The Five Gables Inn & Spa in St. Michaels, one of many charming towns by the Chesapeake Bay, is offering a special package for readers like you (as if reading Budget Travel weren’t reward enough!).

If you and a companion stay two nights in one of the inn’s stylish, pastel-colored rooms and book two spa treatments, you’ll receive a 15 percent discount on Aveda products and a $50 credit for dinner at a local restaurant. Bistro St. Michaels and 208 Talbot are among the choices. Rates start at $300 per room for the two-night stay.

When Mid-week stays (Sun.-Thurs.) through Mar. 31, 2008. Details Be sure to refer to the Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Mid-Week Retreat package when booking. Taxes are an additional 10 percent. Based on double occupancy only. Spa treatments start at $110. Contact 877/466-0100, fivegables.com.

St. Michaels, Md., is 40 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and less than two hours from Baltimore. For inspiration and tips on what to do in the area, read Crabby in a Good Way, a story about road-tripping on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

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