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Beach Life
Total relaxation
Restaurant
Pet friendly
Cycling
Spa
Watersports
Rooms with balcony/terrace
Wildlife Area
Yoga
Great walks
Child friendly
Snorkelling
Sit-out Terrace
Luxury
Diving
Disabled access
Kayaking
Boutique
On the beach
Rooms
94 rooms in this hotelRestaurant
Choose between The Wave Kitchen & Bar (the signature restaurant) or the Cabana Pool Bar & Grill, both serving delicious seafoodPet friendly
Designated pet-friendly guest rooms plus welcome treats, pet beds and bowls for small dogsSpa
Full range spa offering facials, massages, body treatments and spa packagesRooms with balcony/terrace
Rooms come with large balconies overlooking the oceanBar
Two bars including a poolside barPrivate dining room
In-room dining avaliableChild friendly
All ages are welcomeBabysitting
Cots available
Meeting Room
Sit-out Terrace
Bicycles available
Wifi
In room music system
Satellite / Cable TV
Concierge
Suites
Disabled access
Room service
Swimming Pool
Cycling
Watersports
Wildlife Area
Yoga
Great walks
Snorkelling
Diving
Kayaking
It’s sometimes said that Vero Beach is to Miami what the Hamptons are to New York, but don’t let that dissuade you — whereas the Hamptons are often just where Manhattan excess spends its summer vacations, Vero Beach remains a sophisticated little beach town, far indeed from the noise of its glammed-up neighbor to the south. And so it’s here, on a quiet stretch of soft white sand, that we find Costa d’Este, a mid-size, maximally tasteful resort owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan, whose easy-listening music might as well be Vero Beach’s soundtrack. If there’s sort of a throwback aspect to the appeal of a mellow Florida coast resort, the design is nonetheless perfectly current, complete with playful retro flourishes like Fontainebleau-style porthole windows. Ocean views and balconies, plus rich materials like Egyptian cotton linens and tumbled limestone showers, come standard. The restaurants and bars have a pleasant, low-key social energy, but the real fun is reserved for the pool. Sitting just above the unspoiled beach, it’s surrounded by oversized rattan loungers and serviced by poolside concierges who are as quick with the fun stuff — mojitos, frozen grapes, spritzes of cool water — as they are with the towels and sunscreen. And when you’ve had enough sun, the spa is a worthy diversion. It wouldn’t be a resort town without some excellent nearby golf courses (guests of the hotel are given privileged access to several local private clubs), and the shopping is quite good, too, but what really sets the area apart is its trove of natural treasures. The nearby Indian River Lagoon is America’s most ecologically diverse estuary, home to dolphins and manatees among other critters, while Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is the country’s most important sea turtle refuge. We coddled humans aren’t the only ones who prefer this stretch of Florida coast unspoiled.
Originally published by Tablet
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