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Lancaster, PA
price varies for hotels; prices for park available on www.hersheypark.com
Hotels: Eden Resort and Suites
Optimum Seasons: Spring, Summer
Notes I've gathered from people:
-"complete waste of time"
-day or two is fine
-go to the zoo and chocolate world
-water park for all ages
-area for younger kids
-turkey hill and herrs nearby (don't know what this means...maybe their factory? google it)
Within an hour drive:
Cayman Islands
price varies
Optimum Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
We went here in the summer of 2013 over 4th of July weekend. Nothing compares to the beach here. Warm temperature, clear crystal blue water, no waves. We would just put our lounge chairs on the shore and relax. We stayed at the Westin which isn't a luxury hotel! You have to make sure you get a pool side room, preferably a room on the first floor that opens up to the pool (makes life much easier). Otherwise, you will get stuck with a view of the parking lot! Best part of this hotel was that the pool area was literally steps away from the beach line. It took a total of two minutes to walk from my hotel room onto the beach! The sunsets here were to die for, and the happy hour was cute. Very relaxing vacation to take with young children and friends. This is a British island so we were able to see fireworks from the shore line...but it wasn't for 4th of July. It was for some British holiday I believe. My memory is foggy here.
There is not much else to do on this island. There was a Ritz hotel/Condo a couple blocks away. We walked to that property and that was that. Not many hotels on the strip. And the island is still relatively expensive. If you are torn between Turks and Cayman, and they are comparable prices, one billion percent go to Turks! No contest.
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Providencias, Turks and Caicos
price varies
Optimum Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Back in the fall of 2011, this was still a rather new hotel. There were plenty of deals offered through travel agents. It cost us roughly 350 a night including breakfast (the most amazing breakfast I have ever had at any hotel stay). It also included free kayaking. It is unheard of to spend that little these days if you stay in a boutique hotel in Turks and Caicos. I went right before the island became extremely popular.
This is by far my favorite of all Caribbean Islands I have visited. The service is impeccable. The food is fresh and amazing. There are plenty of beautiful hotels on the strip. The sand is white and the ocean is bluer and calmer than any you have ever seen (tied with Cayman Islands). We dined at different hotels during our 6 night stay just to get in as much of the island as possible. Also, for some reason, my husband urged me to go parasailing. He was in a very generous mood with his money. This was an amazing, albeit ridiculously expensive, experience.
Before we booked, we were deciding between Ganseevort, a modern and chic boutique hotel verse Regent Palms, which was in a better location (both the ocean there is nicer and it is more central). Regent Palms would have been a better choice as we had a young toddler and there weren't any children friendly activities at Ganseevort. The Regent Palms had a bigger pool that was shallow in many areas. Though they were comparable in price, I still do not regret the decision. Both hotels are excellent and you will be hard pressed to find any such deal today. So if you have deep pockets, this is the island for you!
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Parsippany, NJ
price varies
Optimum Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
This is a very charming hotel with a beautiful and spacious lobby, a wonderful breakfast bouffet room offered to those who have Starwood points, and breakfast to those who pay the extra price. Love the indoor pool and adjacent exercise room here too! Check their website for more images and pricing. I went here during a Thanksgiving long weekend and I loved the Christmas decorations. The rooms are very spacious and clean.
Kill a few birds with one stone: Try nearby Woodbury Commons for outlet shopping and great prices!
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Located in Westchester, this is a very charming hotel close to very charming neighborhoods. My favorite is its heated indoor/outdoor pool (in the summer, I understand it is all outdoor! There are lots of amenities offered for children and an excellent daily breakfast offered in their gorgeous dining hall with breathtaking views of the adjacent golf course! Call to get a group rate if going with friends, and remember to request a room closer to the lobby (lots of long hallways here!) with a golf course view if you are as particular as I am about hotel experiences!
Kill a few birds with one stone: Greenwich, CT is the must see neighboring town. Very affluent with beautiful homes. Google "nicest neighborhoods or streets of Greenwich and head there for some house site seeing! Greenwich Avenue is a half mile stretch of high end shops and boutiques. There weren't many restaurants open on New Year's day when we went, nor clothing stores, but we still enjoyed our experience. The Saks Fifth Avenue here pales in comparison to that in NYC. Drive around the neighborhood of Belle Haven (a lot of streets are private so you won't have access unless you have balls to drive through. But there are many streets along the Long Island Sound that are worth seeing) which is a peninsula surrounded by water at the very southern tip of Greenwich Avenue. If there is a neighborhood to see in Greenwich, this is it! Skip the others! The lot sizes are too big to even see the homes! Also, for a sand beach, visit Greenwich Point Park (in Old Greenwich). This may or may not be a private beach so you should give them a call before you go, but I just drove by in the winter and it was beautiful!
Also, for children, Legoland is very close by as is Rye Amusement Park (which is situated on the Long Island Sound...both are on my bucket list of things to do with my kids!) Google both these places for pictures, prices and more information. That's what I'd do before I'd go ; )
For shopping, head to The Galleria Mall at White Plains. Lots of high end department stores and good on a cold day to walk around indoors with children!
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Old Greenwich, CT
price varies
Optimum Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
I was drawn to this hotel through www.tripadvisor.com (will find you the website that offers the cheapest rate) because of it's affordable price, great indoor poor, ecosystem lobby, and excellent breakfast (included in the price)! As well as being in Old Greenwich, a beautiful neighborhood within an hour drive from my home.
Kill a few birds with one stone: Greenwich, CT is the must see neighboring town. Very affluent with beautiful homes. Google "nicest neighborhoods or streets of Greenwich and head there for some house site seeing! Greenwich Avenue is a half mile stretch of high end shops and boutiques. There weren't many restaurants open on New Year's day when we went, nor clothing stores, but we still enjoyed our experience. The Saks Fifth Avenue here pales in comparison to that in NYC. Drive around the neighborhood of Belle Haven (a lot of streets are private so you won't have access unless you have balls to drive through. But there are many streets along the Long Island Sound that are worth seeing) which is a peninsula surrounded by water at the very southern tip of Greenwich Avenue. If there is a neighborhood to see in Greenwich, this is it! Skip the others! The lot sizes are too big to even see the homes! Also, for a sand beach, visit Greenwich Point Park (in Old Greenwich). This may or may not be a private beach so you should give them a call before you go, but I just drove by in the winter and it was beautiful!
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