What are lanais???
 

I've seen this in hotel info but have no idea what it means!

It's a Hawaiian word for patio but has come to mean either a patio or balcony when used by hotels.

They're residents of an island in the Hawaiian chain.
It's also a Hawaiian patio or veranda or deck.

THANKS!!!! AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING EXOTIC!!

Aren't they usually screened-a screened in porch or balcony?

I just read that a house with a pool in Florida (thinking of moving:)) had a lanai..I thought it was a covered patio?