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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
7 Waterfront Resorts That Prove Rivers, Lakes, And Bays Are Just As Good As The Beach
The 'waterfront' descriptor may be synonymous with beach access and hotels with ocean views, but it's not limited to seaside properties. You'll get all the same benefits—the gentle breezes, the breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, and a generally relaxed atmosphere—when staying somewhere that overlooks a river, bay, lake, creek, or any other non-ocean waterway. No, there are no rhythmic waves to watch, but the light reflecting off the water, the passing boats, and the occasional wildlife sighting are just as appealing. While we all wait for the highly anticipated opening of The Cooper on the eponymous river in Charleston later this year, there are several other waterfront resorts and hotels that aren't by a beach to check out—and we rounded up seven of our favorites below. Austin, Texas While Austin is technically landlocked, the Texan city has no shortage of bodies of water to enjoy—from Barton Creek to Lake Austin. The adults-only Lake Austin Spa Resort takes full advantage of its position on the water reservoir, created by a dam on the Colorado River. Spend your days wakeboarding, kayaking, or trying your hand at paddleboard yoga. And if you want to take it a little easier? The sunset cocktail cruise or a private wine cruise should suit you just fine. 1705 S Quinlan Park Rd, Austin, TX 78732 Georgetown, South Carolina Recently featured in The South's Best, The George Hotel has quickly gained notoriety for its creative design, culinary offerings, and its location on the Sampit River, just a 2-minute walk to the Harborwalk Marina. After an afternoon strolling through Historic Georgetown, come back to the hotel for a quick change and a pre-dinner drink at Eliza's, the relaxed, open-air waterfront bar at the back of the property. Pro tip: Book one of the water-view rooms or a suite with a private balcony for even more magical views. 615 Front St, Georgetown, SC 29440 Bluffton, South Carolina Montage Palmetto Bluff has a reputation that precedes itself. It's luxurious, family-friendly, and its lineup of amenities and activities is nearly unrivaled; there's sporting clays, horseback riding, golf, complimentary bicycles, and all sorts of water-based activities that revolve around the property's position along the May River. Take a kayak or canoe out right before sunset, fly fish in the salt marsh flats, learn more about the local wildlife on a Dolphin Discovery Cruise, or join a naturalist on a guided paddleboarding tour. 477 Mt Pelia Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910 West Palm Beach, Florida You stay on Palm Beach for the beach access, but West Palm Beach's views of the Lake Worth Lagoon, filled with luxury yachts, aren't ones to scoff at. Head up to the outdoor pool or the rooftop bar and restaurant at The Ben, Autograph Collection to soak up the Florida sunshine without having to worry about any of the sand or not-so-pleasant wind you'd experience while at a beachfront property. Select rooms look out onto the Palm Harbor Marina, so you can continue your boat-watching from bed. 251 N Narcissus Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Johns Island, South Carolina The Dunlin, part of the Auberge Resorts Collection, opened its doors to guests in the summer of 2024 and immediately became one of the top places to stay in the greater Charleston area. Located on Johns Island, the 72-key resort overlooks the meandering Kiawah River and its spartina grass, marsh flats, and neighboring oak trees. Guests can take to the waterway via a sea kayak, paddleboard, or canoe, getting a closer look at the birds, fish, and bottlenose dolphins that call the river home. There's also the option to embark on a river safari, or go fishing and crabbing along the tidal creeks with local anglers. 6000 Kiawah River Dr, Johns Island, SC 29455 Lake Toxaway, North Carolina The Greystone Inn is everything a lake retreat should be: cozy, intimate, and filled with places where you can sit and stare out onto the water. The Western North Carolina gem is a year-round getaway for those escaping to Lake Toxaway, but the fresh mountain waters are particularly inviting in the summertime. Guests can access canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards to navigate the largest private lake in the state, or rent a motorized boat from the Lake Toxaway Marina for a few rounds of tubing or waterskiing. 220 Greystone Ln, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747 Robbinsville, North Carolina As you can probably tell from its name, the Historic Tapaco Lodge has been around for a while—since 1930, to be exact. Tucked into the Great Smoky Mountains in Robbinsville, North Carolina, the property covers about 120 acres along the Cheoah River, a tributary of the Little Tennessee River. The sound of the rushing water, the cabin-like rooms, the riverfront restaurant, and the nightly bonfires work together to create a guest experience that's equally nostalgic as it is comforting. 14981 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771 Read the original article on Southern Living
Miami Herald
07-02-2025
- Miami Herald
Fly on tofu, live rodent on trap — how 8 South Florida restaurants failed inspection
Wayward wet wiping cloths and rodents and roaches hither and yon helped put eight restaurants on this week's Sick and Shut Down List. For the third consecutive week, no Miami-Dade restaurants failed inspection. Don't blame us. We don't choose who gets inspected and we don't do the inspecting. You can help do the former here. In alphabetical order: Basilic Vietnamese Grill, 218 E. Commercial Blvd., Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Routine inspection, 27 total violations, eight High Priority violations. The inspector saw a roach on a kitchen prep table, another on a flip top cookline cooler and two more promenading about the kitchen floor. They were the survivors. About 10 who didn't make it lay in the kitchen of the front counter bar area. Five were legs up on the kitchen floor. Two were in a kitchen corner. A worker 'portioned raw shrimp in a container with gloves, then proceeded to grab a bowl of ready-to-eat cabbage with the same gloves, without washing hands and changing gloves first.' Another employee 'put gloves on without washing hands' before portioning ready-to-eat bean sprouts. Proper thawing occurs in a refrigerator, not in standing water. But that's where the restaurant crew had prepped shrimp and raw beef in a bucket. In the walk-in cooler, cooked pork, pork egg rolls and raw chicken weren't covered. And about 10 wet wiping cloths weren't kept in sanitizing solution.. MORE: Unsafe milk, tequeños and cheeseburgers among a Miami 7-Eleven's inspection problems Bon Gou Cuisine, 7459 S. Military Tr., Unincorporated Palm Beach County: Routine inspection, eight total violations, six High Priority violations. Inspectors don't like to see managers on a wild roach hunt like The Coyote (Eatibus Anythingus) trying to catch the Road Runner (Velocitus Maximus). They'd rather you do the killing, cleaning and sanitizing when they're away. But when you've got eight live roaches walking on your floor, you have to do something. Two more roaches strolled on a wall while two others played before meeting their final doom in a mop sink. In the kitchen, someone handled raw turkeys, and without washing hands handled clean mixing spoons to stir marinade on a table. Someone rinsed a pot, filled it with water and beans and didn't take the sanitizing step. The reach-in cooler measures about as cool as your Dad driving the speed limit in a beige Chrysler. That led to hot dogs, cooked rice and chicken broth being tossed for being too warm. The Cooper, 4610 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens: Routine inspection, four total violations, one High Priority violation. The website says The Cooper is 'a farm-to-table eatery,' but the inspector found it more fly-to-counter-wall-clean dishes eatery. 'Approximately 15 small flying insects were landing on single service containers and clean dishes above the prep counters and the food.' In the dining room, five flies were landing on the walls. Another five at the bar area kept landing on the counter and alcohol bottles. A different quintet demonstrated different tastes, landing on the wall and the shelves with the hot sauce in a hallway. Three flies got on the coffee machine and on the wall above that area. Also, there were 'single service items' stored in the dumpster area. Dominic's, 9834 W. Glades Blvd., Westwinds of Boca shopping mall, Unincorporated Palm Beach County: Complaint inspection, five total violations, one High Priority violation. 'Live rodent present on a sticky trap placed underneath dry storage near the walk-in cooler door.' The inspector also saw 'wet wiping cloths were not stored in sanitizing solution between uses throughout the kitchen and pizza prep areas.' Fuddruckers, 14532 SW Fifth St., Pembroke Pines: Complaint inspection, 11 total violations, two High Priority violations. We previously told you about the standing water, sanitation failures and the roach sashaying across the prep table at the last Broward location of the once ubiquitous hamburger chain. MORE: At Broward's last Fuddruckers, a roach on a prep table, loose garbage, ice machine mold Lucille's American Cafe, 2250 Weston Rd., Weston: Routine inspection, seven total violations, five High Priority violations. Not four beetles or Beatles, but a not-so-fabulous four roaches, live, on the kitchen prep table next to the grill. Seven flies kept landing on a kitchen shelf. Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety. Food in a reach-in cooler was stored higher than 41 degrees, including diced tomatoes, diced boiled eggs, blue cheese and feta cheese. Guess where the wet wiping cloth was when it wasn't being used? That's right, NOT in the sanitizing solution where it was supposed to be. The inspector observed two small flying insects landing on a prep table and shelf in the kitchen, and a roach on a prep table next to the grill. Lucille's passed the re-re-inspection. Tacos Al Carbon Bar and Grill, 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach: Routine inspection, two total violations, two High Priority violations. To help you keep Tacos straight, the one in Greenacres and its prep table spider made this list in November. This location did so in August. 'An employee handled broom/dust pan while cleaning and then handle clean utensils and bottles without washing hands.' That was a problem in August. So was this: About 20 rodent pellets in a kitchen electrical closet, another 10 in a kitchen dry storage area, five next to dry storage shelves on the cookline and five in the dishwasher area. Wing Wah Express, 115 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach: Routine inspection, 11 total violations, three High Priority violations. 'Dirty cardboard used to line food-contact shelves under the prep table on cookline.' Apparently, along with the egg crisis, there's a Saran Wrap-and-generic-knockoff crisis because 'stored fried shrimp and spring rolls not covered in a reach-in freezer...' That won't bother the flies, one of which landed on tofu in a cookline reach-in cooler. Stop Sale on the tofu. The fly went off to be one of 15 on the lid of the soy sauce bucket next to the cookline. Another four hung out on the outside wall of the walk-in cooler. 'Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris around the drain' under the three-compartment sink.
