9891 Gulfshore Dr.
Naples, FL
www.laplayaresort.com
(800) 237-6883 or (239) 597-3123

COST: $$$$

From the T+L 500

Oceanfront resort 10 minutes north of downtown, with access to a secluded beach (a rarity in Naples) and a Bob Cupp-designed golf course.

Score 82.59
Stats 189 rooms; 1 restaurant; 2 bars.
Rooms to Book Premium beachfronts in the Gulf Tower have whirlpool tubs that overlook the Gulf of Mexico
Insider Tip Try Chef Jesse Souza’s signature cedar planked wild salmon (with cheddar sour cream potato puree and jalapeño pesto) on the terrace at Baleen Restaurant.
Cost Doubles from $519.
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New to the T+L 500 High-Speed Internet Gym Pool
Spa Tennis Golf Outdoor Activities
Water Activities Fishing Kids' Program    

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From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2003

“LaPlaya has 189 rooms, 141 of them with their toes practically in the sand. You cannot get closer to the beach: when they say 'oceanfront' at this hotel, they mean it. Everything revolves around a meandering pool complex, which makes you long for a Cosmo and a 500-page paperback....” MORE>>

–Stephen Drucker, “Lush Life”

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