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Jay Lloyd's Getaway: Room With A View

By Jay Lloyd

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A much sought after summer getaway splurge is the room with a view. Here are some ideas on where to look.

It could be as close as an overnight getaway in Philadelphia or a destination vacation abroad, but the view can become the single element that sets the mood.

There are many hotels in Philadelphia, but none with a room's eye view as spectacular as the Hyatt Regency on Penn's Landing with the Delaware River and its collection of historic ships below.

Hyatt Regency on Penn's Landing
Hyatt Regency on Penn's Landing (credit: Jay Lloyd)

Cape May, down-the-shore, offers more than a dozen ocean front stay-and-play spots with the Marquis de Lafayette producing some of the best vistas, that often include an evening parade of playful dolphins.

Cape May Beach
Cape May Beach opposite Marquis de Lafayette (credit: Jay Lloyd)

But when it comes to the dramatic....

"Beautiful," says a visitor to Niagara Falls. "I was not expecting them to be so grand."

A description of Niagara Falls from a hotel perched atop a Canadian overlook - straight down into the cascading Niagara River. Views from the Marriott Fallsview or the Tower (seen in above photo) can prompt anyone to linger over room service coffee, accompanied by a visual feast.

 

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