A few poolside/oceanside notes from Split, Croatia. This hotel, Le Meridien, is a dream (thank you Starwood points!). Private pool and beach area that look across turqoise seas to Split. Breakfast buffet with outdoor tables overlooking the ocean. Million-dollar yachts and sail boats moored outside our room's window. Pretty sunsets over Split, with views from the pool or our balcony. The hotel is so luxurious and relaxing that we might spend three or four days out of five just sun worshipping by the water.
So you don't think we have gone too hifalutin, the bellhop looked a little unsure how to carry two stinky, dust-covered backpacks from the lobby to our room - he said our luggage was "not very typical" for the hotel 
Then we paraded through the lobby with bread, cheese, and salami for dinner instead of opting for the five-star restaurant