Time to check-in! Because the holidays in Florida are awesome!

I did a little checking and you can STILL score a stay at some of my favorite Florida resorts. And, don’t worry, Santa will still be able to find you…

Spend Christmas at Playa Largo Resort & Spa

Key Largo, FL

This Christmas, Playa Largo Resort & Spa is providing guests with an unforgettable oceanfront Winter Wonderland in Key Largo set with lights, decor and Christmas trees. On Christmas Eve, Winter Wonderland will kick off with a 40 ft. ice skating rink overlooking the Florida Bay, pictures with Santa and Rudolph, a gingerbread decorating station, a hot chocolate bar, as well as snow cones (and boozy snow cones for adults), cotton candy and popcorn snack stations alongside the rink. On Christmas Day, guests can continue to enjoy the beachside ice skating rink with carolers throughout the property, brunch at La Marea (set to include spiked eggnog and hot chocolate) and Christmas dinner around the ice skating rink. Enjoy chestnuts roasting on an open fire with Playa’s Chiminea package that provides a fire butler to start your beachside chiminea bonfire along with blankets, and s’mores supplies.

For more information and to book a stay at Playa Largo Resort & Spa this holiday season, visit: playalargoresort.com/

Kick off 2020 at Art Ovation Hotel

Sarasota, FL

Ring in 2020 like you’re in the 1920’s at the arts-centric Art Ovation Hotel. Sarasota’s signature hotel of the arts is hosting New Year’s Eve at Perspective Rooftop Pool Bar — the city’s hottest hangout for locals and guests alike — with a 1920’s themed party. Perspective is the perfect spot to kiss 2019 goodbye perched above Sarasota Bay with front row seats to the New Year’s fireworks show. Guests will enjoy passed hor d’oeuvres throughout the night, a Veuve Clicquot champagne toast at midnight, and a DJ to keep guests dancing way past midnight. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $75, which includes two drink tickets and a champagne toast and can be purchased at the door or in advance. Guests of Art Ovation will have complimentary access to this event.

For cabana pricing and more information, visit artovationhotel.com

Have Dinner Under the Stars this NYE at Opal Sands Resort

Clearwater Beach, FL

Escape to the best-ranked beach in the nation – Clearwater Beach – for powder white sands, sparkling Gulf coast waters and beach-chic luxury at Opal Sands Resort. Standing out amongst the rest with its modern curved exterior, every guest room at Opal Sands provides panoramic views of the coastal beach town, with floor-to-ceiling windows and private balconies serving as the ultimate frame to take in the unobstructed views. For New Year’s Eve, have dinner under the stars at Opal Sands and see Clearwater Beach’s midnight fireworks display from the waterfront property with live music, with various food stations and an open bar. Opal Sands’ NYE event takes place from 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., and tickets are $135. To book, call 727-450-6236. Opal Sands Resort is located at 430 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater Beach. opalsands.com/activities/holidays.

For more information, visit opalsands.com

Ring in the New Year at W Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Fast forward into the new decade at W Fort Lauderdale‘s vivacious ‘Tomorrowland 2020’ New Years Eve spectacular. The futuristic and high sensory experience kicks off at 9:30 PM in Living Room, the epicenter of the pulsating beachfront hotel. Guests can zoom into the future in their shimmery best, show off their robotic moves to electric beats, and live it up with an evening drenched in hypnotic visuals and pulsating beats from four electrifying DJs. Multi-tier tickets are available, with exclusive perks added to each Matrix, Cyborg, Virtual, Transporter and A.I. experience, including an open bar, bites by award-winning chef Stephen Starr and more. Countdown to the New Year at midnight as hundreds of balloons fall from above, and cheers to 2020 with a bubbly Champagne toast! Elevated VIP experiences are also available with bottle service.

Tickets start at $75 and can be purchased at w2020.eventbrite.com. Event is 21+.

Have FUN! Don’t forget to send me a “Wish you were here” postcard.

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