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"Surrounded by gardens and lagoons, the low-rise, beachfront resort’s open-air design evokes Hawaii in the 1920s and ’30s; rooms feature white-marble-tiled entryways, rain showers, and mahogany terraces with traditional Hawaiian-print linens. Dining options include sushi and cocktails at Stevenson’s and the surf-and-turf Tidepools, built to resemble huts floating in a lagoon, while the Anara Spa offers treatments under a hale and a vanilla-scented floral atmosphere. I enjoyed the resort’s lava-rock-lined lazy river and waterfalls, and for couples there are Romance in Paradise packages with ocean-view upgrades, late checkout, spa credits, oceanside yoga at sunrise, and stargazing sessions from Shipwreck Beach." - Paris Wilson