Jon Maiman

While Hawaii is in the US, I suspect that it is further than you want to travel. It is very nice in the summer and it is usually easy to find award availability.

Closer to the continental US, South Carolina is very nice in July near the beach. It will be hot and humid away from the beach, but that has never deterred us. We frequently do a 1-2 week vacation in SC in July or August. Marriott has full service resort properties at both Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach hotel is especially nice. The Hilton Head hotel has a great location and a nice pool area; however, the rooms are tired and need to be renovated. If you get very lucky, you might find award availability at one of the oceanfront HH Marriott Vacation Clubs or Marriott Oceanwatch Vacation Club in Myrtle Beach.


There are also lots of Marriott properties in VA beach; however, they are limited service (CY, FI, or SHS) and the same category levels or higher than the full service properties in Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head and they aren't as nice. I stayed at the SHS property a few years ago before the big category creep and even at the lower point level, I still thought it was a poor value.


--Jon