A night in the Atlantic City area doesn't have to mean bright lights and smoky casinos; instead, head about 11 miles northwest to the Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey.

But none match the prestige or panache of Eden Rock - St Barths. The original iteration of the now legendary hotel was built by intrepid explorer Rémy de Haenen back in the 1950s. Over the better ...