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La Playa Beach and Golf Resort

There’s no dearth of seafront resorts in Naples, but this one is on pristine Vanderbilt Beach, so it seems oddly appropriate that the resort’s name reminds guests of that lovely strand in two different languages. Beach butlers take care of guests when they’re catching rays, just one of the many services the exceptional staff here performs. They also shine at the resort’s superb seafood restaurant Baleen, and in the 4,500-square-foot spa. LaPlaya is beloved by golfers for its sprawling, scenic, challenging Robert Cupp–designed course. Guestrooms feature a sophisticated take on coastal décor, and cloud-like pillowtop mattresses, goose down pillows, and in the Gulf Tower suites, chilled wine dispensers and binoculars. You’ll use the bino’s from your private balcony (every room has one). LaPlaya is also quite family friendly, with two pools, and that fab beach.