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A holiday-themed cocktail part of Opal's seasonal cocktail program.

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6 Top Holiday Cocktails You’ll Want to Sip in 2024

These holiday cocktails – part of Opal’s specialty holiday cocktail program – aren’t just complex symphonies of flavor, they’re liquid works of art. And we’ve got the recipes for you to recreate during your own holiday festivities. Read More

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Stone Crab Season in Florida: What to Know & Where to Get It

Beloved for their delicate, sweet meat, Florida stone crabs dominate minds and menus from October to May. Here’s why they’re so sought after and the best places to get your claws on, well, these delicious claws. Read More

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5 Digital Detox Retreats Designed for Distancing

We live in a noisy world with so much content vying for our attention. If you’re looking to distance yourself with a digital detox retreat, we have five worthy – and diversly different – picks in Opal destinations. Read More

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Best Beaches in Florida: Why Delray Beach Was Voted Number One in 2024

Scenic, natural, and accessible – these are just a few of the reasons Delray Beach was deservedly awarded “Best Beach in Florida” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Read More

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10 Experiences to Level Up Your Next Opal Escape

Opal Collection resorts and hotels are more than just luxurious places to lay your head. From private chef-led culinary events to hands-on outdoor adventures you’ll be raving about for years to come, here’s how our collection can craft and connect you to indelible experiences that discerning travelers covet. Read More

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The view of one of the best white sand beaches in Florida: Clearwater Beach.

5 Reasons Why Clearwater is One of the Best White Sand Beaches in Florida

Regularly earning awards as a “top beach” from the likes of USA Today and TripAdvisor, Clearwater Beach has been making waves with visitors for years. Here’s why. Read More

The 2020 Opals: The Best of Arts & Culture in Opal Destinations

Awards season may be over, but we’ve still got our own crop of statues to hand out to a few of the outstanding arts and culture institutions in and around Opal destinations. Read More

Top Things to Do in Clearwater/St. Petersburg from March through May

Only during these months in Clearwater and St. Pete, Florida, will you find MLB spring training, monarch butterflies galore, and a 10-day sand-sculpting festival. Read More

Our Picks: Opal Romantic Getaways

Whether you’re looking for a romantic getaway or a place to rekindle as a couple, we’ve got five OPAL destinations just for the two of you. Read More

ICYMI: What’s New at Sandpearl Resort

Why this is the year to reacquaint yourself with Sandpearl Resort and its surrounding attractions in Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Read More

Condé Nast–Confirmed: 11 Opal Properties Recognized in 2019’s Readers’ Choice Awards

The people have spoken. Eleven Opal Collection properties were awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. So what’s all the fuss about? Thirty two years ago, Condé Nast Traveler – the legendary luxury lifestyle travel magazine – put out its first travel survey. Back then, it was just a… Read More

7 Reasons to Visit Opal Destinations This Spring

We dug deep into all Opal destinations from Florida, Maine, and New York to build this list of top spring events and seasonal vacation ideas. Read More

Go with Your Gut: St. Pete’s Fermented Food Artisans

The latest food trend to hit the foodie world has big fans in St. Petersburg, Florida. We look at the city’s many fermented food artisans and what their products – everything from pickled veggies to kombucha – bring to the table. Read More

Christopher Still’s Public Art Guide to Clearwater

A native Floridian whose paintings grace the Smithsonian Institution, Christopher Still knows a thing or two about art – and boy, does it abound in Clearwater Beach. Read More

Street Smart: Cleveland Street in Clearwater

Clearwater Beach is known for its artsy, beachy vibe, but just over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway into Clearwater proper, you’ll find the walkable urban center of Cleveland Street. Beginning at Clearwater Bay where Drew Street turns back toward the city center,… Read More

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