A luxurious oceanfront escape in the Florida Keys, the Cheeca Lodge & Spa is cutting room rates by 40% through summer -- a nice time to bask in lulling Atlantic breezes.

Visit Sundays-Thursdays, August-September, for $169 per night. Or stay midweek now through July for $20 more per night. Weekends throughout are $249 per night.

Rooms offer pillowtop mattresses, marble bathrooms with oversize soaking tubs and private screened balconies.

This AAA 4-Diamond resort tumbles over 27 lush acres with waterfalls, tennis courts, landscaped gardens and restaurants showcasing locally caught fish and locally grown produce.

Note: The nightly resort fee has been cut in half to $20 per night, which covers bicycle rentals, sea kayaks, fishing rods, greens fees and clubs at the nine-hole golf course, valet parking, Wi-Fi and more. A two-night minimum stay is required on weekends.

Not available on: July 3-7; Aug. 31 - Sept. 1