Hotel Vacation Packages Include Memorable Tennis Experiences

© Getty ImagesINDIAN WELLS, CA: During the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Hotel packages for the BNP Paribas Open, the most-attended ATP World Tour and WTA tennis tournament in the world, to be held March 5-18, 2012, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden, are now on sale, it was announced today by Steve Simon, tournament director.

These popular packages offer a wide variety of benefits and unique experiences to choose from including luxury destination resorts, preferred box seat and suite seating, transportation, exclusive dining area, on-site tennis clinics, and behind the scene tours of the second largest tennis stadium in the world.  All together these packages offer fans a memorable experience in one of the most beautiful vacation resort areas anywhere.

With six different Hotel packages to choose from there are plenty of options including First Serve (3/7-3/9), Aces Weekend (3/9-3/11), Champions (3/12-3/14), Final Four Days (3/15-3/18), Advantage Weekend (3/16-3/18) and Masters Week (3/11-3/18). Each package affords fans eleven different hotel properties ranging from the La Quinta Resort & Club; to the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa; to Homewood Inn & Suites, which is within walking distance of the grounds. In addition, the variety of ticket types will afford you the best locations available including the opportunity to sit in a luxury air-conditioned suite, lower bowl box seat and upper bowl loge seat that have a fantastic vantage point of Stadium Court.

While hotels and seats are very important, adding additional features can make the experience a memory that lasts a lifetime. The Masters Week package offers fans the opportunity to play on the same courts as the pros in a one hour tennis clinic with a former tennis pro, and also take a behind the scenes tour to see where players relax, international journalists work, broadcast media televise around the world, and catch a glimpse of the inner workings of one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

In addition, all of the hotel packages include hotel/Tennis Garden shuttle service (some exceptions apply); official tournament program; daily draw sheet; and unlimited admission to the Emirates Garden Club, an air-conditioned VIP hospitality area featuring a private dining area with award winning food prepared by one of America’s leading restaurant groups.

The popular Hotel packages are a great way to be part of the action at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. For more information and to order packages, please call the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Box Office, (800) 999-1585, or visit www.bnpparibasopen.com, where there is a complete listing and description of all hotel properties, packages and pricing.