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Five-star luxury beachfront resort with multiple pools, on-site spa, tennis courts, beachside palapas and tropical gardens.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022

Along the coast — from seaside palapas to cliff-top restaurants to car rental lots — people whose livelihoods depend on tourists abruptly started to prepare for another lost summer.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2021

“We were living on the beach under palapas and just this really beautiful setting, and we wanted to see if we could make the equipment with good carpenters,” Carter said during a recent videoconferencing chat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2021

Driftwood palapas line the main beach, and there’s a hillside spa, where treatments like hot-stone massage are done in an open-air pavilion.

From Time • Sep. 25, 2017

Summit Surf is a legitimate Southern California-style surf shop, the likes of which have never been seen before in these here parts, complete with palapas and boards decking the ceilings.

From Time Magazine Archive