Contest Rules

1. CONTEST SPONSOR. The “Ideal Stay” Contest (“the Contest”) is sponsored by Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants (“the SPONSOR”).

2. HOW TO ENTER. The Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on July 21, 2010, and entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 12, 2010. To enter, go to www.facebook.com/larkspurhotels and click on the “Like” button. Entrants may also enter by visiting www.youridealstay.com, click on the “Enter To Win” button, create a username and password and then submit their entry. Entrants must then describe their ideal stay in 75 words or less and post their entry directly upon the Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants’ Facebook page or the www.youridealstay.com website. Video entries are also permitted and must be 1 minute or less. Video entries may only be entered via the www.youridealstay.com website. Only one (1) entry (ENTRY) per person or Facebook account. If you attempt to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods, all of your entries may be disqualified. There is no fee to submit an entry. By submitting an entry to the Contest, each entrant agrees to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and acknowledges that the decisions of the SPONSOR shall be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. Contest entries are automatically entered into the bi-weekly giveaway.

3. QUALIFIED ENTRIES. To be qualified for the Contest and bi-weekly giveaway, an entry must include only a description (each, a “Description”) of what constitutes their idea of an ideal vacation stay. In addition, the Description must (a) be in the English language; (b) be no longer than 75 words or a video of 1 minute or less in length; (c) be wholly the original work of the entrant, not be copied from any other source; (d) be written or filmed solely by the entrant; (e) not have been previously broadcast or otherwise distributed or disseminated in any media or format; (f) not be in the public domain; (g) not be in violation of or conflict with the trademark, copyright, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or any other rights, of any kind or nature, of any other person or entity; and (h) not include any language or other content that is indecent, inappropriate, morally objectionable or otherwise unfit for dissemination or broadcast, as determined by the SPONSOR in its discretion. Entries not satisfying these criteria in any respect will be disqualified. If the SPONSOR, in its sole discretion, has reason to believe that any entry contains any material that may infringe or violate any law or any rights of a third party, or that the use or broadcast or such entry in the manner described herein may infringe or violate any law or any rights of a third party, the SPONSOR may immediately disqualify such entry and take any other measures the SPONSOR may deem appropriate.

4. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest and bi-weekly giveaway is open only to individual legal residents of the fifty United States who are age 18 and over. Any individuals who have, within six (6) months prior to the start date of the Contest or thereafter, been employed by or performed services (including but not limited to as employees, consultants, independent contractors or interns) for SPONSOR or any of its subsidiary, affiliated or successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. Immediate family is defined as spouse, children, mother, father, step parents, siblings and spouses of siblings. The SPONSOR reserves the right to verify and confirm entrants’ ages and compliance with other eligibility requirements. Entrants may be required to submit further information to assist in the judges’ verification of eligibility.

5. WINNER SELECTION. Judging will commence at the time the Contest begins and continue until all entries submitted prior to the Contest end time have been reviewed. The Contest judge(s) shall be such person(s) as may be selected by the SPONSOR from time to time in its sole discretion (the “Judge”). The Judge will select eight (8) Contest Winners, based on the following criteria, weighted equally: (a) originality; (b) creativity; (c) humor; and (d) substance. Quality of writing is not being judged. The Contest Winners will be notified on or about September 22, 2010 via a private Facebook message to their account. If the Contest Winner does not reply to any notification within forty-eight (48) hours, such Contest Winner may, in the sole discretion of SPONSOR, be disqualified and an alternate Contest Winner may be selected. Contest Winners will then be announced publically on www.larkspurhotels.com, the Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants’ Facebook page and the www.youridealstay.com website. Bi-weekly prize giveaway winners will be chosen though a combination of the following attributes: most commented, most viewed and highest rated. Ultimately, winners will be determined by SPONSOR.

6. PRIZE. Eight (8) Contest Winners will receive hotel accommodations for two (2) nights at a Larkspur Collection hotel (Hotel to be selected by SPONSOR; one (1) contest winner per Larkspur Collection hotel); one (1) $200 airline gift card; one (1) $100 gift certificate to the hotel restaurant (Hotel Abri winner will receive one (1) $100 gift certificate to Kuleto’s Italian Restaurant); an early check-in; a late check out). No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of right to receive prizes is permitted, except in the discretion of SPONSOR, which reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prize consists only of items expressly specified in these Official Rules. Bi-weekly giveaway consists of a gift card valued at $50 to a retailer of SPONSOR’S choice.

7. GRANT OF RIGHTS. By submitting an ENTRY, the entrant grants to SPONSOR a non-exclusive, assignable, perpetual, license to produce, publish, distribute, transmit, exhibit, exploit, and license the ENTRY and any portions thereof in any format (collectively “distribute” or “distribution,” as applicable) by any and all means, uses and media, whether audio, print, audiovisual or otherwise, now or hereafter known, throughout the universe in all languages.

8. ENTRANT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE. By entering, each entrant represents and warrants to the SPONSOR that his/her entry is (i) completely the original work of the entrant and was written or filmed solely by the entrant, (ii) not copied from any other source or previously broadcast or otherwise distributed or disseminated in any media or format, (iii) not in the public domain, and (iv) not in violation of or conflict with the trademark, copyright, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or any other rights, of any kind or nature, of any other person or entity. Entrant agrees to defend and indemnify SPONSOR for any breach of the above representations. By submitting an ENTRY, each entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, release, discharge and hold harmless SPONSOR and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotional partners and agents, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Contest, and the officers, directors and employees of each of the foregoing, from any and all claims and liabilities arising from or in connection with participation in this Contest, including without limitation (a) claims for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participation in this Contest or acceptance or use of any prize and (b) claims based on rights of privacy, rights of publicity, false light, defamation, copyright and/or trademark infringement relating to the submission or exploitation of the entrant’s concept.

10. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. By entering the Contest, each entrant grants permission to the SPONSOR to use his/her name and photograph, for SPONSOR’s publication, publicity, advertising and all other promotional purposes without compensation, review or approval unless prohibited by law. The SPONSOR reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend this Contest due to any of an act of God; unavoidable accident; epidemic; fire; blackout; act of public enemy; war, riot or civil commotion; enactment, rule, order or act of government or governmental instrumentality or tribunal; strike, lockout or other labor dispute; inclement weather; the recapture of any time period scheduled for the live broadcast of a program for an event of national importance or emergency; failure of technical facilities; failure of essential production, or technical personnel to appear or be available for production or broadcast; or other cause beyond its control. SPONSOR is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, mutilated, misdirected, mis-delivered, or delayed entries, or for technical or human errors or failures of any kind in connection with the submission, transmission, processing or judging of entries.

11. GOVERNING LAW. This Contest is governed by the internal laws of the state of California without regard to principles of conflict of laws. All cases and claims pertaining to this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of California.

12. WINNER’S NAMES. For the name of the Contest Winners, available after September 22, 2010, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Ideal Stay Contest, c/o Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants, 125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Suite 200, Larkspur, California 94939.