Golf Package From Tucson Hotel

A discount golf package for mature travelers is being offered by the Westin La Paloma Resort Hotel in Tucson, Ariz.

Good through May 24, 1991, the “Seniors Golf Getaway” includes room accommodations, 18 holes of golf per day, cart and club rental and shoe storage for $117 per person, per day, based on double occupancy. Also included in the price is a forecaddie who accompanies the golfer and locates errant golf balls.

Mature travelers are also offered a 15% discount in all five of the La Paloma restaurants, and the same discount on merchandise in the resort’s golf and tennis shops. The golf package usually sells for $760 for two people for two nights.

The Westin has a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course, tennis courts, health and fitness center and pool. The discount is offered to mature travelers over age 55 or members of AARP. For more information or reservations, call (800) 876-3683, or write to Westin La Paloma Resort Hotel, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Ariz. 85718.

An elegant little hideaway, the Empress Hotel in La Jolla, is offering a 10% discount on a space-available basis for mature travelers who are members of AARP. The discount is valid at any time. The Empress is located in the heart of La Jolla, within easy walking distance of La Jolla’s main shopping district, galleries and museums.

Regular rates (before discount) for one or two guests run from $120 to $170 per night for guest rooms and $250 to $325 for suites with spa and kitchenette. Also included in the package are airport pickup, daily newspaper, refrigerators stocked with complimentary soft drinks and coffee in the rooms.

For reservations or more information, call (800) 525-6552 or write to the Empress Hotel, 7766 Fay Ave., La Jolla, Calif. 92037.

A mature traveler winter discount program is again being offered by Oakwood Resort Apartments, which includes 60 apartment complexes throughout the United States.

Daily rates are $19 to $41, depending on location--a discount of as high as 33% in some cases. Oakwood provides full-size studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments furnished with linens, silverware, glass and dinnerware, color TV and weekly maid service. All units have complete kitchens with stove and refrigerator and are supplied with cooking utensils.

Oakwood Apartments are located throughout California and in Texas, Denver, Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla. Other Eastern sites include Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Raleigh, N.C.

All complexes are surrounded by landscaped grounds, and some have mini-markets, laundry/dry cleaners and car-rental agencies. Minimum age to qualify for the discounts is 55. For a directory of the properties, full-color brochure and information, call (800) 421-6654 or write to Oakwood Apartments, 2222 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles 90064.