Valentine’s Weekend at Plimoth Plantation
Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Tired of all of the commercialism that surrounds this “Hallmark Holiday”, such as the ads that urge you to buy all sorts of stuff for Valentine’s Day, from pricey jewelry to a ps3? Are you also sick of dealing with crowded, noisy, not-so-romantic restaurants and movie theaters? Well, perhaps Plimoth Plantation has the solution for you!
Over the weekend of February 13-14, Plimoth Plantation will be hosting their Valentine’s Day Special. Guests can choose either a romantic dinner on February 13, or a brunch on V-Day itself. Or both! Both meals will be followed by a romantic movie at the museum’s Cinema. There will be two movies shown…one is an independent film starring Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin, called The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, the other is going to be a romantic comedy classic to be decided later. They’ll know what the second film is when you get there, and then you can decide which one you want to see. The Cinema has two theaters, and both movies will be shown at the same time. So you can only see both if you sign up for both the dinner and the brunch.
We made reservations for the dinner. The price for that is $90 per couple, $80 for members of the museum. I signed up for a membership before making the reservations, so I got the member discount. Plimoth Plantation is not actually open for viewing of regular exhibits until March, but Mike and I had been talking about visiting for some time, anyway. Being that adult admission to both the museum and the Mayflower II goes for $28 per person, and that the membership for individual plus one goes for $60, the membership cost will have paid for itself after the dinner and one visit once the museum opens up for the season.
Anyhoo, $80-90 for dinner and a movie is actually a really good price. Where else can you get a package that includes a red rose, a glass of wine for each person, a four-course meal, a movie, and chocolates and popcorn to bring into said movie? Tax & tip is included in the price.
I am hoping that since they are gearing this for couples, that will be enough to keep those couples with kids away, or to hire something called a BABYSITTER if they plan to attend. There are no discounted kid meal prices, which is a good sign. At a regular restaurant, there will always be some inconsiderate dumbass who will drag little kids into the place, and ruin the romantic atmosphere for everyone else. I hope that this won’t be the case here!
We shall see! Click HERE to learn more about these events, and how to make your reservations!
