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Location. Located on the northern end of the Strip, the Stratosphere Tower – Casino & Resort Hotel is less than two miles from downtown Las Vegas, Nev. The Las Vegas Convention Center is located two miles away.

Hotel Features. The hotel’s tower rises 113 stories and qualifies as one of the tallest free-standing structures located west of the Mississippi River. Elevators ascend to indoor/outdoor observation decks with 360-degree views. The Top of the World Restaurant revolves above the city of Las Vegas and serves steaks, seafood and continental cuisine during lunch and dinner hours. Romance at the Top of the World lounge offers jazz-band entertainment and DJ music, for fees. An 80,000-square-foot casino offers approximately 50 table games, 1,500 slot and video poker games, a poker room and a race and sports book.

The eight-floor pool complex includes a freeform pool with a rock waterfall, a tropical ocean-scene wall, volleyball nets and rental cabanas. A second outdoor pool is reserved for adults, only. Roni Josef International Salon and Spa offers body treatments that include Swedish and Western therapies. An indoor/outdoor fitness center overlooks the activity pool and houses cardiovascular and weight-training machines.

Guestrooms. This 24-story hotel and casino offers 2,444 located in two towers. Accommodations afford city or mountain views. Rooms reveal contemporary décor and earth-tone hues. Select accommodations feature sofa beds and marble foyers, while marble bathrooms contain dual sinks, jetted tubs and glass-enclosed showers. Some suites provide complimentary laptop-compatible in-room safes. Wireless Internet access is available, for a fee.

Expert Tip. This Las Vegas property offers three top-of-the-tower thrill rides that include Insanity, X-Scream and lastly, Big Shot, that launches passengers 160 feet in 2.5 seconds along a 238-foot mast that extends like a needle from the tower.

Location. Located on the far south end of The Strip in Las Vegas, NV, Luxor Hotel and Casino is connected to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and and stands adjacent to Excalibur Hotel Casino.

Hotel Features. Included in the Luxor Hotel and Casino is a 30-story pyramid, two 22-story towers cloaked in bronze glass and a 10-story sphinx. The world’s most powerful light beam, with 42.3 billion candlepower, shines from atop the pyramid. This light is visible at flight level 250 miles away and from outer space. Dining venues include TENDER steak & seafood, CatHouse, Company American Bistro, T&T (Tacos & Tequila) and specialty coffees at three Starbucks locations. Hotel and casino guests may stop by Aurora Lounge Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons for a welcome reception with complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres. Recreation includes gaming action at the 120,000-square-foot casino. Four seasonal outdoor pools are surrounded by canopied beds and poolside cabanas. In winter, Luxor guests have access to the adult-only and all-ages pools at the Excalibur by showing their room keys. Pampering treatments are available at Nurture, the Spa at Luxor, which serves complimentary fruit, juice and water, and offers ginger-scented showers and spa tubs. Teeth whitening, Warm Buttered Stone Massage and Citrus Marine Detox are popular treatments. The limited-hour fitness room features cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, yoga balls and free weights. The hotel’s entertainment venues feature the newest Cirque du Soleil show, CRISS ANGEL Believe, comedian Carrot Top, Menopause The Musical and the adult revue, Fantasy. Guestrooms. The Luxor Hotel and Casino contains 4,408 guestrooms with Las Vegas Strip or mountain views. Select rooms feature recessed lighting, armoires and jetted tubs. Complimentary Nurture toiletries and marble countertops grace each bathroom. Tech-savvy updates include plasma-screen televisions and Bose Wave radios in select rooms.

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Location. A pedestrian bridge connects TI – Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, Nev. This hotel is located adjacent to the Mirage Resort & Casino in the center of The Las Vegas Strip. Hotel Features. TI – Treasure Island Hotel and Casino features an Asian-style eatery, Social House, that serves sake and sushi amid towering bamboo, birdcages, black cushioned sofas, Asian newspapers and industrial fans. DJs spin tunes on the outdoor patio overlooking the Quay. A freeform, heated outdoor pool and a spa tub are surrounded by cabanas with flat-screen televisions and food and beverage service. The fitness center, available for a daily fee, serves cucumber water and features a steam room, a sauna and fitness equipment. The blue and cream tones soothe at the three-story WET – The Spa and Salon at TI, which beckons with the Mars and Venus Package, including stone massage, men’s facials, aromatherapy massage, and manicures and pedicures. A popular treatment, The Heiress, features a scrub, wrap and massage with golden oil topped off with a sprinkling of gold dust.

Guestrooms. TI – Treasure Island Hotel and Casino contains 2,885 guestrooms on 36 floors. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of The Las Vegas Strip or the mountains. Deluxe rooms offer high-speed wired and wireless Internet access for a fee, and flat-screen televisions. Beds are dressed with suede accent pillows and headboards. Bathrooms boast WET Spa toiletries, white waffle-weave shower curtains and makeup mirrors. Curved marble columns grace Petite Suites, which include sofas, tables and chairs. Bathrooms feature separate women’s and men’s sides, one with a glass shower and one with a jetted tub. Tower Suites offer walk-in closets and armoires. Red marble showers and vanity areas with jetted tubs grace each bathroom area.

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Location. The Excalibur Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., is located on the Las Vegas Strip, connected by walkways to the MGM Grand Hotel Casino and the New York New York Hotel and Casino, over the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. Tram service to Luxor Hotel and Casino and Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is available. McCarran International Airport is three miles away.

Hotel Features. Dining options include the Steakhouse at Camelot, the Regale Italian Eatery, the Camelot Walk Food Court and the New Roundtable Buffet. Waterfalls add ambience to two heated outdoor pools, one of which has a zero-entry level. Drenched Bar serves poolside refreshments. The Royal Treatment Spa and Fitness Center offers Aveda treatments, houses saunas, and contains a limited-hour fitness facility with flat-screen televisions overlooking the pool complex. In addition to the 100,000-square-foot casino, this hotel showcases a nightly Tournament of Kings dinner show and the Fantasy Faire Midway. Dick’s Last Resort nightclub offers evening entertainment. Guestrooms. The hotel’s 3,991 guestrooms feature Medieval-themed decor that includes wall art and carved oak wood headboards. Views overlook the mountains, the Las Vegas Strip or the hotel’s grounds. Furnishings include two-chair dining sets and upholstered armchairs. Refrigerators are available, for a fee. Wide Screen Rooms feature 42-inch flat-panel televisions and MP3 adaptors. These accommodations also include pillowtop beds, granite countertops in bathrooms, MP3 adaptors and laptop-compatible, complimentary in-room safes. High-speed wired Internet access is available, for a fee.

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A great suggested itinerary for a day in Nice France would be spending a morning seeing some of the Nice attractions and an afternoon by the Nice beaches. Like many other French Riviera beaches, the Nice beaches are covered with galets, hard round marble-like pebbles sometimes as large as golf balls. The rocks have been worn smooth by the sea, but can still be uncomfortable to tender feet. Flip-flops or more stylish French beach shoes are highly recommended. For sunbathing, consider taking a padded mat or renting a sun lounger available at all the best beaches by Nice.

The best beaches by Nice are often private. The fifteen private Nice beaches alternate with the public areas. Most are clustered at the more scenic, western end of the bay close to old Nice. Some belong to seafront Nice hotels such as the Beau Rivage. Others welcome anyone willing to pay to 10 to 20 euros for a half-day or full-day pass. Renting a chaise longue, mattress, or parasol is extra. Outside food is also prohibited in these private areas – the best beaches by Nice expect you to buy food from their own restaurant. This is a good idea if you want to enjoy a day of luxury on a French beach; it can be very pleasant (though expensive) to have drinks brought right to your seat. Be sure to request a place on the premier ligne, closest to the Mediterranean and its cooling breeze. One quality private beach is the Castel Plage (plageis the French word for beach) at the foot of the Château, but all the private areas offer a welcome respite from the crowds and loud children on some of the other Nice beaches. If you only have a few days to spend on a French beach, paying for the private area can be well worth the cost.

A tip for a cheaper visit to the Nice beaches is to settle in on your own pad along the fence to a private beach. You can consume your own food and drink but still enjoy the music and atmosphere of the best beaches by Nice. If you visit the private Nice beaches for a sandwich, they will let you use their bathrooms. There are also free showers at regular intervals along the public Nice beaches. Sleeping on the Nice beaches used to be common, though illegal. It has become more difficult with the introduction of bright nighttime lights.

The sunbathing on French Riviera beaches often shocks American visitors. It is not unusual for women on a French beach to sunbathe topless, though on Nice France beaches full nudity is prohibited.

In Nice France beaches are most crowded in July and August, the standard vacation months in Europe. If you are visiting the Nice beaches in these months, you may need to call ahead to reserve a lounger or parasol. A visit to the French Riviera beaches is an essential part of any Côte d’Azur vacation and the best beaches by Nice are as good as any French beach.

Considered by many locals to be the best swimming beach in Hawaii, Lanikai’s clear waters, clean, wide beach, and swaying coconut palms also make it a photographer’s dream. A mile-long stretch of powdered-sugar sand is perfect for sunbathing. Sparkling turquoise waters sheltered by a wide, protective offshore reef provide ideal swimming conditions. Other popular activities on Lanikai include kayaking, outrigger canoeing, sailing, surfing, and windsurfing. With the twin Mokulua Islands in the distance, Lanikai Beach truly lives up to its translated name of “heavenly sea.”

Lalaria beach! Even more beautiful in reality.

If you must choose only one island to go to in Greece I think you should choose Skiathos or Skopelos! Situated next to each other, both islands are beautiful and the destinations where they filmed Mamma Mia. The water is clear blue, the beaches are eather pebbly with smooth stones or sandy white. My boyfriend and I stayed the whole week at Skiathos and went to Skopelos for the whole day. It really felt like paradise (except from when we went to the most crowded, most popular and busy beach Koukonaries)!
We went on a day cruise around the island the second day and  got to se the famous and probably the world’s most beautiful beach Lalaria. It had a rock with a hole that you should swim through three times for eternity. Most of the days we actually went to the beach, but we didn’t sunbathe all the time. We bought beach tennis rackets and played on the beach. On evenings we walked by the beach to town and strolled in town. We ate out five nights of seven, which was so worth it! Greek food probably is my favorite!  We fell in love with a taverna which was situated in the old part of the town, they had an excellent view above the harbor and sea. Skopelos was really worth seeing as well, think I want to stay there the next time I’m going to Greece.