Six Orlando staycations worth your PTO – from super-luxe to summer camp

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Four Seasons Orlando

The luxury hotel is luring locals with a "daycation" deal ($285 per person, Monday through Friday) that couldn't be swankier. The package includes your choice of one of three signature treatments at the ultra-luxe spa and access to the fitness center, including a yoga class on the Spa Lawn. After your sweat sesh, hop into one of the jetted rain showers to prep for lunch at PB&G, the resort's gastropub-inspired overwater restaurant.

Then make straight for the lazy river and float for several hours, or until you're pruny and ready to catch some rays. There are plenty of lounge chairs, and your drink order is the pool butlers' command. Lie back and commend yourself on a life well-lived.

Now for the upgrades: If you're feeling splurgy, rent a cabana at the adults-only Oasis Pool, just outside the spa ($200 for the day). The cabana rental comes with one alcoholic beverage per person, bottled water and a seasonal fruit salad served in a pineapple half – that's how you know you've made it. The infinity lap pool backs up to a conservation area, so you can spot blue herons, white ibis and even gators in the brush.

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Whatever you do, don't miss dinner at one of the on-site restaurants. At Capa, the Spanish-themed steakhouse on the 17th floor, guests can ask chef Gabriel Massip to send out some of his favorite tapas – the roasted cauliflower with capers and coddled egg is a must-eat – then, smart diners order steak. Preferably the bone-in filet; Capa's one of the only places in town to serve that particular cut.

Time your dessert to coincide with the fireworks at Magic Kingdom and Epcot, which begin at 9 p.m. sharp. Take your glass of cava or Capa-ccino out to the viewing deck and take in the magic of Cinderella's Castle from an exclusive vantage point outside the restaurant.

Wanna stay over? Starting room rates for locals during late summer (Aug. 13 through Oct. 1), when kids head back to school and the weather is less than predictable, go for $309 per night.

10100 Dream Tree Blvd., 407-313-7777, fourseasons.com/orlando