Oct. 19, 2004 – Royal Hideaway Playacar, a member of Leading Hotels of the World and winner of AAA Four Diamond Award, is offering a variety of golf packages to satisfy golf-lovers and their companions in search of first class pampering.

“Royal Golf” packages start at just $1,902 for 4 days/3 nights, which includes a tee time reservation with a golf cart for one person at the Playacar Golf Club, as well as a manicure, pedicure and Swedish massage for one at the Royal Hideaway Playacar spa. All prices are per room based on double occupancy.

The Playacar Golf Club – located just minutes from the Royal Hideaway Playacar – is an 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course designed by the world renowned Robert Von Haggae. It features long, rolling fairways surrounded by stunning Mayan ruins. Intricately sculpted from the Mayan jungle, it boasts natural limestone sinkholes know as cenotes, beckoning the challenge-driven golfer.

The Royal Hideaway Playacar full-service spa offers an array of treatments amid a luxurious, revitalizing atmosphere. Luxurious Mexican marble envelops this state-of-the-art haven; where guests can indulge in Marine facial and body treatments, massage therapies, hair styling, manicures, pedicures and more.

For more information on booking a golf package at the Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa, visit www.occidentalhotels.com or call 1-800-999-9182.

All “Royal Golf” packages include all-inclusive deluxe hotel accommodations at Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa, ideally situated on 13 lush acres of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The evolution of the all-inclusive, Royal Hideaway is dedicated to the most discerning adult traveler and welcomes its guests to experience only the finest in luxury accommodations. From a private villa concierge to a state-of-the-art full service spa, guests are able to indulge themselves in the highest quality service.

Royal Hideaway features six gourmet a-la-carte restaurants, lounges, water sports, land activities, tours and explorations that will open up the Yucatan Peninsula. Surrounded by captivating architecture, an exciting array of activities and the highest standards of service – boasting an employee to guest ratio of 2:1 – Royal Hideaway Playacar is the pinnacle of luxury along the Mexican Caribbean.

One of the world's leading hotel companies and the largest all-inclusive resort chain in the Americas, Occidental Hotels & Resorts has 22 resorts in key destinations under its Allegro, Grand and Royal Hideaway brands. With more than 20 years in the travel industry, Occidental Hotels & Resorts has recently earned bragging rights by being named one of the most popular all-inclusive brands by

Liberty Travel. For more information, please visit www.occidentalhotels.com.