa this holiday season and get ready to walk in a winter wonderland with its annual holiday season festivities. The resort will transform into a winter palace this December, complete with ice, sledding, carolers, a 30 foot Christmas tree, carriage rides and, of course, Santa.

This year, Starr Pass’ holiday extravaganza will bring new meaning to the holly jolly season in the desert. A bevy of fun and excitement is just around the corner, as kids ready themselves for Santa’s arrival. On December 20, the resort is highlighting sledding…Starr Pass style. Sledding will be the resort’s feature event, encouraging children, adults, friends and families to take ride down Starr Circle Hill at the resort’s main entrance. The incredible sled run will require over 50 tons of ice to construct!

JW Marriott Starr Pass is pulling out all the stops with its holiday décor. The resort’s holiday decoration collection will include Santa and other seasonal scenes in the hotel lobby as well as holiday decorations throughout all public resort spaces, including a 30 foot Christmas tree that, when lighted, will be able to be seen for miles. The decorations, nearly a quarter of a million dollars in cost, will be completed and on display by December 6, just in time for the holidays!

Christmas would not be Christmas without an appearance from jolly ol’ Santa! For those staying at the resort on Friday night, December 19, Santa will literally fall from the sky for all the good little girls and boys! Not to be missed! For your families delight, Santa and his elves are set to arrive by helicopter at 8:30 p.m. sharp. Of course, Santa will take photos with all younger guests December 19 and 20!

Other great holiday happenings include complimentary hot chocolate on weekends throughout December; performances by carolers from local school choirs on December 19 in public areas and restaurants, and chestnut roasting on December 19, 20 and 21.

Guest Rooms
The resort is offering three Winter Wonderland Weekend Packages available on Friday, December 19; Saturday, December 20 and Sunday December 21.

The Winter Wonderland Gondola Package provides guests with a one-night stay for $179 per night, or a two-night stay at $159 per night. The package includes a deluxe room for two, a 5×7 photo with Santa on Friday night, a carriage ride, unlimited sledding activities for each family member all day Saturday, and unlimited use of the Starr Canyon River & Monsoon Falls Water Slide. To make reservations, use booking code WNT on http://www.marriott.com/.

The Winter Wonderland Snowflake Package includes a deluxe room for two, a 5×7 photo with Santa on Friday night, a carriage ride, breakfast for two, unlimited sledding activities for each family member all day Saturday, and unlimited use of the Starr Canyon River & Monsoon Falls Water Slide. The package is offered for $179 per night, with a two-night minimum stay required. To make reservations, use booking code WNT on http://www.marriott.com/.

The best offer is the Winter Wonderland Blizzard Package, which includes a deluxe room for two, a 5×7 photo with Santa on Friday night, a carriage ride, three-course dinner for two in either Primo, Signature Grill or Catalina Steakhouse, breakfast for two, unlimited sledding activities for each family member all day Saturday, and unlimited use of the Starr Canyon River & Monsoon Falls Water Slide. The package is offered for $269 per night, with a one-night minimum stay required. To make reservations, use booking code WNT on http://www.marriott.com/.

Reservations can also be made by calling Marriott Reservations at 888-527-8989. To learn more about JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa’s Winter Wonderland, please visit http://www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com/.

About JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
As the only resort in Southern Arizona to be named to the Travel + Leisure 2008 World’s Best Hotels Top 500 List, Starr Pass draws on the beauty of its mountainous location. The resort incorporates the natural desert as its landscape design theme. With 575 spacious guestrooms, 88,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, five restaurants, a 20,000 sq. ft. spa, four separate pools, a lazy river and water slide, an Arnold Palmer Signature golf facility and 888 underground and covered parking spaces, the resort boasts of being not only the largest resort in southern Arizona, but also the only true eco-resort in Tucson. Since opening in 2005, the resort has donated over 250 acres of land to preservations in Tucson Mountain Park. This eco theme extends to its restaurants, which serve only 100% line caught fish; its Hashani Spa, which uses natural desert plant oils; recycling programs; and direct access to the nature trails of Tucson Mountain Park. The resort continues to develop new and successful “green” initiatives. To quote Bill Marriott, “you can build all types of amenities but it would be impossible to duplicate what Starr Pass has, the Tucson Mountain Park.” The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa is located at 3800 W. Starr Pass and can be reached directly by calling (520) 792-3500. Please visit http://www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com/.

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