"Learn to Surf" Packages
Encourage Families to "Hang" Together

edited by Nan Frient

Making the most of their location, the Bahama House and Best Western Aku Tiki Inn have created new "surf and stay" packages for family travelers. Designed to bring families together, these packages will make a splash with moms, dads and even hard-to-please teenagers. In addition to ocean-view rooms, the packages include surf lessons courtesy of Surfari Surf.

"Daytona Beach is a great place to learn how to surf," said Rick Gehris, owner and operator of Surfari Surf. "More families are taking up surfing because it's a great sport for all ages, and an activity the entire family can enjoy together."

The Bahama House and Best Western Aku Tiki Inn are offering the following surf package options for families:

• Family Instruction: Families receive private instruction from one or more of Surfari Surf's qualified instructors, depending on the number of participants. Options include instruction for 1.5 hours or custom designed packages. For a family of four, prices start as low as $75 per person for a private 1.5 hour class, $55 per person for the same instruction in a semi-private setting (two students and instructor) and $50 per person for a group lesson (with three to five students). Surfari Surf is offering a ten percent discount for Bahama House and the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn guests who purchase the Surf and Stay package.
• Surf Camp: For parents who need a break, Surfari offers three- and five-day surf camps from May through August. Geared for kids eight and up, and sponsored by Billabong, these camps last 3.5 hours per day, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Three-day camps are $200 per person and five-day camps are $225 per person. On Fridays, participants receive a goody bag, including Billabong T-shirt and more. Advance reservations are required to receive a ten percent discount.
• Room rates for "Learn to Surf" packages at either the Bahama House or the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn begin at just $89 per night. Kids stay free with a paying adult. Both beachfront properties recently completed major renovations and offer guests a host of complimentary amenities, including nightly cocktail reception, fresh-baked cookies, morning newspaper, free high-speed Internet access and parking. Continental breakfast is offered daily at the Bahama House.

The Bahama House is a Caribbean-style hotel with 87 deluxe guest rooms, including 74 efficiencies, two suites and two penthouses. All rooms offer private balconies with water views of the Atlantic Ocean. Its sister property, the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn, with 132 deluxe guest rooms, including 57 efficiencies.

www.BWAkuTiki.com

 www.DaytonaBahamaHouse.com