Simple Spring Pleasures at Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation from $229/N

In one of the more deluxe spring holiday packages we've encountered, the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia is giving families a chance to reconnect, or improve their golf game, whatever strikes your fancy.

As one of the Ritz-Carlton chain's most family-oriented properties, Reynolds Plantation has a Ritz Kids Camp at The Lodge open daily for ages 5-12. Activities range from nature hikes to fishing in Lake Oconee or making a pine cone bird feeder; rates are $85 full day with lunch, or $65 per half-day session. Together, families can enjoy the watersports available at the 33-acre lakefront property or play in the indoor or outdoor pools.

Younger children enjoy the VIK (Very Important Kids) status which grants them access to their own check-in desk and resort-wide Scavenger Hunt.  Even littler ones and their parents are escorted to their guestroom by a specially-trained bellman who will install a "Protect Our Little Ones" (POLO) child-proofing kit. This includes a night light, tub spout cover, electric outlet plugs, first aid kit and emergency safety card, all items that come in handy on any travel away from home. At each of the resort's restaurants, a well-priced Kids Menu is available to guests under 12-years-old and offers a selection of healthy choices.

If the weather is fair, you or the grandparents might use this opportunity to play a few rounds of golf. The resort has been recognized as one of the "75 Best Golf Resorts in North America" by Golf Digest and offers guests 99 holes of golf designed by four of the game's best-known architects, Rees Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio and Bob Cupp. The resort also has a Peter Burwash International (PBI) managed tennis center where lessons are available for all ages.

If adults are interested in a quiet dinner at one of the resort's gourmet dining rooms, they can enroll their offspring in the Kids Night Out program, available Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm-9pm for a $75 fee that includes dinner and refreshments. If the Ritz Kids Club is not of interest, pull up some Adirondack chairs and relax by the open fit fire which warms guests nightly, or admire the setting sun over the lake's wooded shore.

This is a lovely place to getaway and savor childhood all year round. Through winter and spring until June 1, 2010, the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation is offering a "Resort Reconnect" package that includes:

· Overnight accommodations in a resort-view, lake-view or Club Level guestroom, or executive suite.

· American Breakfast for two which can be enjoyed in Georgia’s Bistro or through In-Room Dining, including tax and gratuities·

· $50 resort credit per day (not applicable to golf)

The starting rate is $229/N plus taxes and gratuities, and families may request a guestroom with two queen size beds to sleep four. (children

Another popular deal is the resort’s golf package "Fairways & Greens," which includes overnight accommodations, breakfast, and 18-holes of golf daily, including a golf cart, club storage, use of practice facility and additional rounds available on the same course, same day at a reduced rate. Rates for Fairways and Greens start at $299/N per night per room with one golfer and $429/N for two golfers sharing a guestroom. 

To book the resort offer, contact your travel agent, call 706/467-0600 or visit the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation website. The hotel is located at One Lake Oconee Trail, Greensboro, GA 30642, just 75 miles from Atlanta.