3 more unique locations...
...with interesting local color and/or topography:
- GEVC at Lighthouse Pointe at Pt Arena, CA. (RCI only, with perennial off season $ sales) -- En route to Mendocino, this is the only TS resort in the NorCal coast. Check out the Ecological Staircase at Jug Handle State Natural Reserve. a nature trail featuring 5 wave-cut terraces formed by glacier, sea and tectonic activity that built the coast range.
- any resort in Santa Fe, NM, as long as it's within walking distance to the Plaza -- for the local arts & food scene. Do drive to Taos and spend time at the Santa Fe Opera, which imho is perfectly placed in the feng-shui sense.
- le Manoir des Deux Amants, Connelles, France. Centrally located in Normandy for daytripping to Rouen, Mont St Michel, beaches, Giverny, and small villages (Lyons-la-foret & Les Andelys are personal faves). Couple this stay with a week at Royal Regency in Vincennes (both available via II + RCI) for a nostalgic sense of pre-EU France.