And the caption winner is…

Wow this one was tricky – all of your comments were so clever.  That is why I left the choosing up to Ruby’s dad.  Chris Jones is our Food and Beverage Director and most importantly Ruby’s dad.  When Chris is here at the Inn so is Ruby.  This twosome arrive together everyday, it is really so cute.  Check out this short video clip we did -  A Day in Life of Ruby.

So, Evan Norris, I hope that you have a furry friend at home or know someone that does cause we have a dozen of Chef Ito’s Inn-baked Doggie Cookies on their way to your place.  And, if that wasn’t enough to mark your quick wit and sharp intelligence (wink), we would also like to waive the pet fee for your next stay at our  Victoria, BC Hotel with a four- legged friend.

Evan’s caption read:

I know it doesn’t go with my eyes, it doesn’t stop me from smiling!

Nice work Evan!!

Stay tuned for more exciting blog posts that are all brought to you by the Month Of Love

 Avril

Ruby is our favorite gem

Yup, you can ask anyone who works here! Ruby, is for sure our favorite colleague. She is quite a character with many idosyncrasies like her bossiness, her dislike of stairs when there is an elevator handy, her love of all edibles and her joyful galloping around our Victoria, BC waterfront property.

Her work here has broadened, with her basic training complete,  she now welcomes  guests -  especially the 4 legged ones.  Personalized welcome cards, from Ruby, are left for these furry V.I.P.’s and Chef Ito’s Inn-baked  Doggie Biscotti and heart shaped cookies are always at the ready.  Ruby  takes her job as the official taste tester very seriously. 

So that is why our next Month of Love contest is dedicated to our love of Ruby and all our furry guests.  This is a caption contest and we want to get your creative juices flowing.   The prize on this Love contest is a dozen of Chef Ito’s Inn-baked Doggie cookies delivered to your door and a complimentary Pet Package for your next visit to our little Victoria, BC hotel.

 All you have to do is:

• *post your caption as a comment on this blog
• *post before Monday Feb. 20 to be considered
• *post as many times as you like 
• *be okay with us using your caption and your name on social media platforms
• *understand that we will pick the caption we like the best
• *bonus points will be awarded to anyone who tweets their caption and uses the hashtag #MonthofLove and @ilpvictoria
• *Extra bonus points will be awared to anyone who posts their caption to our facebook page
• *not be a colleague of the Inn at Laurel Point

Good luck and don’t forget …

Stay in love

Avril

And the winner is….

It has been so exciting to read all of your entries in the Love Haiku contest.  As you all aware the winner of this contest will stay with us on Valentine’s Night in the ultra lux of our one and only Dream Suite.

And just so you know choosing one winner out of this amazing list was a very difficult task for our Managing Director, Ian Powell. 

So without further ado Kathleen Burton, hope you don’t have any plans for Feb. 14th cause we have a suite in your name!!

Here is Kathleen’s winning Haiku

My heart over flows;

Your head rests on the pillow…

Love at Laurel Point.

Kathleen we felt that your haiku was clever, cerebral and love how you suggested without saying directly.  Way to go!

Thank you to everyone for your participation.  Stay tuned cause there more fun opportunities coming up in the Month Of Love (said in a very deep,echoish voice).

Stay in love

Avril

Get lucky on Valentine’s Night

Time to get your pretty pencils busy ‘cause we want you to write a Love Haiku about us.  That’s right, we have a shameless need for praise.   Not that we don’t already get some pretty darn amazing feedback on sites like Tripadvisor. 

So write a Love Haiku about our privately owned,  watefront, Victoria BC, Hotel (keywords, check) and we will consider you to win the following amazing prize!!

One unforgetable, ultra-lux night in our Dream Suite on February 14th, that’s right, on Valentine’s night!  You will have all the waterfront you can possilbly absorb, a balcony that never quits and a built for two, jetted tub that we guarantee will rock your world. 

In order to win you must:

*post your Love Haiku about the Inn at Laurel Point as a comment on this blog

*must use the words Laurel Point or Inn at Laurel Point or ILP(counts as one syllable)

*follow the correct Haiku format 

Hai-ku  - A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.

*post before Monday February the 6th at 5pm

*be okay with us using both your Haiku and your name on social media platforms

*understand that we will pick the Love Haiku that we like best

*bonus points will be awarded to anyone who tweets their Haiku stanzas in sequence using #MonthofLove and @ilpvictoria in your tweet

*not be a colleague of the Inn at Laurel Point

Awesome, so go get busy.   We can’t wait to see what you come up with and we’ll be sure to post the winner on our Facebook page and right here on our blog.

Haiku to you

Avril

The Month of Love is finally here!!

And we couldn’t be more excited!  We have lots of fun contest that will occur through out the month.  Be sure to check out this blog, our Facebook page and Twitter (@ilpvictoria)  for up to the  minute details.  Our first promotion will come out this afternooon!

Here are a few teasers with more info coming soon…

• *Win one night in our amazing Dream Suite for you and your special someone on  Valentines Night 2012 – Can you imagine that!!
• *Win a night in one of our fabulous full water view penthouses over looking beautiful downtown Victoria BC!

So keep our little Victoria BC hotel , in the heart (get it heart)  of James Bay in mind when you are thinking of romance this month.  We’ll set the stage and leave the rest to you 

Stay in love

Avril