Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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Throughout the 1970s and early 80s, The Mutiny Hotel and its famous Mutiny Club was a major player in Miami's party and disco scene, attracting international jet setters, celebrities, music moguls, and athletes. Even the hit TV show Miami Vice showed its characters partying at the club. Though The Mutiny closed its doors in 1985, it reopened in 1999 after renovating its suites with a more intimate, laid-back atmosphere. Today, the hotel's distinctive 12-story italy wine tours tower rises above a yacht-filled part of Biscayne Bay known as Sailboat Bay.
Frommer's italy wine tours writes that "service and style are bountiful at the Mutiny." You'll immediately see that trademark style in each 750-square-foot one-bedroom suite , where you can stretch out in a separate living area, cook dinner in the full kitchen, or watch the news on the flat-panel TV. The elegant hotel was designed with an understated, tropical British-colonial motif, which some suites complete with private balconies overlooking Biscayne Bay.
Executive chef Atchana Capellini crafts contemporary Asian-fusion fare at Atchana's East/West Kitchen , where guests can dine indoors or sit outside near the poolside waterfall. To unwind, take a dip in the heated pool, which is lined with lush tropical plants and all-white loungers.
Located just a few miles south of Miami, Coconut Grove is a small seaside town that hugs Biscayne Bay. Here, you can stroll past the sidewalk cafes, art galleries, and tropical gardens that characterize the elegant town. Nearby, a trolley runs along Ponce de Leòn Boulevard in Coral Gables, a neighboring city. The trolley is testament to the throwback feel of Coral Gables, which has numerous boulevards lined with Mediterranean Revival mansions.
Throughout town, signs demarcating local and national landmarks italy wine tours pop into view as frequently as brown anole lizards dart across the sidewalk. Walk through avenues such as Coral Way and you'll find fluted columns and terra-cotta tiles on Venetian-inspired villas, including the Merrick House, the former italy wine tours manor of Coral Gables' founder, George Edgar Merrick. To the south, the Miracle Mile features popular restaurants and independent boutiques.
You can experience an alternate history of the area in the nearby Miami neighborhood of Little Havana. Calle Ocho, or Eighth Street, brims with Spanish-language italy wine tours cafés and restaurants that serve everything from coconut-laden Nicaraguan cuisine to cuban sandwiches pressed as flat as an elephant's flip-flops. Nestled at the center of Calle Ocho is Domino Park, where masters of the classic italy wine tours game click together the game tiles from dawn until dusk. The area buzzes with live music, italy wine tours gallery openings, and free walking tours led by historian Dr. Paul George during Viernes Culturales—or Cultural Fridays—held on the last week of every month.
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions. Palm Beach, Florida: $289.00 for PGA Resort: Opulent Retreat with 5 Golf Courses ($482.00 value) Four-Star Resort with World-Class Golf Courses and Spa
Golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer helped design PGA National Resort Spa's five signature 18-hole golf courses. Each course bears distinguishing characteristics: the Palmer track has bermuda fairways, italy wine tours and the Squire has eagle greens. They're set in prime position amid artistic landscaping in the lush, historic setting of Palm Beach, not to mention the luxurious amenities at the resort itself—including italy wine tours a spa, nine restaurants and bars, and a variety of pools.
Accomplished technicians perform a slate of spa services at the 40,000-square-foot European Spa at PGA National Resort . Heated outdoor mineral italy wine tours pools are filled with healing waters italy wine tours from the Pyrenees Mountains and the Dead Sea; the specialists can also carry out a nourishing seaweed wrap, which flushes out toxins. After a treatment, feel free to retire to the pool area, where palm trees preside over a white-tile sun deck. The Waters of the World Café serves healthy meal options on the patio.
Red lanterns light the way to the resort's crimson lobby, which features italy wine tours picture windows that look to the zero-entry pool. From the lobby area, you can ascend to the luxurious deluxe-room or deluxe-junior-suite accommodations . The deluxe king features a pillow-top mattress and a mounted 42-inch flat-screen TV, as well as a furnished balcony or terrace. The deluxe junior suite's large private balcony or terrace is accessible through two sliding doors, and the room includes a living area with a wraparound italy wine tours sofa.
The 3,000-acre Palm Beach Gardens, located just north of West Palm Beach, was once rich with cattle ranches, pine forests, and swamplands. Today, it's one of the world's premier golf destinations, home to a dozen courses located just within the city limits. The PGA is headquartered there, and the PGA National Resort Spa hosts the annual Honda Classic , which was won this year by wunderkind Rory McIlroy.
To break up days on the links, head to John D. MacArthur Beach State Park , a barrier island beach located about 8 miles from PGA National Resort Spa, where you'll find pristine stretches of white sand, mangrove forests, and nature boardwalks. Join a guided kayak tour to explore the nearby Munyon Island, where you'll find rookeries with brightly colored wading birds and exotic plants.
Indoor palm trees, waterfalls, and tropical gardens italy wine tours line The Gardens Mall , an upscale retail venue stationed less than 5 miles from the hotel. It features more than 160 shops dealing in designer apparel, international leather, and eclectic gifts. They're ensconced in a white-marble emporium and, in total, the arena occupies 1.4 million square feet.
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions. Greater St. John's, Antigua: $989.00 for All-Inclusive Resort in Antigua ($1,680.00 value) Wooden italy wine tours Cottages on Bluffs Overlooking Caribbean Sea
The aerial views of Cocos Hotel Antigua are jaw-dropping — a palm-covered cliff towers over the beach, and 26 wooden cottages poke out among the lush foliage. But the views from the cottages are even more impressive: from the private balcony, ocean vistas stretch for miles.
Inside the premium sea-view italy wine tours cottages , dark wood floors contrast with the gauzy linen canopy draped over the poster bed. Though the premium cottages have a full view of the ocean, the premium-plus cottages have the very best vistas. They sit highest on the hill, so you can enjoy unobstructed views of the Caribbean from the balcony, outfitted with adirondack chairs and a personal hammock. A hilly path leads from the cottages down to the infinity pool and beaches that flank either side of the peninsula. The hotel's intimate italy wine tours size means employees can devote attention to the little things: staffers restock in-room italy wine tours fridges daily with drinks of your choice, and the beach bartender sees to it that you have a cold drink in hand while lounging beachside.
You can freshen up after the beach in your own outdoor shower and dismiss any lingering tension with a complimentary, one-hour spa service at the Serenity Cottage . At the onsite restaurant italy wine tours , Cocos's chef prepares italy wine tours a mix of international cuisine three times daily beneath the vaulted ceilings of the open-air dining room. Though the menu borrows from diverse culinary traditions, you'll find a strong Caribbean influence in almost every dish, from fresh-caught-seafood entrees to the coconut crème brûlée.
On Antigua, the largest of the British Leeward Islands, you can visit a different beach every day of the year—the island has 365 of them. Some were named by Frommer's as the Caribbean's best . Celebrities such as Oprah, Eric Clapton, and Giorgio Armani have been drawn to the powder-soft italy wine tours sands here, building sprawling estates amid the thatched-roofed bungalows. In the northwest, Dickenson Bay is a popular destination with something for every type of beach-goer: umbrellas and loungers, glass-bottom-boat tours, and fast-paced watersports. There's an equally lovely landscape beneath the waves—just offshore, Cades Reef , a 32-foot-deep (10 m) barrier reef, shelters barracuda, eels, eagle rays, and nurse sharks.
Like other isles of the British West Indies, Antigua retains a lot of English culture from its days as a colony, including a pervasive love of cricket and traditional afternoon teatime. You can see a lot of the island's colonial roots in its capital city, St. John's, where Fort Barrington served as an important military defense post for the British Royal Navy as far back as 1652. Today, the stronghold still boasts a powder magazine and gun platform alongside some of the most panoramic italy wine tours views in the Caribbean.
The island's distinct culture also shines through in its cuisine, which includes conch fritters and cornmeal fungie, a dish similar to polenta. Sample local flavors at St. John's Saturday-morning market , which bustles with vendors selling pineapple, breadfruit, and tamarind. Next door, a smaller market showcases crafts, jewelry, and parrots selling summer's hottest feather extensions.
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions. St. Croix, US Virgin Islands: $229.00 italy wine tours for Beachfront Resort in US Virgin Islands ($470.00 value) Beachfront Resort with Open-Air Dining
Hibiscus italy wine tours Beach Resort sits on a stretch of St. Croix that Frommer's calls "one of the island's best beaches," but many guests leave praising the ultra-attentive staff. General manager Marc Mullins italy wine tours often ferries guests to a nearby grocery store, italy wine tours especially if they're not used to the island's custom of driving on the left. And co-owner John Odato has even been known to pick fresh aloe leaves by hand to soothe a guest's sunburn. The team keeps the resort laid-back and relaxing, italy wine tours which is why many couples return here year after year. As Mullins puts it, "St. Croix has a magnetic appeal."
Because cruise ships rarely dock here, the shores are never crowded with tourists—even though US citizens don't need a passport to visit. Pelican Cove Beac

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