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Escape to a lush island resort on Florida’s Treasure Coast this season and save 25 percent on current pricing. The upscale Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort and Marina is offering rates as low as $110 a night for travel through August 30.

Situated on a seven mile reef between the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway, this 200-acre oasis is the perfect place to relax and recharge. Sun tan or take a walk on one of the unspoiled or beaches, try deep-sea or river fishing, jet skiing, tennis, kayaking, or biking. There are also four dining options, three outdoor pools, an executive 18-hole golf course, and a 77-slip marina at the resort.

Choose between a room with a king or two double beds, both with a furnished step-out balcony. High-speed Internet access, compact refrigerators, video-game consoles, and complimentary premium channels are also available.

To book this offer, visit the Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort and Marina’s website or call 800-228-9290. Don’t forget to mention promo code ADV.

See our Florida destination guide for more trip-planning information, then use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights.

Enjoy a stay at a luxe private island resort on San Diego’s Mission Bay at the property’s 1962 rates. As part of the Paradise Point Resort & Spa‘s 50th anniversary special, stay three nights and you will get your fourth night for just $8. Rates for your first three nights start at $171 through June 30 – a savings of up to $110 on current pricing.

The Paradise Point Resort & Spa is located on a private 44-acre island on Mission Bay, close to SeaWorld and just ten minutes from downtown San Diego. This unique resort features lush, tropical gardens and lagoons, a mile-long beach, five swimming pools, tennis and basketball courts, an 18-hole putting course, bonfire pits, two waterfront restaurants, a luxe7,000 square foot Balinese spa, and more. The comfortable beach bungalow-style rooms are furnished with rich, modern decor and feature private patios with garden, lagoon, or bay views.

Book online on Paradise Point Resort & Spa website or call 800-344-2626. Use promotional code PP62.

See our San Diego destination guide for more trip-planning information, then use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights.

Los Angeles is such a sprawling patchwork of neighborhoods – from haute Beverly Hills to shabby-chic Venice Beach – that choosing where to stay during a leisure visit can be a bit perplexing. I like to suggest that couples consider Santa Monica, a beachside community that offers a bit of everything, from eclectic dining (such as The Misfit for a terrific small-plate menu and neighborhood happy hour ambiance) and shopping (along the pedestrian-only Third Street Promenade and in the new Santa Monica Place mall with its rooftop dining deck) to walking/jogging/biking (on the paved beachfront path that runs to neighboring Venice Beach) and even kitschy fun on the world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel (at Pacific Park atop the historic Santa Monica Pier, shown above at left). Plus, the sunsets from the cliff-top park that spans Ocean Avenue are always spectacular. I recently toured four hotels in Santa Monica, each offering a very different style and all worthy of a stay during your next visit.

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