Being struck by love is like being struck by lightning: It’s sudden, electrifying, and explains why Benjamin Franklin was voted World’s Sexiest Man in 1752. Make your own sparks fly with today’s Groupon: for $179, you get a Valentine’s Day dinner package for two at MD Resort Bed and Breakfast (a $484 value). Dinners are available on February 10 at 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m., or on February 17 at 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.The package includes:
- Three-course prix fixe dinner for two
- Horse-drawn carriage ride with a commemorative photo
- Long-stemmed rose<p>
MD Resort Bed and Breakfast honors Saint Valentine by whisking couples off for a winsome and isolated evening of epicurean eats and a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Couples sit down at an elegantly appointed table lit by candlelight before waltzing through a three-course, prix fixe dinner that includes savory slices of either beef tenderloin or stuffed chicken breast. Sparkling cider, hot tea, or coffee complement a rich chocolate dessert, fueling twirls or jumping-jack competitions on the resort’s dance floor. Next, snuggle in for a romantic 10- to 15-minute carriage ride that traverses MD Resort’s 37-acre property, accompanied by the gentle clip-clop of cupids tap-dancing in the wake of the carriage. Along with the gift of a single long-stemmed rose, couples receive a digital snapshot of their carriage ride to immortalize the evening in megapixels.
MD Resort
Built as an outgrowth of the Mueller and Davis’s boisterous family reunions, the MD Resort has grown into a bustling guest ranch that serves as a bed and breakfast, wedding destination, and family-reunion center. Horses and miniature donkeys graze in the green pastures of the 37-acre working ranch, alongside an American buffalo nicknamed Biscuit due to his habit of noshing on breakfast leftovers. Beyond the stables and pens, a hammock and old-fashioned tree swings sway in the open fields, and inside chefs cook up a steaming homemade breakfast each morning and serve it in a wood-furnished dining room. Guests can relax in a pet-friendly German room accented with European touches, or retire to a queen-size four-poster bed in the Victorian Lace room. Guests can sample the muscle-soothing skills of the in-house massage therapist or plant themselves outside for an afternoon picnic, being careful to heed Biscuit’s wine and cheese recommendations made through the Morse code–stomping of his hooves.