When you are finished being pampered try the wood-fired sauna or dry-ice chilled cold room, or just relax in your bathrobe in the outdoor sun room on a mock beach made of pebbles.

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Here, under the date palms, where the sun shines more than 300 days a year and the scent of coconut oil drifts from the beach, joggers, cyclists, dog walkers and rollerbladers pass by in a constant parade that ends only after nightfall.

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Grab a couple of chairs from The Catalina Beach Club, and stroll easily to several beaches where sun, surf and of course, beautiful beach bodies, await.

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