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Media Kit: Amenities
The Don CeSar tickles guests pink with an array of complimentary enjoyments from sun-soaked lounges and sailing clinics to seaside pampering and sweet dream services.Unique spa treatments that bring the sea to guests with Thalassotherapy treatments.
escape into the world of tropical flowers and essential oils. Relax, rejuvenate and restore with captivating therapeutic massages, spiraling body wraps, sea scrubs and body polishes.
Open 24 hours a day, the workout room offers PRECOR + CYBEX modular units featuring 10 separate stations, stairmasters, life cycles, Schwinn Airdynes and a CYBEX treadmill keep heart rates up while yoga is performed Gulfside to calm and soothe.
Seven-and-one-half miles of powdery shores for strolling, shelling or sunning. Or, skim the Gulf on waverunners, catamarans, kayaks, aqua bikes, or get a gull's-eye view by parasail.
Seaside landlubbers pass the time with pool or beach volleyball, or just unwind in the shade of colorful cabanas.
Daily sailing and waverunning clinics.
World-weary travelers exit the Don CeSar to find a newly designed pool deck and additional beachfront amenities. Guests feel at home by the pool on royal blue cushioned lounge chairs with chartreuse green piping and oversized umbrellas, relishing in the warm sun while enjoying fresh new landscaping including Canary Island Date Palms and tree-formed Oleander, plus a Bose sound system (which offers a variety of sounds in different areas). For guests' convenience, poolside cabana styled changing rooms and restrooms are available.
Enjoy water's-edge pool service in one of two shimmering pools with underwater sound systems.
Daily fitness classes such as yoga, beach fit trek, aqua aerobics, kickboxing, jazzercise, power walk, power run and body sculpting.
Wonderful discoveries await guests in the shopping arena at the bottom of the sweeping grand staircase. In addition to the Beach Club and Spa, the luxury of all-inclusive "one-stop shopping" features an accessories shop, resort logo store, Uncle Andy's Ice Cream Parlor and intimate boutiques featuring men's and women's sportswear, gift items, beachside necessities and more.
Camp CeSar (5-12) Young guests are captivated by kid-crafted shell jewelry, T-shirt decorating, scavenger hunts and arts & crafts.
"More cheese please!" Nighttime pizza parties as well as day adventures give parents a quiet respite.
Tales of seven decades of The Don -- from days of grandeur to glory -- are weaved by tour guides.
MARITANA GRILLE
In this Four Diamond restaurant, surrounded by more than 1,500 gallons
(5,700 L) of saltwater aquariums and indigenous Florida fish, guests enjoy New American cuisine prepared over a pecan and cherry wood grill and presented with a selection of more than 200 wines. Jackets are definitely not required.
CHEF'S TABLE: Guests are invited to dine with the Chef and his cooking staff in the back of the house as delectable masterpieces are created.
SEA PORCH CAFE
Offering unforgettable orange sunsets, this restaurant takes advantage of its beachfront location. Guests dine in a garden-like atmosphere with gray and green vines entwined in the carpet, casual white wicker furniture, brightly painted greenhouse scenes embellishing each wall and wooden swings on the boardwalk to enhance romantic moonlit nights.
KING CHARLES BALLROOM
Enjoy spectacular Gulf views enhanced by more than 180 incredible selections for Sunday Brunch -- truly astounding.
BEACHCOMBER GRILL
Expanded pool deck oasis nudged by Gulf breezes and accented by a mosaic of Tiffany glass serves lite-bites, salads, sandwiches and burgers.
UNCLE ANDY'S ICE-CREAM PARLOR
Dish up old-fashioned ice-cream floats, shakes and sinful banana splits.
BEACHCOMBER BAR
Blends a variety of tropical juices into refreshing delights and frozen concoctions.
LOBBY BAR
Classy, mahogany bar is a popular gathering area for quiet cocktails and snacks complemented by the mesmerizing views from Gulf-front verandahs and spicy piano serenades.
SUNSETS' BAR/LOUNGE
Casual beachside bar -- perfect for welcoming guests with evening sunsets and tropical favorites. A nautical-styled stopover complete with sand covered floor.
ISLA DEL SOL
Riddled with 87 bunkers & 27 water hazards, the 6,251 yard (5,688m) course features narrow, palm-lined fairways, tightly manicured greens and Gulf breezes. Putting and chipping practice greens, clubhouse and restaurant.
Sport fishing is an angler's dream with trophy winners of marlin, sailfish and kingfish.
Bottom fishing adventurers drop for grouper, snapper and amberjack, while those on shore cast for tarpon, redfish, trout and snook.
SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM
Boasting the world's largest collection of Dali works, the $125 million collection boasts 94 oil paintings, 200 water colors and drawings and 1,000 graphics, sculptures and objects d'art.
FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
The third largest of its kind in the United States - this facility hosts photographs, memorabilia, books, films and video tapes from and about the Holocaust.
THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate that offers many exhibitions including a Kennedy Exhibition open all year round.
GREAT EXPLORATION: THE HANDS-ON MUSEUM
A unique museum where visitors touch, move and interact with entertaining exhibits that educate. Children are encouraged to learn through doing.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Features a well-respected collection of French impressionist paintings along with European, Americana and pre-Columbian art.
ST. PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Features a permanent interactive exhibition of the chronology of St. Petersburg's history filled with priceless artifacts, documents, and photographs.
DOLPHINS LANDING
Sailing on St. Pete Beach since 1974, Dolphins Landing includes cruises along the intercoastal, watching sunsets and dolphin sightseeing.
STARLIGHT PRINCESS
Sit back and enjoy old time hospitality as the enchantment of an authentic paddlewheel riverboat sets the atmosphere for your voyage ahead.
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM
Research and rehabilitation facility displays live and model exhibits, with daily tours available.
SEA SCREAMER
World's largest speedboat thrills guests with a scenic nature cruise and a high-speed ride in the Gulf of Mexico.
BAYWALK COMPLEX
A 150,000 sq. ft. open-air themed entertainment/shopping plaza anchored by a 4,200 seat, 20-screen Muvico Theater complex, with multiple retail shops as well as restaurants.
THE PIER
This famous landmark features an expanded retail area, restaurants, observation deck, dining court and public boat docks, miniature golf, an aquarium and museum.
Sunken Gardens, Ringling Museum, and the Florida Aquarium.
Sea World, Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios Florida and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, Disney-MGM Studios, Busch Gardens and Silver Springs.
Air-conditioned, natural gas-operated trolleys run along the beaches from Treasure Island to Williams Park in downtown St. Petersburg satisfying visitors' transportation needs for only $1.
Area beaches earned the Blue Wave Award for promoting responsible beach management and encouraging public awareness of environmental, health, and safety conditions.
St. Petersburg holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the longest run of consecutive sunny days - 768 days (Feb. 9, 1967 - March 17, 1969.)
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