A good hotel room might offer skyline views or a peaceful stretch of ocean, but what if the scene outside your window included stingrays, coral reefs, or even a curious sea turtle gliding by? Around ...

Every room at the hotel has an ocean-front view from a private balcony with a plunge pool. There was no better or more sacred place for me to unwind at the end of each day.

The Four Seasons Seattle in Washington is a five-star hotel offering rooms with views of the waterfront, downtown, and surrounding mountains.

A Swedish couple's dreamy Italian getaway to Baveno took an unexpected turn this month when they discovered their hotel balcony view wasn't quite what it seemed.