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LAKE TAHOE RESORTS
Wyndham South Shore (Zephyr Cove, NV)
- Heated pool & 2 hot tubs
Worldmark Lake Tahoe (Club Pass Resort) (Stateline, NV)
- Outdoor pools & hot tubs
Worldmark South Shore (Club Pass Resort) (Zephyr Cove, NV)
- Heated pool & 2 hot tubs
Tahoe Beach & Ski Club (RCI Exchange)
- Game room
- Tennis, pickleball, and basketball equipment are available upon request
- Fitness Center with sauna and shower
- Outdoor heated swimming pool
- Two outdoor hot tubs
- Outdoor Sports Court which offers tennis, pickleball, and basketball
- Private beach with lounge and beach chairs
- Horseshoes, volleyball, and ping-pong
- Propane barbeques
- Children’s playground
- Gas beachside firepits
Holiday Inn Club Vacations Tahoe Ridge Resort (RCI Exchange)
- Indoor recreation complex with a pool, a weight room, racquetball courts, and a sports court for tennis and badminton.
- Restaurant and lounge
- Outdoor tennis court
- Direct connection to Heavenly Mountain via their Skier Express gondola service
Red Wolf Lakeside Lodge (Bluegreen Direct Exchange)
- Pool and spa situated lakeside where you can take in the gorgeous views and magnificent mountain sunsets
- Studio and 1 bedroom units
Red Wolf Squaw Valley (Bluegreen Direct Exchange)
- Hot tub
- In winter, Squaw Valley comes alive with skiing and snowboarding, and in summer, there’s golf, fishing, hiking, water skiing, and sailing
- The restaurants and casinos are nearby
- Studio and 1 bedroom units
LAKE TAHOE RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Alpine Union*
- Blue Angel Café
- Burger Me (Truckee) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Café Fiore
- Capisce
- Casey's
- Chart House
- Ciera Steak & Chophouse*
- Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar* (Truckee)
- Edgewater Restaurant
- Ernie's Coffee Shop*
- Fatburger*
- Fire & Ice*
- Firehouse Saloon & Grill* (Virginia City)
- Friday's Station*
- FUMO Eatery & Bar* (Incline VIllage)
- Gar Woods Grill & Pier (Carnelian Bay)
- Gordon Ramsery's Hell's Kitchen* (pricy)
- Gunbarrel Tavern & Eatery*
- Happy Tiers Bakery* (Incline VIllage)
- Heidi's Pancake House*
- Jax at the Tracks (Truckee) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Lucky Beaver, Bar & Burger*
- Mofo's* (Incline VIllage)
- Nestle Toll House Café (ice cream sundaes)
- Red's Old 395 Grill* (Carson City)
- Riva Grill on the Lake* (great dinners) (South Lake Tahoe)
- Sage House*
- Scusa Italian Ristorante
- Steamer's Bar & Grill
- The Beacon Bar & Grill (Camp Richardson)
- The Naked Fish
- The Red Hut Cafe* (good breakfast)
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LAS VEGAS RESORTS
- Just a few blocks off the magnificent Vegas Strip near the MGM Grand®, Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Luxor and Excalibur
- Covered pool
- Adjacent retail center filled with popular restaurants, stores and more
- 1- or 2-bedroom villas, Presidential Suite
- Early arrival (you have access to pool area) (bellman will store your luggage till room is ready) (also have a fridge available to for you till room is ready)
- Grill area
- Have shuttle to grocery store once a day
- Nice pool
- Pool bar
- Shuttle to Caesars Place from resort from 9:30 AM till 11:30 PM
- Limo to grocery store (for gold VIP & up) (must be booked ahead)
- Movie theater on site
- Pools & hot tub
- Shuttle to grocery store
- Shuttle to Harrah’s
- Tower 1 (convenience store)
- Tower 1 even numbered units face the airport or to the east
- Tower 2 (Registration, main pool, bar)
- Tower 2 even number units face the strip or to the north
- Tower 3 (Quiet, Secluded, small pool, easy access to car)
- Towers 1 & 2 odd numbered units are pool view
Wyndham Tropicana at Las Vegas
- Close to Orleans Casino
- Pool & 5 hot tubs
- Pool is small
- Shuttle to strip & grocery store
Harrah’s Las Vegas (Associate Hotel) (The Central Collection)
- Casino & 7 restaurants on-site
- Central strip location
Worldmark Las Vegas – Boulevard (Club Pass Resort)
- Day spa
- Lazy river & pools
- Shuttle to strip
Worldmark Las Vegas – Spencer Street (Club Pass Resort)
- Outdoor pool & hot tub
- Shuttle to strip
Worldmark Las Vegas – Tropicana Avenue (Club Pass Resort)
- Poll & 5 hot tubs
- Shuttle to strip & grocery store
Desert Rose Resort (Bluegreen Direct Exchange)
- 1 and 2 bedroom units
- Continental breakfast daily
- Sparkling heated resort pool and hot tub, surrounded by lush foliage
- Complimentary “manager’s reception” Monday through Thursday
- Fitness center and BBQ area
LAS VEGAS RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Aloha Specialties (in California Hotel & Casino, downtown)
- Angelina’s Italian/Pizzeria (great food with big portions)
- Asian Noodle (at the Venetian)
- BabyStacks Café (for breakfast) (2400 N Buffalo Drive)
- Bachi Burger (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Battista’s Hole in the Wall
- Black Bear Diner* (South LVB) (large portions)
- Blondies Bacon Creations (food truck) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Blossom (great Chinese food) (at the Aria)
- Blueberry Hill
- Brando’s
- Casa Calavera* (Virgin Hotels - old Hard Rock)
- Chickpeas Mediterranean Cafe (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Circus Circus Steakhouse
- Crepe Expectations (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Egg Works (5 locations, one is called Egg & I) (breakfast & lunch only) (great breakfasts)
- Einstein Brothers Bagels* (By Club 36)
- El Burro Borracho Restaurant* (at the Rio) (Guy Fieri’s Mexican restaurant)
- El Cortez
- Ellis Island Restaurant* (great food) (reasonably priced) (get steak special – not on menu)
- Fat Choy (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Fire Tacos* (Fremont Hotel & Casino)
- Forte European Tapas Bar & Bistro (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Four Kegs Sports Pub (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Furnace Creek Inn (Death Valley, CA)
- Gallagher's Steakhouse
- Galpao Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse (Fashion Show Mall)
- Giada’s (in Cromwell)
- Guy Fieri's Kitchen and Bar (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Hash House a Go Go* (4 locations, one in the Linq) (great food) (Huge servings)
- Hofbrauhaus
- House of Dutch Pot (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Javier’s (in the Aria)
- John Mull's MEats & Road Kill Grill (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Johnny Rockets* (Silverton)
- Lavo Italian Restaurant (was on Ginormous Food)
- Letty's De Leticia's Cocina (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Lodge at Mt. Charleston (lovely lunch)
- Lola's A Louisian Kitchen (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Lotus of Siam (on east Sahara) (good Thai food)
- Lumberjack’s Restaurant
- Lupo (at Mandalay Bay) (Wolfgang Puck restaurant)
- Maggiano's Little Italy* (Fashion Show Mall)
- Makino’s (sushi) (closes at 3 PM)
- Marsigliano's Pizzeria and More (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Mona Ami Gabi (at the Paris Casino) (good breakfast) (eat on patio for awesome view)
- Mr. Lucky’s 24/7 at Hard Rock Casino (ask for the 777 Special – get steak, shrimp, potato & salad for $9.99 if you have a player’s card)
- Mr. Mamma’s (delicious food)
- Naked City Pizza (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Nobutcher (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Osaks Japanese Bistro (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Oscar's Steakhouse* (Plaza Hotel & Casino)
- Pampas* (Planet Hollywood)
- Peppermill
- Ping Pointe (sushi)
- Polaris Café (across the street from Desert Blue (open 6 AM t0 2 PM) (huge plates of food for $10 or less)
- Pink Taco (good cheap food)
- Pioneer Saloon (Goodsprings, NV)
- Public House (At Luxor)
- Redrocks (in Red Rock Canyon) (good buffet) (go before 3 PM for the lunch buffet)
- Rollin Smoke Barbeque (3185 S Highland Dr. was on Ginormous Food)
- Skinny Fats
- Studio B (great buffet) (lunch prices are a better deal)
- The Buffet at Luxor*
- The Coffee Cup (Boulder City) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- The Front Yard*
- The Noodle Den* (Sahara)
- Those Guys Pies (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Top of Binion's* (Binion's)
- Truffles N Bacon Café (was on Ginormous Food)
- What's Zaap (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Vegas Best Pizza* (by Club 36)
- Vegas Kitchen Bar (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Vickie’s Dinner
- Wicked Spoon (great buffet) (lunch prices are a better deal)
- Yama Sushi
- Yard House* (Behind The LINQ)
- Yayo Taco (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
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BANNER ELK RESORTS
- 1 Bedroom, 2 bedroom (loft or villa), 3 bedroom cabin, 4 bedroom combined
- Parking: On site, no charge, one vehicle per villa. Auxiliary parking available.
- This resort is set in a rustic location, and due to the nature of the terrain, there are many stairs and steps on property. This includes entry into vacation units as well as on paths around the property. This resort does not have an elevator
BANNER ELK RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Alpen Restaurant and Bar
- Banner Elk Café and Lodge Espresso Bar and Eatery
- Bayou Smokehouse & Grill *
- Bella's
- Bodegas Kitchen and Wine Bar
- Brick Oven
- Cam Than Bay
- China House Restaurant
- DT's Blue Ridge Java * (Spruce Pine)
- Dunn’s Deli
- Eat Crow
- Elevations Restaurant
- Famous Fast Eddie’s
- Fred’s Backside Deli
- Grandview Restaurant
- Ham Shoppe Deli, Bakery and Market
- Hickerman’s
- High Country Taproom
- Holy mokes
- Louisiana Purchase
- Mellow Mushroom
- Nick’s Restaurant & Pub
- Over Yonder
- Peddlin Pig
- Perto Nuevo Restaurant
- Reid’s Cafe and Catering
- Sorrento’s
- Stone house
- Stonewalls Restaurant *
- The Italian Restaurant * (Pineola)
- The Old Hampton Store & BBQ * (Linville)
- The Pineola * (Pineola)
- The Local
- The Painted Fish
- Valle de Bravo Mexican Grill
BANNER ELK BARS
- Beech Mountain Brewing Company
- Banner Elk Winery
- Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
- Kettell Beerworks
- Flat Top Brewing
BANNER ELK ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Beech Mountain Adventure Tours
- Beech Mountain Resort
- Blue Ridge Parkway *
- Blowing Rock *
- Bobby McClain Memorial Park
- Carlton Gallery
- Elk Falls
- Emerald Village (Mine & Gem tour) *
- Ensemble Stage
- Flattop Mountain
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine
- Grandfather Mountain State Park *
- Grandfather Trout Farm
- Hawksnest Resort (zipline)
- Julian Price Park
- Land of Oz
- Linn Cove Viaduct
- Linville Cavern *
- Linville Falls *
- Linnville Gorge Wilderness Area
- Moses Cone Manor
- Mast General Store *
- Otter Falls
- Pisqah National Forest
- Rough Ridge Lookout
- Seven Devils Town Hall
- Sugar Creek Gem Mine
- Sugar Mountain Resort
- The Valle Crucis Community Park
- Tweetsie Railroad
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster *
- Wiseman’s View
BANNER ELK GROCERY STORES
- Lowe’s Foods *
- Food Lion *
BANNER ELK OTHER INFO
BANNER ELK ADDRESSES
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.
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MAUI RESORTS
Worldmark Kihei (Club Pass Resort) (Kihei)
- Across the street from the beach
- Outdoor pools & hot tub
- Outdoor pool and hot tub
- Across the street from the beach
MAUI RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Aloha Mixed Plate Restaurant (inexpensive meals)
- Cheeseburger in Paradise* (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Cinnamon Roll Place*
- Cool Cat's* (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Duke’s Beach House Maui* (Lahaina)
- Faithful Grinds* (Kahului) (great fried rice loco moco)
- Fat Daddy’s Smokehouse (Kihei) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives)
- Fleetwoods on Front Street* (owned by Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac) (Lahaina) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives) (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Honoapiilani Food Truck Park*
- Howzit Eh!*
- Hula Cookies &Ice Cream*
- Kehei Café (accept cash only)
- Like Poke (food truck) (Kahului) (usually at 591 Haleakala) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives)
- Maui Slice*
- Maui Tacos (3 locations - Kihei, Lahaine, Kahului)
- Roy’s (Lahaina) (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Star Noodle (Lahaina) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives) (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Thai Mee Up (food truck) (Kahului) (usually at 591 Haleakala) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives)
- The Outrigger Pizza Company (food truck) (Maui) (usually at 1819 S Kihei Rd) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, &Dives)
- Three's Bar & Grill*
MAUI BARS
- Diamond's Bar &Grill
- Lahaina Yacht Club* (awesome views) (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Mahalo Aleworks* (awesome views)
- Maui Brewing Company* (Kanapali)
- MauiWine*
- Ohana Seafood Bar &Grill*
- Pioneer Inn* (destroyed by fire August 2023)
MAUI ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Banyan Tree* (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Baldwin Home & Museum (destroyed by fire August 2023)
- Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours (Kahului)
- Dinner cruises
- Fishing charters*
- Golf
- Haleakala National Park*
- Hawaiian Luau (Lahaina)
- I’ao Valley State Park (beautiful) (snorkeling?)
- Kihei Farmer's Market*
- Kula Country Farms*
- Kanapali Beach*
- Maui Ocean Center*
- Molokina Crater (not a good place to snorkel) (pricey ¬ a lot of fish)
- Old Lahaina Luau (Lahaina)
- Papawai Scenic Lookout*
- Pineapple plantation
- Snorkeling at Napili Bay
- Sunrise at Haleakala
- The Road to Hana*
- Waterfall viewing
- Whale watching*
- Wine tasting*
MAUI GROCERY STORES
- Times Supermarket
- Safeway
- Foodland
OTHER MAUI INFO
- July most expensive month to go to Hawaii, winter has best airfare rates
- www.gohawaii.com
ADDRESSES
Worldmark Kihei
75 Alanui Ke Alii Drive
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753
Phone: 808-875-9772
Kohea Kai Maui
551 South Kihei Road
Kihei, HI 96753
Phone: (808) 879-1261
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.
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POMPANO BEACH RESORTS
- 3 Golf courses
- 4 pools
- 5 sections
- Fountain Palm (ask for pool view) (choose 2 bedroom)
- Sabal Palm
- Areca Palm
- Royal Palm
- Queen Palm
- 10 miles to Ft. Lauderdale
- Better units than other resorts
- Daily shuttle to beach (15 minutes away) (sign up at guest services)
- Great pool
- Have a luau at the resort
- If staying in Fountain section, ask for pool view
- Kisses from Italy Deli & Café (on property in Fountain building)
- Music at night
- Nice resort
- Spa on site
- 2 outdoor pools
- Beachfront resort
- Best Pompano Beach resort (by owner reviews)
- Don’t get street side (very noisy)
- Hard to get in
- Kisses from Italy Deli & Café (on property)
- Need a car
- Parking can be a problem
- Recommended room 4406
- Remodeled in 2017
- Request ocean front building (has 12 – 2-bedroom units) (end unit also overlooks pool & Tiki Bar)
- There are not many restaurants within walking distance
- Tiki pool bar
- Units 1001 – 6001 & 1002 – 6002 are ocean front
- Across road from beach
- Better Intracoastal Waterway view room (floors 7 – 10, rooms ending in 01 or 02)
- Better ocean view room (floors 6 – 10, rooms ending in 09 or 10)
- Can use Royal Vista’s pool (one block away)
- Choose one bedroom (has same square footage as two bedroom)
- Grounds lovely
- Nice rooms
- On Intra Coastal Waterway
- Second best Pompano Beach resort (by owner reviews)
- 4 pools 2 hot tubs
- 5 sections
- Cabanas (north & south) (2 floors) (pool between buildings) (people walking by can look into the windows) (some units need updating)
- Key West Villas (2 floors)
- Ocean Palms (newest) (11 floors) (best section) (on Intra Coastal Waterway side of resort) (even # are ocean view) (odd # are Intra Coastal Waterway view) (good room 1062) (request higher floors for better views)
- Ocean View (north & south) (4 floors) (on Beach) (studios only) (good views of beach) (small balconies about 18” wide) (north building units have washer & dryer in unit) (south building no washer & dryer in unit but in basement & are free) (pool between buildings)
- Waterfalls (north & south) (4 floors) (top floor of north building for sun) (no washer & dryer in the units)
- Beachfront if in Ocean View units all other sections are within walking distance to the beach
- Book 5th floor or high for better view of ocean
- Don’t book Key West Villas
- Grounds are beautiful
- Kisses from Italy Deli & Café (on property)
- Tiki pool bar
Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Palm-Aire (Club Pass Resort)
- 3 Golf courses
- 4 pools
- 10 miles to Ft. Lauderdale
- Daily shuttle to beach (15 minutes away) (sign up at guest services)
- Spa on site
Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Santa Barbara (Club Pass Resort)
- 150 feet to beach
- Better Intracoastal Waterway view room (floors 7 – 10, rooms ending in 01 or 02)
- Better ocean view room (floors 6 – 10, rooms ending in 09 or 10)
- On Intra Coastal Waterway
Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Sea Gardens (Club Pass Resort)
- 4 pools 2 hot tubs
- Beachfront resort
- Tiki pool bar
POMPANO BEACH RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- 15TH Street Fisheries (1900 Southeast 15TH St, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- 94TH Aero Squadron (1395 NW Avenue, Miami, FL)
- Aruba Beach Café (Lauderdale By the Sea, FL)
- Bagel Shack (NY style deli) (great breakfast) (1237 Powerline Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (near Palm-Aire Resort)
- Baja Cafe Dos
- Beach Bar & Grill (1140 Seabreeze Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Beach House
- Beachcomber Restaurant (1200 S Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Blue Moon Fish Company
- Brewfish
- Briny Irish Pub (fish sandwiches are good) (3440 E Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Brio Tuscan Grille (Plantation, FL)
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (nice eating patio area looking out to the ocean) (Landry’s Select Club)
- Café Versailles* (Miami, FL)
- Calypso Restaurant & Raw Bar
- Cantina Laredo (Hallandale, FL)
- Cap’s Place Island Restaurant
- Captain Jack’s Tiki Bar
- Checkers Old Munchen (German restaurant)
- Christina’s Café (excellent Greek food) (on Atlantic Blvd)
- Christine Lee’s (Hallandale Beach, FL)
- Coconuts Waterfront Restaurant (great seafood) (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (awesome waterfront view)
- Dandee Donut Factory
- Deep
- Everglades Gator Grill (at entrance to Everglades National Park) (36650 SW 192ND Ave, Homestead, FL)
- First Watch (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL)
- Fish Shack (2862 NE 17TH Ave, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Flanigan’s Seafood Bar & Grill (on Atlantic Blvd)
- Flip Flops Dockside Eatery
- Franks Ristorante & Pizza (3428 E Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Gianni’s Italian Restaurant (great Italian food)
- Grandpa’s Bakery & Restaurant (Dania Beach, FL) (30-minute drive) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Grill 66 & Bar (2301 SE 17TH St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Houston’s Restaurant
- III Forks (501 Silks Run, Hallandale Beach, FL)
- Isle Casino has many nice restaurants inside (across road from Palm-Aire)
- Jaxson’s Ice Cream (Dania Beach, FL) (30-minute drive)
- Jukebox Diner (great breakfasts) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Kaluz Restaurant (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Kelly’s Landing (1305 SE 17TH St, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Las Olas Boulevard (75 restaurants on it)
- Lester’s Diner (awesome breakfast) (1924 E Atlantic Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Little Havana Restaurant (North Miami, FL)
- Lucky Fish (breakfast)
- Mia Kai Restaurant & Tiki Bar (Polynesian show & dinner) (3599 N Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Mora Mediterranean
- Mr. Fish Seafood
- Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill (18 E Commercial Blvd #14C, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Naughty Dawg
- Nick’s Bar & Grille (seafood) (1214 N Boardwalk, Hollywood, FL)
- Ocean 3030 (Gordon Ramsey’s) (3030 Holiday Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar (at Beachcomber Resort) (12506 S Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Oceanic
- Parrot Lounge (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Quarterdeck Restaurant (1541 Cordova Rd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Rustic Inn (seafood & crab house) (best seafood) (generous portions) (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Sea Watch on the Ocean (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Seaside Grill (1406 N. Ocean Blvd) (desk has discount coupons)
- Seminole Hard Rock Casino* has many nice restaurants inside
- Steak 954 (401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Stingers Bar & Pizzeria (1201 S Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Sunset Catch (101 N. Riverside Drive, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Sweet Tomatoes (245 N Andrews Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Texas De Brazil (2457 Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- The Foundry
- The Historic Dockers Restaurant (Dania Beach, FL) (30-minute drive)
- The Knife Steak House (12603 W Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (near Sawgrass Mills)
- The Rusty Hook
- The Taco Joint (street tacos)
- The Whales Rib (Deerfield Beach, FL) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Tropical Acres Steakhouse
- Two George's
- Umberto’s Pizza Restaurant (on Atlantic Blvd)
- Yard House (201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL) (2610 Sawgrass Mills Circle, Sunrise, FL)
- Yolo’s (333 East Las Olas Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Zuccarelli East
POMPANO BEACH BARS
- Captain Jacks Tiki Bar
POMPANO BEACH ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Anne Kold Nature Center (Hollywood, FL) (30-minute drive)
- Bonnet House Museum & Gardens (Ft. Lauderdale)
- Butterfly World (Coconut Creek, FL) (20-minute drive)
- Delray Beach (fun area & great restaurants in area)
- Everglades air boat tour
- Everglades National Park (2-hour drive)
- Festival Marketplace
- Flamingo Gardens (Davie, FL)
- Ft. Lauderdale Swap Shop (shopping, entertainment, & food)
- Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Rotan, FL)
- Hollywood Beach & Boardwalk (Hollywood, FL) (30-minute drive)
- Isle Casino (across road from Palm-Aire)
- John Pennenkamp Coral Reef State Park (Key Largo, FL) (2-hour drive) (best snorkeling)
- Jungle Queen Riverboat (sightseeing, dinner & show cruise is awesome)
- Lauderdale by the Sea Farmers Market (4500 El Prado Park, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL)
- Loxahatchie National Wildlife Refuge (Boynton Beach, FL)
- Magic City Casino* (Miami, FL)
- Miami Seaquarium
- Miami South Beach (45 miles drive)
- Millionaire Row Cruise (Miami, FL)
- Morikami Museum & Japanese Garden (Delray Beach, FL)
- Pompano Beach Green Market (41NE 1ST St, Pompano Beach, FL)
- Red Reef Park (in Boca Raton, FL) (snorkel on a manmade reef)
- Riverwalk Art & Entertainment District
- Sawgrass Mills Outlet (Sunrise, FL) (30-minute drive)
- Seminole Hard Rock Casino*
- Take a drive through Coral Cables*
- Take a drive through South Beach*
POMPANO BEACH GROCERY STORES
- Publix (near Royal Vista)
- Walmart (on Atlantic Boulevard)
- Winn Dixie (across street from Palm-Aire)
POMPANO BEACH OTHER INFO
- Car is highly recommended
- Get all day bus pass for (unlimited on/off the buses) (buses run every 30 minutes) (it is good for all BCT buses & routes)
- Miami restaurants & attractions/activities are 40 -60 minutes away)
- Turtle nesting area so if you are there at the right time you could see them hatching
- Water taxi (one price for all day usage) (watertaxi.com/maps-stops)
POMPANO BEACH ADDRESSES
Wyndham Palm-Aire & Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Palm-Aire
2601 Palm-Aire Drive
North Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Phone: 954-972-3300
Wyndham Royal Vista
1110 South Ocean Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: 954-233-7500
Wyndham Santa Barbara & Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Santa Barbara
1301 South Ocean Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: 954-941-5566
Wyndham Sea Gardens & Worldmark Fort Lauderdale – Sea Gardens
615 North Ocean Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: 954-943-6200
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.
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WILLIAMSBURG RESORTS
- 2.7 miles to Colonial Williamsburg
- 3 pools (has both indoor & outdoor pools) & 2 hot tubs
- Amazing magic show
- Better for just adults
- Building 24 closer to pool & activity center
- Buildings 12 – 17 are newly renovated
- Fancy
- Has adult tranquility pool
- Newer resort
- One hour from beach
- Quiet
- Rooms more spacious
- Spa
- Per day resort fee per unit
- 2 miles to Colonial Williamsburg
- 3 pools
- 7 miles to Busch Gardens
- 10 miles to Jamestown
- 12 miles to Yorktown
- Activities area is centrally located
- Adult pool (quiet area)
- Buildings 11, 12, or 13 are good for seeing wildlife from your balcony
- Free arcade (included in the resort fee)
- Great for kids
- Grounds well kept
- Has fun activities for kids
- Large outdoor family pool plus it has adults only pool
- Nicer pool area
- One-bedroom units are small but nice
- Request upper floor units (if in lower level units you can hear the people above you)
- Restaurant on site
- There is a little movie theater on site
- Two-bedroom deluxe units are small
- Video gaming complex
- 1.2 miles to Colonial Williamsburg
- Large units
- Needs to be updated
- Nice areas to walk
- Nice not fancy
- Not much for kids to do, more for adults
- Outdoor pool
- Units are decent
- Very quiet
- 1, 2, 3 & 4-bedroom units
Bluegreen Patrick Henry Square
- Studio, 1, 2 or 3-bedroom units
- Indoor saltwater pool
- Fitness room
- Game room
WILLIAMSBURG RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Aberdeen's Barn (great steaks)
- Aroma’s Coffeehouse, Bakeshop, & Café (good breakfast)
- Astronomical Pancake House (for breakfast)
- Beach Delly (Yorktown)
- Berret’s Seafood Restaurant & Taphouse Grill (10% off through Perks) (amazing seafood)
- Black Bird Bakery (for sticky buns)
- Blue Talon Bistro
- Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant
- Cheese shop
- Chickahominy House
- Christina Campbell
- Craft 31 (great burgers & pizza)
- Duck Donuts
- El Taptio Mexican Restaurant
- Fat Canary
- Fat Tuna Grill & Oyster House (awesome seafood) (probably should make reservations)
- Fireside Chophouse
- Food for Thought Restaurant (1647 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA)
- Francesca’s
- Golden Corral Restaurant
- Jose Tequilas
- King’s Arms Tavern (for lunch or dinner) (great peanut soup)
- Mama Steves (breakfast)
- Market Square (has many restaurants)
- Mongolian Grill
- Oceans & Ale (great fish tacos)
- Old Chickominy House (for breakfast)
- Old City BBQ
- Pekin House (Suffolk, VA) (one-hour drive)
- Peking Restaurant (in Kmart shopping center) (Chinese buffet)
- Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que
- Plaza Azteca Restaurant
- Red Hot & Blue (Memphis Style BBQ)
- Riverwalk Restaurant (in Yorktown)
- Rocco’s Smokehouse Grill (on RT 60 near Waller Mill Road) (great corn muffins) (best BBQ)
- Sal’s by Victor (great Italian food) (good portions & good price)
- Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill (Fredericksburg, VA) (2-hour drive)
- Seafare of Williamsburg
- Second Street American Bistro
- Shorty's Diner (for breakfast)
- Sno To Go (shaved ice & ice cream)
- Southern Pancake & Waffle House
- The Cheese Shop (downtown) (at Merchants Square)
- The Dirty Buffalo (Norfolk. VA) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives) (one-hour drive)
- The Jefferson
- The Jeffersonian
- The Trellis (in Market Square)
- Virginia Diner (Wakefield, VA) (good southern comfort food) (1-1/2-hour drive)
- Whaling Company (near Busch Gardens)
- Details
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WINDSOR RESORTS
Worldmark Windsor (Club Pass Resort)
- 0.2 miles to Windsor Golf Club
- Day spa
- Outdoor Pools & hot tubs
WINDSOR RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Cafe Citti (Kenwood) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Catelli's (Geyserville) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Cochon Volant BBQ (Sonoma) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Hank's Creekside Restaurant (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Johnny Garlics* (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Jimtown Store (Healdsburg) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Roof 106 (Healdsburg) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Schellville Grill (Sonoma) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Simply Veitname Express (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Sunflower Caffe (Sonoma) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Taqueria Molcajetes (St. Helena) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Taylor's Automatic Refresher (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Willie Bird's Restaurant* (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- WOW-Worth Our Weight (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Zazu Kitchen and Farm (Sebastopol) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Zoftig Eatery (Santa Rosa) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
- Details
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WISCONSIN DELLS RESORTS
Wyndham Sundara Cottages at Wisconsin Dells
- Able to use water parks at Glacier Canyon
- Units are amazing
- Units have fireplaces in living area and bedroom
- Use of amenities at non-Wyndhan owned Sundara Spa’s day spa & infinity pool (some amenities are free, most treatments have a fee) (PR owners get 25% discount on treatments)
- Very secluded and quiet
- Within Wilderness Territory
- 2 pools & a hot tub
- 2.2 miles to Wilderness Territory
- Easy drive to Baraboo & the Dells
- No waterpark at resort
- Very comfortable & quiet
Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Glacier Canyon
- 4 indoor & 4 outdoor water parks
- 7000 building
- “A” section of building is farthest section of building from water park & is quieter
- “D” section of building is closest section of building to the water park & is nosier
- Closest building to indoor water park
- Nosier the closer you get to skywalk at “D” end of building
- Stay away from the 2nd floor in “D” section, it is the main walkway to the water park
- & has a lot of foot traffic all day long.
- 8000 building
- Quieter than 7000 building
- Father away from indoor water park
- Community BBQ grills between buildings
- Don’t miss duck races every morning
- Water parks included with reservations everything else is extra
- Within Wilderness Territory
- 1 or 2-bedroom villas
- Cabins, cottages, villas, timbers and townhomes
- Tennis courts
- Indoor and outdoor pools
- Hot tub
- 2 restaurants
- RV sites
WISCONSIN DELLS RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Belgiis Waffle Bar
- Bobber’s Island Grill
- Brat House Grill
- Broadway DIner
- Buffalo Phil’s Pizza & Grille (good food) (model railroad train serves your food)
- Field’s at the Wilderness (at Wilderness resort) (fantastic steaks & prime rib) (upscale & expensive)
- High Rock Café
- Ishnala Restaurant (in middle of Mirror Lake State Park)
- Kaminski’s Chop House (in Chula Vista Resort) (great steaks but pricey)
- Log Cabin Restaurant & Bakery (Baraboo, WI)
- Mac’s Macaroni & Cheese Shop
- Mexicali Rose (by dam) (great fajitas & margaritas)
- Monk’s Bar & Grill (5 locations)
- Moosejaw Pizza & Dells Brewing Co. (very good food)
- Paul Bunyon's Cook Shanty
- Pizza Pub
- Pizza Ranch (best fried chicken)
- Rivers Edge Pub & Grub
- Sarento’s (Italian food)
- Ski Hi Apple Orchard (apples, turnovers, & pies in the fall)
- The Cove Supper Club (very good food) (great cheese curds) (156 State Road 23, Briggsville, WI) (15-minute drive)
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MYRTLE BEACH RESORTS
Wyndham at the Cottages (North Myrtle Beach)
- 0.5 mile to beach
- 1 pool
- Access to Ocean Boulevard amenities
- Cottages are nice (like houses)
- Each have their own parking
- Ideal solution for larger families or groups
- Provide transportation to the beach
- Quiet setting
- Stand-alone cottages
- Unit 16 is nice
- Units big & spacious
Wyndham Dye Villas at Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach)
- 4 championship golf courses
- All units have 3 bedrooms
- Chipping & putting area
- Fitness center
- Gated community
- Jacuzzi
- Nicest resort in Myrtle Beach
- Outdoor pool
- Restaurant & bar on site
- Several blocks from the beach (seasonal private beach shuttle)
- Small resort
- Upscale amenities
- Very quiet
Wyndham Ocean Boulevard (North Myrtle Beach)
- 5 pools, 8 hot tubs, & lazy river
- Away from tourist stuff
- Beachfront location
- Better for teenagers
- Classes & water aerobics in lazy river
- Close to main street activities
- Convenient location
- Crowded during the summer
- Good resort if you have kids with you
- Have a lot of kid activities
- Have tons of coupon books at the front desk for places in the area
- In a busy area
- Largest & most crowded resort
- Ocean front – full view of the ocean, balcony & master bedroom overlook the beach & ocean
- Ocean view – partial view of ocean, side view of the ocean
- One neat activity at the resort (for additional fee) is make your own tie dye shirt)
- Parking a hassle in towers 1, 2, & 3
- Pools are heated
- Pools get limited sun during day because of buildings
- Tower 1 (beach side) (north tower) (water pressure is sometimes a problem)
- Tower 2 (busiest with check in & sales in the building) (ocean view units) Middle tower)
- Only tower with one-bedroom units
- Units ending in 37 & 38 are ocean front
- Tower 3 (beach side) (amazing views) (south tower)
- Unit 1123 2-bedroom deluxe ocean view
- Tower 4 (beach across the street) (better fitness room) (less busy) (great pool) (less parking hassle) (more family friendly)
- Units 707 has a good view & 1106 has a great view
- Towers 1, 2 & 3 all have ocean front units
- Very busy
- Walking distance to downtown area
- Workout rooms in towers 1 & 4
- Yoga on the beach
Wyndham Seawatch Plantation (Myrtle Beach)
- 7 pools, 11 hot tubs & 2 lazy rivers
- Bar by pool
- Beachfront location
- Best resort in Myrtle Beach
- Better to get units on the higher floors at the towers
- Better unit floor plans
- Close to grocery stores, restaurants, & shopping
- Daily activities calendar
- Fewer people than Ocean Boulevard
- Great ocean views
- Larger resort than the other resorts except Ocean Boulevard
- Little older than Ocean Boulevard
- More water features
- Nice lazy river
- No parking problems
- North tower
- Better during winter
- Closer to restaurants
- Elevators are inside and very busy
- Fire pit on site
- Has DJ & activities for kids
- Indoor pool at both towers
- Parking is better than south tower
- Shorter walk to beach
- Unit 1201 nice 2-bedroom deluxe with decent view of ocean
- Unit 1601 2-bedroom deluxe with 2 balconies and ocean view
- Oceanfront available at towers but not at villas
- Quieter than Ocean Boulevard
- Resort has a better layout
- Restaurant in north tower (has delicious breakfast) (eat on balcony that overlooks the ocean)
- Smaller units than Ocean Boulevard
- South tower
- Has more elevators, elevators out in open, & easier to get you to where you are staying
- Unit 1508 is a nice 2-bedroom with nice view of the ocean
- Towers closer to ocean than villas and have better ocean views
- Towers have more hot tubs & larger pool
- Very family oriented
- Villas 1
- Villas 2
- Villas 3
- Villas are further from the beach than towers
- Villas are less points
- Villas are more private & quiet
- Villas are nice
- Villas not as hectic
- Villas parking is more convenient
- Villas units are larger
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Towers on the Grove at North Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach)
Beachfront location
- Beachfront location
- Corner three-bedroom unit is beautiful
- Corner units have two balconies
- Easy access to beach
- Good location
- Huge beach area that is nice & clean, and no crowds
- In a quiet area
- Less touristy
- More laid back
- Nice hot tub
- Nice lazy river & waterslide
- No kid activities
- Not as crowded as other resorts
- One-bedroom units are like hotel rooms
- Only 1 outdoor pool and is small & is crowded in prime season
- Pool is partially covered, and water can be really cold
- See floor plans (www.towersresort.com/floorplans) bottom floor plans are oceanfront & top floor plans are street side
- Smaller resort
- Staff is amazing
- Unit 28 second bedroom has no doors & must go through the living room to get to it
- Unit 734 is a nice 2-bedroom deluxe
- Units completely refurbished
- Units have unusual floor plans & are not the same plan
- Valet parking
Wyndham Westwinds (North Myrtle Beach)
- Avoid unit 301 (right near vending machines & staff smoking area) (very noisy & can smell the smoke)
- Bathrooms are extremely small
- Beachfront location
- End 2-bedroom units on each floor are ocean view, not ocean front
- For oceanfront units ask for units ending in 02 through 09
- Free DVD rentals
- Indoor/outdoor pool & hot tubs
- Need a car, not much within walking distance
- Nice indoor pool & hot tub
- Nice resort
- Oldest resort but all units renovated in 2015 & 2016
- Only have 1 & 2-bedroom units
- Resort smaller & quieter than other Myrtle Beach resorts
- Unit 1002 is a nice corner unit with a balcony that gets sun all day (faces south)
- Units have no in-room safes
- Units have small bathrooms
- Very friendly staff
- Across the street from the beach, outdoor heated pool, hot tub
- On the beach, indoor pool, outdoor pool, hot tub
- Best for kids, but is not right on the beach – Indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, indoor hot tub, outdoor kiddie pool and lazy river at one location (with an outdoor bar next to it) – a pool and kiddie pool at another location (with an outdoor bar and sandwich shop next to it) – Also two ponds for fishing – Clubhouse w/ activities for kids, including pool tables and arcade games
- Right on the beach – Indoor pool, outdoor pool, hot tub - Mostly 1BR & Studios - Best for romantic adult getaways – Known to be a bit busier & louder of a location
Bluegreen Shorecrest Vacation Villas
- Right on the beach – Indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, lazy river, game room - Great for couples or families with children
MYRTLE BEACH RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- 2nd Ave Pier
- Abuelo’s
- Admiral’s Flagship Seafood Buffet
- Amici’s
- Angelo’s
- Apache Pier Restaurant (best fish & shrimp)
- ART Burger and Sushi Bar
- Atlantis Restaurant
- Aunt Catfish (Sunday brunch)
- Basil’s Pizza (one block from Towers on the Grove)
- Beck’s Restaurant (Calabash, NC)
- Benito’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta (best Italian)?
- Benito’s Rolling Oven
- Benjamin’s Bakery & Café (expensive) (Surfside Beach, SC)
- Big Mike’s Soul Food
- Bimini’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Café (awesome shrimp teriyaki)
- Black Thai
- Bueberry’s Grill
- Boardwalk Billy’s Raw Bar & Ribs
- Boathouse (near Harbour Lights)
- Bonito’s Brick Oven Pizza (best Italian)?
- Boulineau’s IGA (grocery store across from Towers on The Grove that has an eat in food buffet)
- Bubba’s Fish Shack (Surfside Beach, SC)
- Bummz Bar & Grill
- Café Old Vienna
- California Dreaming Restaurant
- California Pizza (at Barefoot Landing)
- Calli Baker’s Firehouse Bar & Grill
- Captain George’s Buffet (awesome crab legs)
- Captain John’s Seafood House (Calabash, NC)
- Captain Nance’s (Calabash, NC)
- Carolina Roadhouse
- Chesapeake House (seafood)
- Chris’s Pizza & Pub (longs, SC) (up highway 9 off highway 17)
- Chuck’s Steak House (in restaurant row)
- Ciaos Italian Restaurant
- Clark’s Seafood & Chops (on highway 17) (Little River, SC)
- Crab Catchers (Little River, SC)
- Crabby Mike’s
- Creek Ratz (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Croissants
- Crumb Bun’s Bakery
- Dagwood’s Deli & Sports Bar
- Dairy King
- Damon’s Oceanfront
- Dead Dog Saloon (great place to eat)
- Dick’s Last Resort
- Dino’s House of Pancakes (great for breakfast)
- Dirty Don’s
- Dockside Seafood House (Calabash, NC)
- Drunken Jack’s Restaurant & Lounge (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Duffy Street Seafood Shack (on Main Street)
- Egg’s Up Grill
- El Burro Loco (great Mexican)
- Ella’s of Calabash (Calabash, NC)
- Famous Toastery at Carolina FOrest
- Fat Jack’s
- Filet’s on the Water
- Flamingo Grill
- Flip Flops Bar & Grill
- Flo’s (Cajun)
- Flounders World Famous Fish House
- Flying Fish Public Market & Grill (at Barefoot Landing)
- Gauchao Brazilian Steakhouse
- Giant Crab
- Gino's Real New York Pizza
- Golden Griddle Pancake House (on Main Street)
- Goodfellas Seafood Hut & Bar
- Gravy Southern Eatery (Calabash, NC)
- Greg’s
- Greg Norman Australian Grille
- Habibis Café & Lebanese Market
- Hamburger Joe’s (best America) (cash only)
- Hansen’s (Pawleys Island)
- Hanser House Restaurant
- Hoskins Restaurant (on Main Street) (for breakfast, lunch, & dinner) (great place)
- Hot Stacks Pancake House (at highway 17 & Main Street)
- Hot Tomato Brick Oven Pizza & Italian Restaurant
- Inlet Crab House & Raw Bar (in Murrells Inlet)
- Joe’s Bar & Grill (great food & atmosphere)
- Joe’s Crab Shack
- Johnny D’s Waffles and Bakery (for breakfast)
- K & W Cafeteria
- King Kong Sushi
- Kings Pizza
- Landry’s Seafood House
- Lee’s Inlet Kitchen (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Loko Geco’s Beach Shak
- Lombardo’s Italian Restaurant
- Lucky Panda
- Lucky Panda Asian Restaurant
- Lulu’s Cafe
- Luvans Old South Fish Camp (Conway)
- Mamma’s Kitchen (for breakfast)
- Mammy’s Kitchen (all you can eat breakfast)
- Manny’s
- Marco’s
- Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant
- Margaritaville
- Martini’s (dinner)
- Mellow Mushroom
- Midtown Bistro
- Miyabi Japanese (hibachi style cooking)
- Mr. Fish Restaurant (Little River, SC)
- Nacho Hippo
- Nance’s Creek Front Restaurant (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Northern Bites
- Olympic Flame
- Original Painter’s Homemade Ice Cream
- Oscar’s
- Osaka (near Harbour Lights)
- Patio’s Tiki Bar & Grill
- Paula Dean’s
- Peaches
- Pier 14
- Pizzeli’s Italian Oven (Little River, SC)
- Plantation House of Pancakes
- Pop Pop’s (great brisket) (rated #1 in Myrtle Beach)
- Preston’s Seafood & Country Buffet (in restaurant row)
- Prosser’s Bar-B-Que (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
- Rip Tidz
- River City Café (great burgers)
- River Ratz (great place to eat)
- Rockefeller’s Raw Bar
- Russell’s Seafood Grill and Raw Bar
- Ruth Chris Steakhouse
- Sara J’s Seafood Restaurant (Murrells Inlet, SC)
- Sea Captain’s House (best)
- Seafood World Seafood & Steak Buffet
- Simply Southern Buffet
- Simply Southern Smokehouse
- Smokehouse Snooky’s (casual waterfront) (Little River, SC)
- Snooky’s (Little River)
- Soho Café and Bar
- Sole Italian Restaurant
- Southside Grill
- Spanky’s Pub House (bar food) (great egg rolls)
- Sticky Fingers BBQ
- Sugar Baby’s doughnuts & Ice Cream
- T-Bones (at Barefoot Landing) (good steaks)
- Taco Mundo Kitchen y Cantina
- The BBQ House
- The Boundary House (Calabash, NC) (more upscale)
- The Claw House
- The Crab House (in restaurant row)
- The Giant Crab (awesome selection of food)
- The Grumpy Monk
- The Original Benjamin’s Calabash Seafood (fried seafood)
- The Palms Restaurant
- The Parson’s Table (Little River, SC) (upscale dining, unique atmosphere)
- The Shack (on Sea Mountain Highway) (Cherry Grove, SC)
- The Stadium Club
- The Trestle Bakery and Café
- The Wicked Tuna
- Tia Maria (desserts)
- Ultimate Pizza
- Umberto’s (at Barefoot Landing)
- Victoria’s Country Cookin
- Villa Romana (Italian restaurant)
- Villa Tuscanna (great Italian restaurant)
- Wahlburgers
- Waterfront Seafood Shack (Calabash, NC) (best fried scallops)
- Wild Wing Café
- Wok on the Beach
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NASHVILLE RESORTS
- 2 miles to Grand Ole Opry
- 3 pools & a hot tub
- Shuttle from resort to downtown ($10/person round trip)
- Sunday night welcome party (very good show) (information about what to do) (give away tickets to activities/shows)
- Units 10 & 11 do not have elevators
Margaritaville Vacation Club by Wyndham - Nashville
- Bar
- Café
- Fitness Center
- Gift Shop
- Concierge
- Valet parking (fee)
Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown *
- Meeting space
- Restaurant with live music stage
- Fitness center
- Indoor/outdoor heated pool
NASHVILLE RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- 55 South (in Franklin, TN) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Adele’s (in The Gulch area) (Food Network City Guides)
- Aquarium Restaurant (in Opry Mills Mall) (Landry’s Select Club)
- Arnold’s Country Kitchen (open Monday – Friday 10:30 AM – 2:45 PM) (Food Network City Guides) (experience was great & has good food)
- Assembly Food Hall*
- Athens Family Restaurant (lamb burger) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Bar-B Cuties (baked potatoes) (Franklin, TN)
- Bavarian Bierhaus (in Opry Mills Mall) (German Food) (very noisy inside)
- Bellevue Diner (gyros, Greek food) (was on Ginormous Food)
- Biscuit Love (for bonuts) (Food Network City Guides)
- Black Rabbit (Food Network City Guides)
- Blue Bird Café*
- Bob Evans (near Resort)
- Bourbon Steak (Food Network City Guides)
- Bro's Cajun Cuisine (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Burger Republic* (in the Gulch district) (excellent burgers) (tator tot 5 cheese fondue)
- Butcher & Bee (Food Network City Guides)
- Butcher Town Hall (Food Network City Guides)
- Cafe Rakka (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Cafe Roze (Food Network City Guides)
- Caffe Nonna (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Caney Forks River Valley Grill (near resort) (good food & lots of character) (make s’mores at your table) (corn fritters are excellent) (very good catfish)
- Capitol Grille (Food Network City Guides)
- Catbird Seat (Food Network City Guides)
- Center Point Pit Barbecue (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Chauhan Ale & Masala House (Food Network City Guides)
- Chuy’s* (1901 Broadway & in Opry Mills Mall) (great Mexican food)
- City House (Food Network City Guides)
- City Winery
- Claim Jumper (in Opry Mills Mall) (Landry’s Select Club)
- Cock of the Walk (fried pickles are great) (serve food on camping tin plates & cups)
- Cotton & Snow (snow cones & ice cream)
- Cousins Maine Lobster (food truck)
- Cracker Barrel (near resort)
- Dave & Buster’s (in Opry Mills Mall)
- Deacon's New South (Food Network City Guides)
- Del Frisco’s (in The Gulch area)
- Demos’ Steak & Spaghetti House (on Commerce St) (Italian food) (very good & reasonably priced)
- Desano Pizza & Bakery (on 16th Street) (very good pizza) (they use cheese & meat imported from Italy)
- Donut Dilstillery
- Edley’s Bar-B-Que (3 locations) (best BBQ)
- Ellendale’s
- Ellington's (Food Network City Guides)
- Elliston Place Soda Shoppe (classic diner)
- Etch (pricey) (Food Network City Guides)
- Fat Boys BBQ (on Murfreeboro Pike, Antioch, TN) (great ribs & brisket)
- Fat Mo’s Burgers (5 locations)
- FGL House* (Florida Georgia Line’s restaurant/bar) (live music) (rooftop seating area) (great food) (dirty kettle chips are awesome) (mac & cheese very good) (steak was excellent)
- Five Daughters Bakery (great cakes) (Franklin, TN)
- Folk (Food Network City Guides)
- Fletcher’s Pizza
- Gaylord Opryland Hotel restaurants (close to the resort) (most don’t open till 5 PM)
- General Jackson Showboat (lunch or dinner)
- GooGoo Cluster Shop (can watch them make the candy bars)
- Graze (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- H&T’s Home Cooking
- Hathorne (Food Network City Guides)
- Hattie B’s Hot Chicken (great southern fried chicken) (Food Network City Guides)
- Henrietta Red (Food Network City Guides)
- Honky Tonk Central (sandwiches & salads)
- Hot Rod Ice Cream Shoppe
- Hunter's Station (Food Network City Guides)
- Husk (pricey) (Food Network City Guides)
- Jack’s Bar-B-Que
- Jamaicaway (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- John A’s Little Palace (near resort) (food OK)
- Killebrew (Food Network City Guides)
- Legendary Milkshake Bar
- Legends Steakhouse (Smyrna, TN)
- Liberty Common(Food Network City Guides)
- Lockeland Table Community Kitchen and Bar (Food Network City Guides)
- Loveless Café (8400 TN-100) (great breakfast) (Food Network City Guides)
- Lyra (Food Network City Guides)
- Maggiano’s (very good food)
- Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint (Belmont Blvd.) (excellent BBQ) (amazing brisket) (food was excellent) (Food Network City Guides)
- Mas Tacos por Favor (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (good Irish food) (great music)
- Midtown Café (high end restaurant) (good for a special evening)
- Mike’s Ice Cream Fountain (best homemade ice cream)
- Mission BBQ
- Mister A’s (good music & food)
- Monell's
- Nicky's Coal Fired (Food Network City Guides)
- Opry Mills Mall (there are many good places to eat at mall) (eat breakfast in the courtyard)
- Pancake Pantry
- Party Fowl* (Donelson, The Gulch)
- Peg Leg Porker (excellent BBQ) (closed Sundays) (Food Network City Guides)
- Phat Bites (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives) (Donelson, TN)
- Pinewood Social(Food Network City Guides)
- Piranhas (donut burger, cheesecake) (was on Ginormous Food)
- Prince’s Hot Chicken (very hot) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Puckett’s*( 5th & Church (great food)
- Rainforest Café (in Opry Mills Mall) (Landry’s Select Club) (good food)
- Roberts Western World (good food & good prices) (Food Network City Guides)
- Rolf & Daughters (Food Network City Guides)
- Santa Fe Cattle Company (great place to eat) (5 to 10 minutes from resort) (2520 Music Valley Drive)
- Scoreboard Bar & Grill (great hot chicken) (near resort) (live music under covered patio)
- Sea Salts
- Shipley Do-nuts
- Skulls Rainbow Room
- Sun Diner
- Tailgate Brewery Music Row
- Tailor (Food Network City Guides)
- The 404 Kitchen (Food Network City Guides)
- The Bluebird Café (need to make a reservation one week before at 8 AM)
- The Farm House (Food Network City Guides)
- The Flipside
- The Patterson House (Food Network City Guides)
- The Pharmacy (burgers) (thepharmacynashville.com)
- The Southern Steak & Oyster
- The Sweetest Day (great cakes)
- Uncle Bud’s Catfish, Chicken, & Such (2719 Old Lebanon Road)
- Walden (Food Network City Guides)
- Ye Old Steakhouse (on Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN)
- 'za (Food Network City Guides)