Beach vacation - first week of August. Where?
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Beach vacation - first week of August. Where?
A friend and I are considering meeting someplace for a beach vacation the first week of August. She'll be coming from NYC, me from Phoenix. My first thought was San Diego but she doesn't want to fly all the way there.
So where can we meet? We don't want to spend over 200 a night, and the hotel has to be on the beach. Open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
So where can we meet? We don't want to spend over 200 a night, and the hotel has to be on the beach. Open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
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Florida - gulf beaches are way nicer imo, but if you fly into Fort Lauderdale, there are a lot of great places very close to the airport (Hollywood area, Clearwater area is our favorite though (Tampa airport), a lot of great condo/home rentals. The panhandle coast is even nicer, esp St. George & Cape San Blas (Panama not so much), but harder to get to.
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I Love Cape San Blas but there is no airport that is close. I would recommend St Pete Beach flying into Tampa. You could certainly stay within your budget there. You might want to look at Tradewinds, I've never stayed there but they enjoy good reviews.
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I vote for the Hyatt in Clearwater! If you have a rainy day, the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg is wonderful!! Their is a trolley that runs from Clearwater to St Petersburg but I don't know how close to the museum it goes.
Frenchy's on the beach is a fun place for grouper sandwiches and I love it's beach location http://www.frenchysonline.com/rock_index.html
Frenchy's on the beach is a fun place for grouper sandwiches and I love it's beach location http://www.frenchysonline.com/rock_index.html
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" . . . are we crazy to go the first week of August?"
Well, since you asked -- it depends on your tolerance for heat. When I've been in Florida at that time of year (it takes a funeral to get me to go then) I've found it too hot to enjoy the beach.
I would suggest somewhere between Cape Cod and New Jersey for tolerable temps and good swimming.
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Well, since you asked -- it depends on your tolerance for heat. When I've been in Florida at that time of year (it takes a funeral to get me to go then) I've found it too hot to enjoy the beach.
I would suggest somewhere between Cape Cod and New Jersey for tolerable temps and good swimming.
FD
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I can tolerate the heat. I live in AZ (and yes, I know, "it's a dry heat" here). My parents lived in south FL and as it happens, I, too, was there for a funeral. Went to the beach while there and it was just beautiful. So I guess it's a crapshoot. I just don't want to fly to NY or BOS and then have to rent a car.
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Drastic change of plans. We are meeting in San Diego and staying at the Loews on Coronado Island. My friend is willing to fly to SAN from NY and we figure we have a better chance of good weather.
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