The Beantown Bloggery

If you've got money to burn and you're looking for a weekend getaway in Boston, I've got the perfect thing for you. Taj Boston (The old Ritz Carlton on Arlington Street) has a series of "summer packages" being offered through the month of August. Having a picnic in Boston Common with food prepared by Taj Chefs, or watching a Polo Match at Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton, MA are just two of the options.

Taj Boston Go Fly a Kite Package

• Accommodations for two in a Deluxe Room overlooking the Public Garden
• Picnic in the Public Garden by Picnic Butler
• Picnic basket prepared by Taj Boston chefs
• Taj Boston kite
• White umbrella
• Complimentary Swan Boat ride for two
• Dinner for two in The Café
• Complimentary valet parking
• Begins at $580; Garden View Suite from $880

Taj Boston Myopia Polo Package

• Accommodations for two in a Deluxe Room
• Breakfast for two in The Café
• Admission for two to a Polo Match at Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton, MA, on the oldest polo grounds in the U.S. (opened in 1888); players will compete for the Taj Boston Cup on June 24
• Sedan with chauffeur for roundtrip transport to Myopia Polo Grounds and tailgating
• Champagne and tailgate picnic basket prepared by Taj Boston chefs
• Dinner for two in The Café
• Complimentary valet parking
• Begins at $880; Garden View Suite from $1,200

Taj Romance Package

• Accommodations for two in a Deluxe Room
• Two passes to the 1903 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, featuring three floors of fine and decorative art galleries that evoke the feeling of a 15th century Venetian palace surrounding a romantic flowering courtyard
• Bath Butler service
• Bottle of Champagne and chocolates
• Complimentary valet parking
• Begins at $475; Garden View Suite from $775

Taj Boston Children’s Package

• Accommodations in two adjoining Deluxe Rooms, one for the children and one for parents or nanny
• Four complimentary tickets on a Swan Boat ride
• Passes for two adults and two children to a choice of one Boston attraction: Boston Children’s Museum, Fenway Park Tour or New England Ghost Tours’ Boston Spirits Walking Tour
• Taj Boston Movie Kit
• One Complimentary in-room movie
• Popcorn provided by In-Room Dining
• Begins at $635 for two rooms; with the specially designed Taj Boston Children’s Suite for Junior VIPs and adjoining room, from $835
• Taj Boston Bed & Breakfast Package Accommodations for two in a Deluxe Room
• Full American breakfast for two from In-Room Dining or in The Café
• Begins at $305 per night; Garden View Suite begins at $605