V-Day is coming, people. Valentine's Day, that is. If you're planning a hotel excursion, let's try to make it a little more interesting this year. To help, I've put together a list of fun hotel packages that'll keep you and your poopsie-woopsie busy -- in and outside of the room. RADISSON BLOOMINGTON
There's nothing like getting wet 'n' wild on V-Day, right? An evening at the attached Water Park of America may sound silly, but a lot of couples do it. The hotel's romance package (offered through February, starting at $299) includes dinner, breakfast, two Swedish massages at the Trillium Spa and a $50 Mall of America gift card. Admission to the water park on Valentine's Day is normally $19.95, but you get a 20 percent discount, so it's under $16.
1700 E. AMERICAN BLVD., BLOOMINGTON. 952-698-8888. WWW.WATERPARKOFAMERICA.COM
Chambers
These people are pretty clever. Instead of the old champagne-and-chocolates hotel package, the Chambers' V-Day bundle is a bit more, oh, spicy. Its "Playland" package includes a $200 dinner credit at the Chambers Kitchen, drinks in the rooftop lounge and a "toy pack" that includes a Polaroid camera, briefs for him and her, binoculars and an "intimacy kit." Cost: $645.
901 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-767-6900.
GRAVES 601
What more is there to say about the Graves? It's about as slick as hotels come around here. For lovebirds, it always has a romance package (champagne and all that), which starts at $289, depending on your baller status. Here's a better deal: If you order the $80 five-course V-Day dinner at Cosmos, you can get a great room rate of $129.
601 1st Av. N., Mpls. 612-677-1100.
