Don't be an April fool and miss out on one of the year's greatest hotel sales!

Through 3 p.m. EST on Friday, April 1, book an escape at a RockResort at destinations in the U.S., Caribbean and Central America and save significantly on stays through Jan. 31, 2012. The sale is valid seven days a week, yet restrictions can apply at individual properties. Reservations must be pre-paid and are nonrefundable. Most RockResorts have a mandatory daily resort fee.

Here's a sampling of the savings:

  • Village Hotel, Breckenridge, Colo., from $89
  • Great Divide Lodge, Breckenridge Colo., from $89
  • Keystone Resort, Colo., from $96
  • Alma del Pacifico Hotel, Costa Rica, from $96 (regularly $295)
  • The Osprey at Beaver Creek, Colo., from $96 (regularly $262)
  • La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa, N.M., from $96 (regularly $275)
  • The Pines Lodge, Colo., from $96 (regularly $232)
  • Hotel Jerome, Colo., from $106 (regularly $299)
  • Snake River Lodge & Spa, Wyo., from $106 (regularly $204)
  • The Lodge at Vail, Colo., from $119 (regularly $209)
  • Tempo Miami, Fla., from $119 (regularly $259)
  • Austria Haus, Vail, Colo., from $119
  • The Arrabelle at Vail Square, Colo., from $139 (regularly $199)
  • Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., from $156
  • Half Moon, Jamaica, from $169 (regularly $250)
  • Bimini Bay Resort & Marina, Bahamas, from $169 (regularly $250)
  • One Ski Hill Place, Colo., from $175 (regularly $250)
  • The Landings St. Lucia, from $199 (regularly $399)
  • Balcones del Atlantico, Dominican Republic, from $260 (five-night minimum stay; regularly $439)
  • Jenny Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., from $296

For more information on this limited-time offer, visit http://rockresorts.com/info/prm.96-hour-sale.asp?pkg=96HOUR.

Clara Bosonetto is a retired travel consultant.