Romantic Beach Getaway...No kids
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Romantic Beach Getaway...No kids
I am looking for someplace my husband and I can go for 4 nights and just think about nothing and look a beautiful beach. We are leaving our little ones at home and mom (moi) doesn't want to think about where to go or what to do once we get there. I would like to stay somewhere with GREAT service and lots of pampering. Is there such a place? Please help me! Thank you!
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I was thinking of Cape May too. Jersey has beautiful beaches and the ocean is warmer than in New Emgland. But if you wanted to go to Maine and stay on a very quiet island you might try The Dark Harbor House (The house isn't dark at all. It's a big yellow (Georgian style, I think) mansion. While not directly on the ocean, you'll be on Isleboro just off Camden, Maine. The Dark Harbor House was recommended by Charles Karault in a travel book of his. It was lovely, the food just grand and perfect service. Either way, you'll have a lovely time. Cape May is filled with Victorian "painted ladies" and shops galore. More quiet that northern beaches. And Jersey has such good food...wonderful fish places. Have fun!
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Here are my nominations for romantic beach respite sans children: 1. Sooke Harbour House in Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia -- gorgeous rooms, some with deep whirlpool baths for two; lovely gardens; very special restaurant; and an unbeatable setting on the Juan de Fuca Strait; directly on the Strait with gardens rolling right down to the water and, at the north end of the property a long sandy spit separating the Strait from the harbor, great walking here! Sooke is only 30 miles from Victoria. 2.) Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara in California -- we're talking prime-time pampering here in a beautiful part of the world. 3.) Sandy Cove Inn or Dancing Coyote Beach -- both on Tomales Bay, both with their very own beach near the village of Inverness in the heart of Point Reyes National Seashore. Within the park and only a short drive or hike away, there is Heart's Desire Beach . . . which is actually swimmable in the summer months (bay waters are shallower and heat up to comfortable bathing temperatures). Point Reyes is merely gorgeous, offering many varieties of scenic splendour: forests, valleys, meadows, beaches, lagoons, estuaries, tide pools, mountain ridges, bay and creek walks as well as fine dining and good booking (in the shops) in Point Reyes Station. Have a GREAT time wherever you go!
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Here are my nominations for romantic beach respite sans children: 1. Sooke Harbour House in Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia -- gorgeous rooms, some with deep whirlpool baths for two; lovely gardens; very special restaurant; and an unbeatable setting on the Juan de Fuca Strait; directly on the Strait with gardens rolling right down to the water and, at the north end of the property a long sandy spit separating the Strait from the harbor, great walking here! Sooke is only 30 miles from Victoria. 2.) Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara in California -- we're talking prime-time pampering here in a beautiful part of the world. 3.) Sandy Cove Inn or Dancing Coyote Beach -- both on Tomales Bay, both with their very own beach near the village of Inverness in the heart of Point Reyes National Seashore. Within the park and only a short drive or hike away, there is Heart's Desire Beach . . . which is actually swimmable in the summer months (bay waters are shallower and heat up to comfortable bathing temperatures). Point Reyes is merely gorgeous, offering many varieties of scenic splendour: forests, valleys, meadows, beaches, lagoons, estuaries, tide pools, mountain ridges, bay and creek walks as well as fine dining and good booking (in the shops) in Point Reyes Station. Have a GREAT time wherever you go!