Pearl Escapes
Amida Spa, Farnham
Bailiffscourt Spa, Climping
Barcelona Spa And Hotel Escape
Bath Spa And Hotel Escape
China Escape
Florida Escape
Top Tips For Visiting Florida
Driving in Florida
Health & Safety in Florida
Orlando Escape
Orlando - The Sight – Zumba Convention
Orlando - The Flight – Virgin Atlantic London Gatwick to Orlando
Orlando - The Hotel – Hilton Orlando
Orlando - The Shopping – Zumbawear Retail and Outlet
Orlando - The Healing – Hilton Orlando Spa Pool or Massage at the OCC
Orlando - The Food – Denny's
Orlando - The Packing
Orlando - Other Tips For Surviving Convention
Clearwater Escape
Clearwater - The Sight – Dolphins – Caladesi Beach and Little Toot
Clearwater - The Hotel – Pier House 60 Marina Hotel
Clearwater - The Healing – Full Moon Fall Clearwater Beach
Clearwater - The Food – Frenchy's Saltwater Café
Clearwater - The Journey – Drive From Orlando
Clearwater - The Shopping – Caladesi Island
Clearwater - The Packing
Clearwater - Side Trip – Homosassa Springs
Naples Escape
Key Largo Escape
Vero Beach Escape
Vero Beach - The Sight – Sunrise, Turtles, Waves
Vero Beach - The Hotel – Costa D'Este
Vero Beach - The Healing – The Spa at Costa D'Este
Vero Beach - The Food – The Wave Kitchen And Bar
Vero Beach - The Journey – Drive From Key Largo (and back to Orlando)
Vero Beach - The Shopping – Shells And Things
Vero Beach - The Packing
Vero Beach - Photos
The Glorious Spa Company Chichester
Iceland Spa And Hotel Break
About Our Trip To Iceland
Iceland - The Spa - Blue Lagoon
Iceland - The Sight - Northern Lights
Iceland - The Hotel(s) – Northern Light Inn, Grindavik and Centerhotel Arnarhvoll, Reykjavik
The Activity - The Icelandic Horse
Iceland - The Restaurant - Eldur and some more eating and drinking tips
Iceland - The Flight - Icelandair from London Heathrow to Reykjavik
Iceland - The Shopping
Iceland - The Rest
Iceland Photos
London Day Spa Retreats
Marrakech Spa And Hotel Escape
New Forest Spa And Hotel Break
New York Italian Escape
Paris Escape With Kids
Tuscany Spa And Hotel Escape
Zadar Spa And Hotel Escape (Croatia)
Spa Breaks
Usually I love IHOP but the one opposite the Hilton was disappointing in the extreme and so I stuck to Denny's after that.
One morning I got up at 6:30am and bought breakfast, second breakfast, lunch and dinner to go, stacked the fridge, went for a swim, picked up my breakfast and then headed to the outlet queue downstairs in the Hilton. One hour of shopping later I popped back to my room for second breakfast before remembering I had Wally's master class and probably shouldn't eat at all.
The Marketplace at the Hilton is also excellent for yoghurt, granola and fruit parfaits, roast beef wraps that are two meals at least, insane ice cream flavours and freshly made pizza 24 hours a day (it was also 3 minutes from my room!) Please note – I spent the first three days refusing to buy Starbucks from here because I thought it was $12 a pop (but that is only when you order it from room service!)
The poolside restaurant at the Hilton is also good, and their other lower level restaurant does a massive buffet breakfast for $24 but once you add on service etc. it really does pay to walk across the road to Denny's.
(Also note if the queue to be seated in Denny's is long just head to the counter and eat there – super fast service!)
Also the best coffee is to be found made by a man called Julio at the Peabody Express café.
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