Marriott Offers New Family Deal for Nickelodeon Fans -- Through December 26

Family vacations often walk a fine line between stress and enjoyment. Marriott wants your vacations to all be enjoyable. It's new partnership with Nickelodeon, the Nickelodeon Your Stay Promotion, runs through December 26 at nearly 2,000 hotels in the US and Canada including JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn, and TownePlace Suites, and has goodies for both parents and kids.

After doing some surveying, Marriott found that downtime periods, meals and bedtime were most stressful for parents. To keep the kids occupied, the promotion gives kids a free bracelet with a URL to an exclusive online SpongeBob SquarePants-branded game on Nick.com, an activity book with mazes and brain teasers, and Nickelodeon activity placemats for mealtime.

Families can add even more enticements with a $10 upgrade to the Nickelodeon package. Kids will receive a SpongeBob SquarePants activity bag, a brightly colored splash ball (good for bathtubs and pools), Nickelodeon sunglasses, and a 3-D “build-your-own SpongeBob” craft. At JW Marriotts and Marriott Hotels, a $20 upgrade includes SpongeBob SquarePants-branded items plus turndown service with a SpongeBob pillowcase and a travel-themed SpongeBob storybook.

To add some Nickelodeon day activities to the stay, the family can embark on a Nickelodeon Getaway, a multi-day family vacation with live entertainment and arts and crafts programs.

Parents have a new online resource, too, with, ParentsConnect.com filled with parenting tips, community, and travel tips and information about family-friendly vacations.

Visit NickelodeonYourStay.com or call 877-Nick-Stay 877-642-5729.