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Bodega Bay Lodge Encourages Women To Gather Friends For 'Girlfriends Getaway'

Sonoma Coast Hotel Offers Its Version of Favored Retreat…'Beach, Blanket, Bodega Bay'

Bodega Bay, Calif. (October 24, 2005) – Why wait for a special occasion to gather your favorite girlfriends? The Bodega Bay Lodge, on the spectacular Sonoma Coast, is offering reason enough with its "Girlfriends Getaway" package, complete with all things essential – chocolate, spa, wine and gourmet food.

Starting at $430* midweek, the package includes the following:

• Ocean-view guestroom for 2, 3 or 4 people
• One Spa Treatment per guest
• Getaway welcome amenity including: The Secret Language of Girlfriends, best-selling book by Karen Neuburger, La Belge Chocolates, cozy pair of KN socks, and a certificate for wine tasting at Gourmet Au Bay in Bodega Bay, all packaged in a Bodega Bay Lodge beach bag.

According to Neuburger, the chief lifestyle officer for her self-titled brand of comfortable apparel and cozy home décor, "Friends are like a second family. Our girlfriends are the one constant in our lives. Men may go, but girlfriends stay through the years."

To book your "Girlfriends Getaway" call (800) 368-2468 or 707-875-3525.

* Price reflects double occupancy and increases for holiday and weekend dates. Subject to availability.

Rooms at Bodega Bay Lodge Get New Look, Colors, Fabrics

Guests of the Bodega Bay Lodge will enjoy a fresh new dÈcor in their guestrooms. The guestrooms have been refurbished with new soft goods including plush bedding, window treatments, and furnishings to offer the best hotel option on the Sonoma Coast. Make your reservations today.

Awards Befall The Bodega Bay Lodge

The awards have been many for Jeffrey Reilly, Executive Chef of the Duck Club Restaurant at Bodega Bay Lodge. Chef Reilly took best of show for the second year in a row at the Kendall Jackson Tomato Festival with his entry of "Smoked Pork Tenderloin with Tomato Ginger Chutney." A yearly festival now in its sixth year, the event draws chefs and "foodies" from the area that all vie for the People's Choice title. Along with this accolade, the restaurant also won several awards at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair. The three-day celebration highlights Sonoma County wines, distinctive foods and rich agricultural heritage. The restaurant entered several items and for their efforts received the following:

Double Gold medal "Best use of Sonoma County Vegetables with Ancho Chili Crepes"
Silver medal "Sweet Corn with Roast Tomato & Smoked Chicken Soup"
Silver medal "Seared Sonoma Fois Gras with Apple Reisling Sauce"
Silver Medal "Seafood Sampler featuring Crab Cakes, Cured Salmon, Cornmeal Crusted Oyster and Day Boat Scallops"
Bronze medal for "Chef Jeff's Mom's Cake"

Advance reservations are recommended at the award-winning Duck Club Restaurant, call 707-875-3525.