What he walked into: a dilapidated, Soviet-built military factory where light bulbs swung from wires, birds frolicked in the hallways, and people in cold, broken-windowed conference rooms could see their breath.

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On 27 September, the historic Greenbrier hotel in West Virginia, home to the Bunker, the super-secret fallout shelter for members of Congress during the Cold War, introduced 26 Windsor Club rooms over two floors.

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Like many of the day spas in the area, the men- and women-only treatment rooms offer inexpensive scrubs, steams, saunas, cold and hot pools.

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Staying at Lazy Beach is like going to a tropical summer camp: The rooms are simple, with mosquito nets, double beds, and cold-water bathrooms, and the activity options consist of swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, and hiking 20 minutes through thick jungle to the heart-shaped bay on the island's east side.

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While fans have been buzzing about the idea ever since the league green-lit a cold-weather championship game in New Jersey's New Meadowlands, rules dictating minimum requirements for hotel rooms and practice facilities probably nix the idea.

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