ENJOY SUMMER ESCAPE AT NAPLES GRANDE FROM $99 PER NIGHT WITH SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR AGES 4-12

NG Kids Club Offers Daily Fun & Kid's Night Out on Friday & Saturday Nights

NAPLES, FLA. (July 16, 2009) -- This summer, treat the family to the best vacation ever at the eco-smart Naples Grande Beach Resort on Southwest Florida's Paradise Coast. You can enjoy summer rates that start at $99 per night and an array of activities for everyone in the family.

Children ages 4-12 will especially love adventures that are just for them, including Kid's Night Out on Friday and Saturday nights, at this family friendly resort on 23 waterfront acres with three miles of sugar sand beach and three swimming pools, including a family pool with a 100-foot water slide. And if you book the resort's special four-night Summer Escape package, one-half day session at NG Kids Club is free, along with daily breakfast for kids under 10 and a host of other deals and discounts. Book three consecutive nights and your fourth night stay is also free.

While you're savoring a summer of savings, children will thrill to daily adventures with the NG Kids Club. In this program, children will enjoy activity-filled just-for-kids days that include games both indoor and out, arts and crafts, sports and recreation, and educational and developmental activities supervised by trained counselors. Parents looking for a little alone time can enroll their children in Kid's Night Out for an evening of arts and crafts, games, movies, and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.

NG Kids Club features a variety of daily programs, including arts and crafts, sports and recreation, and educational and developmental activities for ages 4-12:

• Morning program from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., $44, plus tax, per child
• Afternoon program from 1 - 4 p.m., $39, plus tax, per child
• Full day from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., $69, plus tax, per child
• Kid's Night Out, offered Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., including arts and crafts, games, movies, and dinner is $49, plus tax, per child
• Babysitting, with certified nannies, available by advance reservation

The Summer Escape package also offers discounts on dining, spa services and championship golf and tennis. In addition to swimming, golf and tennis, summer fun at Naples Grande can include kayaking in the adjoining 200-acre nature preserve and mangrove estuary. Or take the family for a bike ride or stroll on palm-lined streets to the nearby shops, restaurants and galleries. In the evening with the children enjoy their Kid's Night Out, adults can relax in the resort's Aura Bar, complete with reef-inspired glass bar and inviting lounges beneath mood-setting glow lights and a fun Happy Hour menu on Fridays.

For reservations, contact your travel planner or call 888-722-1266 or 888-WALDORF (1-800-925-3673) and request the "Summer Escape Package", or visit www.naplesgranderesort.com or www.waldorfastoriacollection.com/escape

About Naples Grande Beach Resort
Naples Grande, a member of The Waldorf Astoria Collection, is Southwest Florida's insider secret for couples, families and business groups looking for an eco-smart beach retreat with panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico. Just 27 miles from the international airport in Ft. Myers (RSW), the resort sits on 23 waterfront acres complete with three miles of sugar sand beach amidst 200 acres of nature preserve and mangrove estuary that recall old-style Florida. Key features, such as 474 spacious guestrooms, bungalows and suites, three signature pools, inventive restaurants and lounges, championship golf and tennis, the first Golden Door spa on the East Coast, and a genuinely friendly staff who embody the highly hospitable philosophy of "The answer is yes; what's the question?" set Naples Grande apart. It's a comfortable stroll or bike ride on palm-lined streets to unique shops, restaurants, galleries and the celebrated Naples Philharmonic and Art Museum. Naples Grande also offers the unparalleled benefits of the Hilton HHonors® Program and reciprocal privileges at its all-suite beachfront sister hotel in Naples, Edgewater Beach Hotel.

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