by Teresa Plowright

[p]Chocolateis the essential Valentine's Day gift: so what better place for a getaway than Chocolatetown USA? Hershey, PA, that is, the town founded by chocolate baron Milton Hershey; today, visitors come to stay at Hotel Hershey and Hershey Lodge, and to have fun at Hersheypark theme park in summertime (Halloween and Christmas too.) [p]The classy and vintage Hotel Hershey is a chocoholic's heaven. Hershey bars, at check-in. Over-the-top desserts in the Circular Dining Room. The Chocolate Spa... [p]The Spa is wonderful not only for treatments such as Chocolate Fondue Wrap, but also for its comfy "quiet room", where guests relax before and after their appointments. It's got a fireplace, magazines, drinks, snacks; and it's comfortably co-ed, too. [p]And what are the kids doing, meanwhile? Well, the Cocoa Kids Club -- for ages 5 to 12 -- isn't open this time of year, but babysitting can be arranged. [p]And when you want family time, Hotel Hershey has yummy chocolate themed activities on weekends, starting with a"warm chocolate welcome" of hot choc and cookies in the evening; "Chocolate masterpiece" - make a new Hershey product, complete with name, wrapper, and jingle; "chocolate chase", like a scavenger hunt throughout the Hotel; chocolate clay and string art (edible! and the popular "chocolate bingo". Hershey Lodge has its own activities, too. [p]Read more about the [link url=http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/familyresortspa/ss/hersheyhotel.htm]Hotel Hershey[/link]. [p][i][link url=http://developer.kayak.com/bin/browse.cgi?ai=ABOUT&p=travelwithkids&hid=15739]Check prices[/i][/link]_z_800_z_._z_/z/js/abb.txt_z_valentinesday_z__z_1_z_1774_z_1);