Quick Trip - Long Memories

That's the Weekday Visit to Eureka Springs

Just as the Ozark Mountains have re-bloomed their leaves this year, Guests are reconnecting to the artsy and fun town during the May Festival of the Arts. Eureka Springs, Arkansas, -a place not too far away- is the ideal spot for just such a reconnection.

Designated by the National Trust of Historic Preservation as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations, this quaint town "that time forgot" was recognized as the Best preservation effort for any town in America by America in Bloom and welcomes more than one million annual visitors.

Strolling offers more than picturesque views. It gives visitors a chance to browse in more than 100 privately owned shops, restaurants, galleries and bistros. Eureka Springs has long been noted as having the highest concentration of quality restaurants of any town its size in the country. On weekdays crowds are down but the town is open.

And what could be better after a day of sightseeing, unique shopping, dining and entertainment than a relaxing massage and a cozy room in an historic hotel. Visitors can reconnect with body and soul at both The 1905 Basin Park Hotel and The 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa. Both spas offer unique experiences and weekday rates are often priced as low as 20% off standard rates.

The Serenity Spa of The 1905 Basin Park Hotel, located in the hub of historic downtown Eureka Springs, know for the Serenity Spa experience which includes a overnight stay in a spa suite, a dip in the pool or relaxing day on the sun deck and of course a plethora of spa which ranges from Swedish massage, focused body work, hot stone massage, revitalizing body wraps or the Signature "wrapsody" which includes a wasabi mint wraps as finished with a Serenity Body Wash - only available in Eureka Springs at the Serenity Spa.

The New Moon Spa of The 1886 Crescent Hotel boasts the most expansive spa offering in the Ozark Mountain Region. As an Aveda Spa and Salon, The New Moon offers a vast array of unique and wonderful spa treatments including body wraps and polishes, Swedish, Hot Stone or Scalp massage, Microderm abrasion, oxygenation or deep cleansing facials and salon services including nails, hair and face. Reservations are required at both spa locations.

Jack Moyer, general manager of Eureka Springs' Landmark Hotels, described a "new couple" that has discovered "America's Victorian Village."

"We have long been known as a romance, wedding and honeymoon destination," said Moyer, "but now we are being discovered by mothers and daughters or just groups of girlfriends anxious to getaway and reconnect. A visit to Eureka Springs becomes their special time, a time for making memories that will last through the years."

Eureka Springs' Landmark Hotels are offering Great Values this spring on the weekdays that include overnight accommodations and massage treatments - Including both properties offering FREE massage with overnights. For more information one may call 1-800-599-9766 or visit their hotel web sites at www.crescent-hotel.com and www.basinpark.com .