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Fakeout Friday – crowds, what crowds?
Isn’t this just what beach holiday dreams are made of? Impossibly blue water, recliners on pristine sand, cute little shade umbrellas – and importantly, no crowds competing for the best spot. Hmmm –...
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Fakeout Friday – how close is the Acropolis?
The AVA Hotel in Athens is a small, boutique property in the Plaka neighbourhood. It is close – and judging by this photo, really close! – to the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus. However, when...
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Nine incredibly cool hotel pools
Lots of hotels have great pools – while some cheat a bit, as our popular Fakeout Friday series shows. However, these are seriously cool pools, without the fakery… This one at the Golden Nugget Hotel...
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Fakeout Friday – the return of the ‘sexy lady’!
Candles, natural light, a couple of blooming orchids and lots of bubbles … this lady is certainly enjoying her bath. But once again, a bit of stage dressing and the ‘sexy lady’ phenomenon has managed...
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Fakeout Friday – don’t get your hopes up!
Think Jamaican beach and this photo pretty well sums it up – incredible blue sky, glorious clear water, comfy lounges … Except that oyster.com found such a different beach when they arrived, they...
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Fakeout Friday – can it really be this good?
This is the dream, right? Not only are you in Hawaii, you’re staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, which among many other features, has this fabulous infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Ah – can you feel...
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Fakeout Friday – not even a good pool fakeout!
OK – this is a very cute kid with a big smile, but not even he can disguise the fact that this pool doesn’t actually look all that appealing. So what are they really hiding with this fakeout? Well,...
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Fakeout Friday – tennis anyone?
In marketing terms, it’s called ‘selling the sizzle, not the sausage’ – in other words, take a photo of a sexy tennis instructor and let people imagine the rest … When oyster.com visited, they didn’t...
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Fakeout Friday – looks can be deceiving …
Le Dune Suite Hotel in Puglia is like many hotels – putting its best foot forward and the pool areas are often the most attractive parts of resort hotels. This shot of a breakfast spread by the pool is...
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Fakeout Friday – the gym that slims (itself!) #2
Gyms can be a real selling point for hotels, with many guests keen to squeeze themselves into their gym gear so they can do the workout that means they can continue to squeeze into those stretchy gym...
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