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ROMANCE
Five Top Honeymoon Escapes in South Florida
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Opened on New Year's Eve 1920, AAA fourdiamond Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
(casamarinaresort.com) flawlessly merges old Key
West ambiance with contemporary luxury. The beachfront
resort's Bed & Breakfast immerses newlyweds amid 311
refreshed Mediterranean-style accommodations and daily
into a 3-night Mini Moon packed with perks like roundtrip
airport transfers, suite accommodations, bottle of bubbly,
bottomless mimosa breakfast, poolside cabana use, a dinner
at Marina Cafe, Exhale Spa couple's massage and "edible"
turndown service.
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The classically chic Four Seasons Resort Palm
Beach (fourseasons.com/palmbeach) titillates
health-conscious duos with its expansive stretch
of beach, heated freshwater pool, an 11,000-sq.-ft. spa
and fitness facility with classes. The intimate haven's 210
accommodations are completely restyled with sea grass
colors transitioning to ocean views. Newlyweds nuzzle
with the Romantic Retreat's flowers on arrival, daily chef's
amenity, couple's massage and $100 hotel dining credit.
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EPIC
breakfast at Sun Sun Bar & Grill. The Spa Al Mare, swimming
pool, and private 1,100-ft. beach with rentals and charters
garnish the interlude.
Infused with a bygone era aura on a private island
in Miami, Grove Isle Hotel & Spa's (groveisle.
com) 50 guestrooms seduce with Biscayne Bayview balconies and canopied bedding. Duos are privy to
a swimming pool, beach area with cabanas and loungers,
tennis center, 85-slip marina and fitness center. Bed &
Breakfast on the Bay covers room upgrade and valet parking.
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A sophisticated waterfront hotel poised where
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, converges with Biscayne Bay,
the Miami River
Grande Lakes (credit:
EPIC (epichotel.com) embellishes its high-energy
courtesy of Damon Tucci)
international vibe with swank amenities. Twosomes can slip
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
(naplesbeachhotel.com) sweeps lovebirds into an
amenity-rich honeymoon with onsite beachfront
golf, tennis facility, a spa oozing Florida charm, and 317
renovated guestrooms. The onsite Sunset Beach Bar & Grill is
known as one of the best places to catch a southwest Florida
sunset, and its Orchid House has more than 3,000 orchids.
courses, four outdoor pools and 25,000-sq.-ft. spa. Ideal for
putting green and fitness center. Guys can hook a wahoo or yellow
friends, families and avid golfers, 80 two-bedroom villa suites stand
tail to prep in a beach house gourmet kitchen while the girls opt
separate from the main hotel. For stress-free celebrations, the
for yoga, beachside clay treatments and lomi lomi massages. On
resort's Joy Weddings by Marriott specialists coordinate everything
the big day, the festivities evolve from cocktails at TJ's Tiki Bar to a
from sunset poolside affairs and cocktails on the Magnolia Terrace
sunset beach ceremony and Butterfly Cafe reception.
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to fetes at the private Cabana Beach Club.
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Tranquility Bay Beach House Resort (tranquilitybay.com)
lures groups to soak in the Marathon Island scene within
87 two- and three-bedroom beach houses nestled within 12
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Uniting to the beat of a different drum, music maniacs
rock it at Universal Orlando's Hard Rock Hotel
(hardrockhotelorlando.com). Ultra-cool amenities let
attendees carve their own paths for pre- and post-activity
acres. A contrast of low-key and energetic, the hideaway engages
escapades, from grooving in poolside cabanas, browsing the rock
with two beaches, watersports, fishing charters, swimming pools,
memorabilia collection or going unbridled at Universal Orlando
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