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These hotels have taken nature into their own hands.

• Las Vegas has an Eiffel Tower, so why not an 11-acre white-sand beach at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino (3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 877/632-7000 or 702/632-7777; www.mandalaybay.com; doubles from $159)?

• In the middle of Orlando's theme-park mania, the Royal Pacific Resort (6300 Hollywood Way; 800/235-6397 or 407/503-3000; www.loewshotels.com; doubles from $219) has added one more attraction: a sandy coastline.

• The real beach across the road didn't stop the Hard Rock Hotel, Bali (Jalan Pantai, Banjar Pande Mas, Kuta; 62-361/761-869; www.hardrock.com; doubles from $180) from designing a ground-pebble island and a sand-bottomed pool.

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