Big Bear: Free Thanksgiving dinner with vacation rental

I’m grateful for my many blessings — really, I am. But the thought of cooking a Thanksgiving dinner this year makes me to want to hide out until 2010. The only problem with that plan is that I’d really be missing out on the turkey and the trimmings, and of course the familial camaraderie. So maybe I’ll cart everyone up to a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains instead.

Deal: Big Bear Vacations, which rents out over 300 cabins and homes, is offering a free prepared Thanksgiving dinner for those booking any of their properties for at least two nights during the holiday weekend, with arrival being on Wednesday, Nov. 25, only.

The dinner, enough for six to eight people, is prepared by the deli at the Vons in Big Bear Lake, and it will include turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, rolls and a pumpkin pie. If your party is a smaller one, you’ll get the same amount of food — but presumably, you’ll end up with lots for leftovers too.

When you check-in for your rental, you’ll receive a certificate for the dinner, which you’ll redeem at the grocery store, located within a couple miles of the office and the majority of the rental homes.

Online, I’m seeing properties available starting at $190 per night (pre-tax). To reserve online, just include mention of the special in the comments box. Or you can book by phone.

The value of the whole dinner is about $50. Maybe that doesn’t constitute a major discount on an accommodations package if we’re talking only in terms of money. But if roasting and basting in the kitchen isn’t your idea of a good time, then this perk may be worth its weight in gold.

And with the attractions of Big Bear at your doorstep, not even Mom will care that the gravy wasn’t slaved over in her kitchen.

Contact: Big Bear Vacations, (800) 524-6600

— Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Photo: The three-bedroom “Mountain Sky” cabin is among Big Bear Vacations’ offerings. Credit: Big Bear Vacations

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