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Fakeout Friday – bathroom luxury … or is it?
This photo of a bathroom on the Plaza Pelicanos website has a glistening, luxurious look to it… However, when oyster.com visited, things weren’t looking quite so golden. Their photo shows the bath,...
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Fakeout Friday – only bikini-clad babes at this pool
Wow – most of us would be happy to lie beside a pool that was populated by ladies in bikinis, right? And not a child in sight … Well, sorry to disappoint, but when oyster.com visited this pool at Las...
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Fakeout Friday – the intimate beach wedding …
Picture yourself in the Dominican Republic, saying your vows to your loved one in front of family and friends in an intimate beach setting … Well, if you plan to get married in this gorgeous gazebo at...
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Fakeout Friday – the pool crop strikes again!
Our fakeouts tend to show that if a hotel concentrates more on close-ups of a sexy model (man or woman!) than on the shot of the pool, they are generally trying to suggest the pool is something that...
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Fakeout Friday – the balcony garden … gone!
Balconies can be big selling points for hotels – particularly as rooms with balconies often cost a fair whack more than those without. So you would be looking forward to stepping out onto this one at...
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Fakeout Friday – no trouble getting a sun lounge here…
While Las Vegas is in the middle of the desert, with beaches hundreds of kilometres away, nothing is out of reach in the wacky world of casinos. It is perfectly possible to lie on the sand, with the...
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Fakeout Friday – fade away …
Las Vegas is supposed to be full of character, quirks and colour – right? This photo of a deluxe king room at the California Hotel and Casino certainly shows a room that is well-dressed and has a bit...
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Fakeout Friday – the beauty of an uninterrupted view
We all love the idea of a gorgeous hotel pool only a few steps from the beach, with a panoramic sea view. It’s high on most holiday wish lists, right? Well, it seems that you may have to skirt around a...
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Fakeout Friday – when what you see isn’t where you end up
This looks like a quiet, discreet boutique hotel, perhaps promising an upmarket place to stay in New York, close to many Manhattan attractions. In fact, this is what the website says: “Hotel 91 is a...
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Fakeout Friday – the magic of mood lighting
It’s amazing what a bit of mood lighting can do – the pool area at the Country Club Lima Hotel has a serene and inviting look and the pool appears to be a decent size. However, as oyster.com’s photo...
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Fakeout Friday – a hotel room that might cramp your style
The Holiday Inn New York City has nice rooms, and this deluxe room – featuring a king-size bed, lots of light and all mod cons, looks like a pretty comfortable place to stay – especially in a city...
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Fakeout Friday – mind the gap!
One of the best things about staying in a hotel room is usually the bed … fresh, crisp sheets (that someone else changes!) and the luxury of a king-size bed that’s made for stretching out and perhaps...
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Fakeout Friday – where did the romance go?
There’s nothing quite as romantic as a sunset over the ocean, when viewed from the luxurious surrounds of a spa like this, bordered by lovely plants, with chairs just made for lounging in and the...
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Fakeout Friday – the pool that turned into a paddling pool!
The pool at the Marigot Beach Club looks absolutely gorgeous … great size, infinity edge, beachside tropical location – all you could wish for, right? Wrong – the hotel has taken the art of the pool...
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Fakeout Friday – a truly ‘intimate’ pool!
This looks like a wonderful, intimate place to spend a few hours away from the beach, when you’re staying on Oahu. The pool sparkles, the tropical plants sway and there’s plenty of room to stretch out...
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Fakeout Friday – room to swing a cat?
What a classy room – it has that certain ‘something’ that good New York hotels do so well … but the fact the lamp reaches the middle of the bed tells us that this may not be a room with plenty of room...
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Fakeout Friday – Groupon clips more than a deal!
We all love those group buying sites … Groupon, Scoopon, Living Social and the like, because their buying power means we get access to places we wouldn’t ordinarily stay – and we save money at the same...
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Fakeout Friday – the bathrooms you don’t see!
While this bathroom isn’t the last word in design, at least it’s clean and large enough to be comfortable. The Playa Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta runs a slideshow on its website, with lots of...
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Fakeout Friday – where did all the flowers go?
While this hotel room may not be to everyone’s taste (hands up anyone who prefers minimalist interior design!) it is undeniably luxurious. Flowers, lots of cushions, tea service, fruit… Well – this is...
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Fakeout Friday – the return of the trusty pool crop
Great lighting, ocean views, translucent water – who wouldn’t be excited to stay at the Hotel Portonovo Plaza in Puerto Rico? All the romance of a tropical location and the bonus of a rooftop pool… But...
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