Since you know that I like to pick my destinations via hotels,
I thought I would let our Wednesday escape be the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Amelia
Island, Florida, which is a resort that is definitely on my list once both
of my kids are old enough to participate in the great kids’ program they
operate during the summer.
That’s right!
Mama wants to lounge while the kids are busy making friends
and embarking on fun pirate stuff.
And who wouldn’t want to lounge here?
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| Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island is an oceanfront property |
If you have not finalized your summer beach plans, then you
really should consider a trip to Amelia Island, which was voted by Conde Nast
readers as one of the top 10 North American Islands. Fernandina Beach, Florida, located on Amelia Island, is rich with Victorian-era architecture, and
Spanish influences and history. Amelia Island also owns the unique distinction of being the
only U.S. city to have once been under the domain of eight different nations,
and is still known as the Isle of 8 Flags.
Along the 13-mile coastline sits the beautiful and recently
renovated Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island just completed a five-year, $65 million investment
with the redesign of its 445 guest rooms.
The beaches, tides, and dunes on the northeast Florida coast served as
the inspiration for the new elegant coastal look.
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| I love the look of the new rooms |
The
room redesign marks the final phase of the hotel’s five-year project that added
a spa, new meeting space, restaurants and beachfront activities to the resort’s
prime oceanfront location.
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| Relaxing by the pool would be a fabulous retreat. The hotel just opened a Tiki Bar |
The
Ritz-Carlton brand is rolling out the red carpet for vacationing families, and
the Amelia Island property is a great example of a luxury hotel catering to its
littlest guests.
The
property is offering weeklong tennis camps this summer, daily fun excursions
with names like Terrific Tide TUESDAY and Fantastic Fin FRIDAY, kids’ nights
out so parents can have a date, and daily story-times and toddler craft events
for the wee little ones. The hotel even
offers a Pirate tuck-in. Yes, you read
that right. The kids can have a private
story-time with a real-life buccaneer bearing milk, cookies, and a colorful
macaw.
How
do you like them cookies, matey?
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| The buccaneer can tuck in the kids, but he better leave me a cookie. All images courtesy of Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island |
I
think the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island would be a perfect vacation spot for
families, and that’s why it’s on my list.
Are you going to add the island as a must-see destination?
To
learn more about Amelia Island, visit
If you want to stay
at the Ritz-Carlton like me, here are its great summer packages and offers. 
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