Airbnbs with beachfront access continue to rank among the most popular properties on the vacation rental platform. After all, who doesn't want to wake up to the sound of waves crashing right outside ...

CAMANO ISLAND — There was talk of a splashing storm on the horizon, with a sunny morning masking the stiff winds to come. And still I came. I visited Cama Beach State Park in late November, well past ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether it's a classic log structure or a modern A-frame, cabins of all shapes and sizes evoke a sense of ...

Tulum, on the Yucatan coast, is best known for its mix of Mayan ruins and sparklingly white sands. With 10 traditionally thatched ocean-front cabanas, the Shambala Petit Hotel is perfectly placed for ...

If you walk far enough down Hunting Island State Park beach, branches start to writhe out of the sand. The bark-stripped roots of live oak trees jut out of the shore forming a tangle of limbs, with ...

My husband and I stayed in a windowless interior stateroom while our kids shared an oceanfront cabin nearby on the Carnival Legend cruise ship.