We are two small town girls living in the big city. We both love dining out, drinking cocktails, cooking at home, and having a whole lot of fun hanging out with Vancity Girlfriends.
Throwback Thursday to the Girls Weekend at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC. What is girl's weekend? Every year a few girlfriends and I go on a girls weekend away instead of celebrating our birthdays with dinners and presents. We save our money and treat ourselves to a weekend away from our regular daily life and instead take a much needed girls weekend away. How do we choose our destinations? It's never easy for the three of us to decide on a place. It has to be during the weekend from Friday night to Sunday and close enough to return to Vancouver on Sunday. It needs to have shopping, eating, drinking, spa-ing (luxuriating at the spa), or more drinking. In 2016 we decided to go to the River Rock Casino in Richmond. They had Trattoria (highly rated restaurant), the Buffet (which actually was our favorite), casino, Spa Utopia with hot tub and pool access, and shopping at Richmond Center. It met all of our requirements for a girls weekend away. What was our least favorite part of this trip? Well, I have to admit that I upgraded our room from two queen beds to a suite. I thought the idea of a suite would be great! Of course even though no one was smart enough to tell me that this was a bad idea and we should change our room, instead the other girls banned me from ever being in charge of the hotel room for the girls weekend because I would get enough bed. At least this is one trip we will remember. What was our favorite part of this trip? Spa Utopia and the male Registered Massage Therapists who were excellent and after the treatment I had wished that I chose the longer one. 45 minutes was too short. And The Buffet at the River Rock Casino. Our timing was perfect so we didn't have to wait long for dinner and were so impressed we returned the next day for the breakfast buffet. Take a look at our suite in the Vancity Girlfriends video and you can decide if this is enough space for three? Our 2017 Girls Weekend away will be in Kelowna, BC coming up in October! Subscribe to Vancity Girlfriends on YouTube to see what we do in Kelowna.
I love being a tourist in my own city or province and so does Vancity Girlfriend Carolyn. Perhaps the fact that her family lives in British Columbia gives her an excuse to stop and explore some new towns in BC. This summer Carolyn and her family stopped by Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos, BC on her summer holiday. Now I know that Watermark Beach Resort is not Iberostar in Mexico, but let's take a look at the Vancity Girlfriends Watermark Beach Resort vlog to see the spacious one bedroom suite, lakeview and resort pool. The resort room had a balcony and it looks like Toby gives it a two thumbs up. They only stayed one night but the in-suite laundry and full kitchen makes it comfortable for a longer stay for sure. Find out more about the resort here: https://www.watermarkbeachresort.com/ We had another friend who ended up at the Watermark Beach Resort for her Yoga and Wine Holidays and that's now on my wish list. It's a two in one where you can stay the at the resort and have it all packaged up with yoga.
Wyndam Resort in Boca Raton, Florida is a retreat in itself. Boca Raton is a quiet university city that has Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Wyndam Boca Raton is a relaxing home away from home if you are in Boca for business or pleasure. The scenery is so beautiful and relaxing that I didn't feel as though I needed to go anywhere else. I stayed close to the resort and it had everything that I needed. The room I stayed in was on the first floor with a pool view, I did notice that they have some rooms that had larger balconies but I didn't need one. Every morning or night I would just go out near the pools to relax and unwind outside. If the weather was warmer I would have gone in the heated outdoor pool or hot tub. The hotel room had two double beds and fluffy pillows, the decor was as serene as a spa. It was a peaceful space inside and out. The hotel lobby was spacious with large comfortable couches. It was the perfect waiting area. During the afternoon the hotel provides fruit infused water in the lobby. It was refreshing treat! Wyndam Boca Raton has a yoga studio conveniently located in the hotel as well the Farmer's Table restaurant and Trendz Tea Lounge. If I lived in Boca, it would be a perfect resort for a staycation. To be able to unplug, relax, and find one's zen.
Return next #ThrowbackThursday to find out more about what else I explored in Boca Raton, Florida.
