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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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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Fishing boats battered by years of storms, saltwater and sun were strewn about the beach like stranded jellyfish.

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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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For Doors admirers, the band symbolized the darker side of the Los Angeles lifestyle, what happened to the city after the sun went down and the Beach Boys fans headed home.

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Gather your rat pack for a weekend of games and glamour at this newly renovated Vegas landmark, now featuring South Beach-inspired rooms, three gourmet restaurants and the hottest poolside club east of the sun (and west of the moon).

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