Black Monday deal to San Juan

By Clara Bosonetto Maerz

For ajc.com

Here's a Black Monday deal that's bound to warm up your winter!

During the busiest travel season in the Caribbean, the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino offers up deeply discounted rates from as low as $209 a night when reservations are made Monday, Nov. 30, for trips taken from Jan. 1 through April 30.

This deal represents a savings of up to $140 per night. Rates are per room, per night, based on double occupancy.

To book the discounted rates enter promotional code LLF in the Corporate/Promotional code box when making online reservations at www.marriottsanjuan.com, or call 1-888-817-2033 and request promotional code LLF.

This AAA Four-Diamond resort is situated along Condado Beach, a prime location to visit the fortifications of El Morro and San Cristobal, the El Yunque rainforest and the Bacardi Rum distillery.

Guest rooms at the resort are newly renovated with a cosmopolitan Caribbean decor and Marriott's signature bedding. Other features include flat screen HDTV with jack pack and iPod compatibility.

On site is a beachfront pool with a waterslide, a children's pool and gameroom, a number of casual to fine dining restaurant choices and an action packed casino.

What makes this offer attractive is that U.S. citizens can travel to Puerto Rico without a passport. Naturally, photo identification such as a drivers license is suggested.

Getting to San Juan, Puerto Rico has never been more affordable. Both AirTran and Delta Air Lines offer frequent daily nonstop flights at one-way rates of $142, inclusive of all taxes, fees, extras. This sale rate requires at least a one-week advance notice of travel.

Two key features of this sale rate are:

1. No blackout dates

2. Valid on trips taken through Oct. 27, 2010

http://www.airtran.com

http://www.delta.com