L.A. in the rearview mirror: Santa Monica is the big city's decompression zone - laid back, lovely, and full of great hotel deals

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Santa Monica, CA, is just 13 miles from downtown Los Angeles, but it offers a more relaxed atmosphere. Recommended Santa Monica hotels include the Georgian, Hotel Shangri-la, Hotel Oceana, Radisson Huntley Hotel, Hotel Carmel, and Channel Road Inn, all with rooms around $200 per night.

Santa Monica, California

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Sand castles

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Many people go to Hawaii to enjoy the state's beautiful beaches, but unfortunately the best resorts are not always on the best beaches and vice versa. There are some outstanding beach-hotel combinations on Hawaii though, and several of these are described.

Beaches, Hawaii

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Mr. Gauguin's neighborhood

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A number of entrepreneurs have developed thatched overwater bungalows in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, near Tahiti, that travelers can stay in and fulfill their South Seas fantasies. Six of the best of these facilities are described.

Seaside resorts, Pacific Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean, Society Islands

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