10 Best Beachside Hotels
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Choosing a Hotel
Choosing the right hotel for your travel destination is paramount to ensuring that your trip is a boon, not a bust -- especially when your trip is of a beach-like nature. But with this list of sand-and-sea gems to help you in your quest, you're guaranteed never to make a bunk reservation ever again.
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Shade Hotel, Manhattan Beach, CA
Shade Hotel offers every visitor a Tempur-Pedic bed with a pillow library, cyclone fireplaces, a Sanijet spa with chromatherapy mood lighting, and world-class dining options. No wonder Conde Nast put them on their 2007 Hot List.
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Dolphin Bay, Pismo Beach, CA
Dolphin Bay is perched above dramatic bluffs along the ocean. Flat-panel TVs have surround-sound systems and DVD players. Some suites have jet tubs and fireplaces. La Bonne Vie is their on-site luxury spa. Lido Restaurant is their on-site restaurant that specializes in coastal wine country cuisine made with market-fresh ingredients.
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LifeTime Private Retreats, Australia
LifeTime Private Retreats is not "roughing it" in the wilderness with dingoes and kangaroos. It is the ultimate Down Under hideaway on South Australia's Kangaroo Island. Only 14 guests at a time can inhabit the Stone, Sky and Cliff houses on the property. The Stone House has a glass-walled living area, three bedrooms with double showers, and a private courtyard.
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Four Seasons Great Exuma, Bahamas
This resort has white sand beaches, crystal clear blue water, near complete isolation, and a world-class golf course. There is a main hotel and individual bungalows. On-site dining is causual and formal. Hammocks dot the island.
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Sagamore, Miami FL
Sagamore Hotel has one or two bedroom suites, two-story Oceanside bungalows, and the three-bedroom Sagamore Suite with a private terrace the size of a two-bedroom home. Suites have whirlpool tubs and pillow-top king-sized beds. Conde Nast Traveler named them as "One of the Top 20 Hottest Beach Resorts in the World."
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Half Moon, Jamaica
Half Moon has luxurious rooms and suites, and three to seven-room villas. Activities include a championship golf course, tennis courts, a dolphin lagoon, world-class spas, and six gourmet restaurants. Past guests have included Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, David Bowie and Iman, 50-Cent and Harry Connick Jr.
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W, Honolulu, Hawaii
W at Diamond Head is nestled between two beaches. Luxurious rooms have pillow-top mattresses, feather beds, lush robes, and private balconies. Activities include the Honolulu Zoo (within walking distance) and surf spots in Waikiki or Oahu.
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Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya, Puerto Vallarta
This is an elegant, all-inclusive resort that boasts ocean, jungle, mountains and adventure galore. The hotel has 304 suites -- which includes 16 presidential numbers -- nestled amid a tropical jungle right on the waterfront. Enjoy snorkeling, jet skiing, sunbathing, and massages at the hotel spa
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Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA
This resort sits atop rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean, encouraging visitors to explore the organic architecture of the venue and its surrounding -- when they're not partaking in a yoga class or spa treatment. Monterey and Carmel are a short drive away. This place is the perfect explanation of how paradise doesn't always equal palm trees.
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Grand Hotel Miramare, Santa Margherita, Italy
The Grand is on Italy's picturesque Riviera, on the Portofino coast between Firenze and Genova. The hotel has been a destination since 1945, featuring 75 rooms that look out onto the sea or Mediterranean park. Activities include golf, a spa, and cooking courses in the fall.
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