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DBOldford

Beach Fanatic
Jan 25, 2005
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Napa Valley, CA
We used to stay at the Seaside Honeymoon Cottages and they were great. The ground floor is a large bedroom and huge bathroom and the screened porch overlooking the Gulf has a very large jacuzzi hot tub. On the second level is a living room and full kitchen, with a woodburning stove. The open-air porch overlooking the Gulf has a hammock and there are also chairs. At that time, they had butlers assigned to each cottage and breakfast was delivered in a basket each morning. They still offer breakfast, but from Modica Market and at a separate charge. I would ask for one of the middle cottages, near a beach pavillon for access and so that you are not next door to some construction project. Can be hard to get away from construction at Seaside, especially in that area near the commercial center and on the Gulf side of 30A.

Hawaii is hard to beat for a honeymoon, but sounds like the Pacific is further than you wish to go. I have heard about a lot of honeymoons ruined by adverse reactions when in Mexico, but the Las Ventanas Inn at Cabo san Lucas is a fantastic honeymoon spot. If you were considering California, we highly recommend The Post Ranch Inn at Big Sur, just 30 minutes south of Carmel and Monterey. Expensive, but worth every penny.
 

peapod1980

percy
Oct 3, 2005
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Donna said:
We used to stay at the Seaside Honeymoon Cottages and they were great. At that time, they had butlers assigned to each cottage and breakfast was delivered in a basket each morning.
If you were considering California, we highly recommend The Post Ranch Inn at Big Sur, just 30 minutes south of Carmel and Monterey. Expensive, but worth every penny.
Sigh, those were the days... I thought that was heaven; felt like little elves delivered your breakfast every morning! And the fresh-squeezed o.j. really was...
Donna, I'd love to hear more first-hand info about Post Ranch Inn--it's on my vacation dream list!
 
Donna said:
Hawaii is hard to beat for a honeymoon, but sounds like the Pacific is further than you wish to go. I have heard about a lot of honeymoons ruined by adverse reactions when in Mexico, but the Las Ventanas Inn at Cabo san Lucas is a fantastic honeymoon spot. If you were considering California, we highly recommend The Post Ranch Inn at Big Sur, just 30 minutes south of Carmel and Monterey. Expensive, but worth every penny.

Funny you shold mention Hawaii, we were talking about it this weekend! Now it actually is an option. Any suggestions for where to stay there?
 

beachma

Beach Lover
Apr 22, 2005
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lucky13 said:
This place looks awesome! Looks private, too. Have you stayed there?


No haven't stayed there...i'ts just on my list for when my husband & I make our next trip down by ourselves...The only draw back would be if you're set on beach front. We've stayed at Seagrove Villas several times but they lost so much of their dunes from Dennis and have built a huge monster of a seawall...it's hard to tell what it would be like in May...For a honeymoon, this place would be my pick. Plus...it's less for a week than Little Palm Island is for 1 night! We looked into it when we went to the Keys this past May for our anniversary...gorgeous, but not really within the average person's budget. We stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Key West called the Dewey House...I would highly recommend it for a honeymoon...but it can also be pretty pricey...we paid around $300 a night in May. Also, the Keys have no beaches that come close to South Walton...If it's gorgeous beaches & beach time you're looking for...I'd stick with Grayton/Seagrove.... :love:
 

DBOldford

Beach Fanatic
Jan 25, 2005
990
15
Napa Valley, CA
If Hawaii is an option, I have a perfect honeymoon spot, a traditional Balinese bungalow located on a papaya plantation in Hana, Maui. We stayed there for four nights not long ago and absolutely loved it. The house has a Zen garden and koi pond on the ground level, hammock and a grill for fish. The level up is a huge great room with full kitchen, bedroom with gorgeously draped canopy king bed, sitting area, tv with great romantic films DVD library, good stereo with good CD collection. In the traditional Balinese style, the living room and shower are located outside on a screened-in porch, where you can sit and listen to the rainfall or your own little mongoose hopping through the trees outside, going "ricky-ticky-tavy." From the screened-in porch living room and outdoor shower, you can see the surf crashing onto Hamoa Beach, the beach that James Michener called "the most beautiful beach in the world" in his novel "Hawaii." The little brochure the owner sends you is origami. The place is secluded and gorgeous and you never want to leave. Price is reasonable, too, just over $200/night and includes a breakfast the owner leaves in your kitchen. If you get stir-crazy for drinks or other company, a 15-minute drive takes you over to the very toney Hana Ranch, which has an elegant restaurant and very nice bar. The rooms are very basic at Hana Ranch and start at around $500/night---not worth the price.

CA now has direct flights to Maui on United and it's a widebody aircraft. A good Hana plan is to drive there one-way, enjoying the views and the waterfalls, etc. and then drop the car at the Hana Airport and take a commuter flight from Hana Airport back to Maui's main airport or even to Honolulu. Nice thing about the commuter flight is the view of the islands, for which you would easily pay twice the price if you took a sightseeing air trip.

Send me a PM if you are interested in getting in touch with the woman who owns the bungalow. I will send you all the details.

Aloha, baby! :love:
 
beachma said:
No haven't stayed there...i'ts just on my list for when my husband & I make our next trip down by ourselves...The only draw back would be if you're set on beach front. We've stayed at Seagrove Villas several times but they lost so much of their dunes from Dennis and have built a huge monster of a seawall...it's hard to tell what it would be like in May...For a honeymoon, this place would be my pick. Plus...it's less for a week than Little Palm Island is for 1 night! We looked into it when we went to the Keys this past May for our anniversary...gorgeous, but not really within the average person's budget. We stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Key West called the Dewey House...I would highly recommend it for a honeymoon...but it can also be pretty pricey...we paid around $300 a night in May. Also, the Keys have no beaches that come close to South Walton...If it's gorgeous beaches & beach time you're looking for...I'd stick with Grayton/Seagrove.... :love:

I really like how it seems so private. As for being beach front, as long as we're close, I'm fine with that. Do you know what the beach access is like? I passed the link on to my fiance to see what he thinks. We're tossing around a bunch of ideas.

By the way...E looks a lot like Joel in that pic! ;-)
 
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