A great place to stay if you’re in town for the night before or after a cruise, the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport has a big outdoor pool. It’s heated year-round, which is great for active kids. It’s nowhere near as nice (or yachtsman-friendly) as the pool at the Marina Hilton. And …
Atton, San Isidro is an upscale, although not all that special, urban hotel located on the edge of the San Isidro Business and Financial district in Lima. If you’re spending a night or two before or after your 4-day trek along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, I can pretty …
If you just looked at the web sites of the two Four Season’s resorts on the island of Lanai, The Four Season’s at Manele Bay looks more like the typical Hawaiian resort—near the ocean with beach access, stunning views, seaside palms swaying the breeze. Umbrella-drinks on demand. And it’s beautiful. The pool …
The Lodge at Pebble Beach and The Inn at Spanish Bay are both run by Pebble Beach Resorts and are the Holy Land for golfers everywhere. The town/gated community of Pebble Beach is part of the 17-mile drive, that beautiful twisty coastal drive that bends around the scenic coast with dramatic …
Yes, it’s a timeshare. But it’s also a beautiful resort in Kapolei, Oahu, located on a man-made and very child-friendly private lagoon. The Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club has 3 swimming pools and 7 whirlpool spas. We expected a few standard pools, maybe a water slide or some other cool feature …
The Hyatt Regency Monterey is laid out almost like a motor lodge—in fact it was a motor lodge when it was originally built as the Mark Thomas Inn. It’s off Highway 1, adjacent to the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi, The Del Monte. Hyatt took over some 50 years ago, But …
The Ihilani is Marriott’s luxury property on the western end of the Ko Olina resort area on Oahu (See below for more about Ko Olina in general). And, if you’ve ever asked yourself “Where do NFL players stay during the Pro-Bowl,” here’s your answer. In the past, the NFL has rented out …
“Every great beach deserves a great hotel.” And with a great hotel comes a great pool, right? According to The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, the quote is from Laurance S. Rockefeller, who founded the property in 1965. Did you have any idea that Rockefellers built hotels? It should come as no surprise …
The pool at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina is nice, but not much different than the pool at any other Hilton. Good service. Plenty of chaise lounges, padded beds. The Florida Palms do sway quite nicely overhead and the weather is often temperate. It’s a relaxed, laid-back and fairly typical vibe. Nary …
The actual pool at the Four Seasons Resort at the Biltmore, in Santa Barbara is nice enough, with spacious lounging, poolside service and an oversized hot tub. But the really cool thing is that guests of the Four Seasons can actually use the exclusive Coral Casino Beach and Cabana …