As part of its Comfort and Joy celebration, Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC has partnered with Tom Sawyer Tree Farm to offer visitors a traditional Christmas Tree package—with a few extra perks. In the true mountain-heritage spirit, families can visit the farm to choose their own tree and take it home on the top of their car. But this experience goes beyond choosing a Christmas Tree.

The Tom Sawyer Tree Farm experience includes:

• A wagon ride around the tree farm to the tree area where families select the perfect tree
• An Elf Village in a little hollow surrounded by mountain laurel
• A bridge where children are bestowed with an elf smock and hat as they enter the Elf Village
• A stream running through the village to pond and little tree houses
• A post office where children search for Santa
• Pancake breakfast with Santa and the elves on Thanksgiving weekend and the following weekend
• Sleighs and carriages on display where families can take photos
• Free cider and cookies
• A holiday storytelling area
• A hand-on crafts project area where kids can put together a quick and simple Christmas craft to take home
• A barn with wreaths and garland for sale and where visitors can watch the wreaths being made
• Completing the experience are boughs, pine cones, Christmas music and a little corral where the trees come down from the field to be baled while you watch

Tom Sawyer Tree Farm now offers the service of wrapping trees in burlap so they don’t get sunburned or wind-burned on their trip home to Florida or other faraway places. The farm looks across Lake Glenville at 3800 feet elevation and is open rain, shine or even snow. Hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm beginning the Saturday before Thanksgiving and closed on Thanksgiving Day.

One-night Tom Sawyer Tree Farm Package start at $275 per night based on double occupancy

• One Night Stay Midweek or Weekend in a Deluxe Room (upgrades can be made to family sized suites, cottages or an Old Edwards Private Residence for an additional charge)
• $50 Dinner Credit to use at Rib Shack or Madison’s Restaurant
• 6-7 Foot Christmas Tree from Tom Sawyer Tree Farm (upgrades to larger size available at the farm)

Guests Will Enjoy all the complimentary Comfort and Joy Events and Activities scheduled at Old Edwards during the holiday season as well as:

• A Glass of Champagne Upon Arrival
• Spectacular Outdoor Heated Mineral Pool & Spa
• State of the Art Fitness Center
• 24-Hour Butlers Pantry with Snacks and Soft Beverages
• Live Piano Music in Hummingbird Lounge
• Fine Italian Linens
• Molton Brown Amenities
• Heated Tile Bathroom Floors
• Luxurious Robes and Slippers

Rates do not include taxes or gratuity. Offer applies Saturday, November 21 through Wednesday, December 23, 2009 and is not valid over Thanksgiving. However, Thanksgiving guests may purchase a Tom Sawyer Tree Farm voucher at the time of their reservation or when they check in. To reserve today, call 866-526-8008. For more information, visit www.oldedwardsinn.com.

About Old Edwards Hospitality Group: (www.oldedwardsinn.com) The Old Edwards Hospitality Group encompasses The Old Edwards Inn and Spa in Highlands, NC, as well as The Old Edwards Club—a private club that features a professionally designed golf course, outdoor heated mineral pool, tennis courts, a fitness center, clubhouse and golf shop. Also introduced in 2009 is Satulah, Old Edwards Private Residences, which includes 14 luxury mountain homes just two blocks of Main Street, Highlands. The Mobil Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond resort is located at 445 Main Street in Highlands, NC. Also included in the Old Edwards Experience are a Mobil Four-Star wellness spa, Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden, The Farm at Old Edwards special events and wedding facility, Acorn’s and Acorn’s Annex upscale retail/antique shops, and The Rib Shack & Sports Corner. Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden has won the Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” every year since 2005 and the “Best Of” award in 2008 and 2009.

About Tom Sawyer Tree Farm: (www.tomsawyerstrees.com) Tom Sawyers Christmas Tree Farm is located in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina, sixty miles south of Asheville and just twenty miles north of Franklin, North Carolina. They have over eighty acres of farms dedicated to growing the finest Fraser Firs. Tree sizes range from three feet to twelve feet in height so there is sure to be something for even the most discriminating Christmas tree lover. The farm looks across Lake Glenville at 3800 feet elevation and is open rain, shine or even snow. Hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm beginning the Saturday before Thanksgiving and closed on Thanksgiving Day.