World’s Best Beach Hotels
Of course it had to be such a list and it was voted by the Travel + Leisure readers. However, the prices were not in the article so being (too) curious I checked them out (the prices are from the hotels’ websites or from boooking.com).
No. 1 Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia
All prices quoted in Australian dollars and inclusive of 10% GST, 1 AUD = $1,02
No. 2 Discovery Shores Boracay, Boracay, Philippines – their site is terrible, the price is only in Philippine Pesos (PHP) only and I don’t know what ‘++’ stands for, I suppose it is for ‘expect to pay much more than the displayed price’ 🙂 1,000 PHP = $24.6
No. 3 Lizard Island Resort, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
No. 4 Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi, Italy
No. 5 Live Aqua, Cancún, Mexico
No. 6 Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
No. 7 Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii
March 31 – April 07, 2013Â /Â 1 Room, 2 Adults
No. 8 Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, Bora-Bora, French Polynesia
March 31 – April 07, 2013Â /Â 1 Room, 2 Adults
No. 9 Palazzo Avino, Ravello, Italy 
No. 10 Lodge at Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland
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Great list, but a “beach” vacation in Ireland? On the other hand, bet ya get the beach to yourself in the winter:)
“++” usually means “service fee and government tax”. So yes, you’ll have to pay more than the displayed rate