How to Spend the Day (But Not the Night) at High-Buck Resorts, Hotels From Maui to Miami

There are services that allow guests to check in to a fancy hotel for just a few hours during the day.

The exterior of the Breakwater Hotel is featured Aug. 31, 2011, in Miami Beach, Florida. Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS

By Simon Peter Groebner From Star Tribune

If you’re a budget traveler like me, you might gravitate to hostels, Airbnbs, and affordable ecolodges. Sure, you might daydream about lolling poolside at a full-service tropical resort, but you know you don’t want to pay for it.