Checking In: Plunge Beach Hotel channels retro Lauderdale

Plunge Beach Hotel is calling all free spirits to its new digs in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.
This adorable establishment is the result of the merger and modernization of three 1950s hotels, so it swings with retro décor, bright open spaces and a keen young staff.
The Florida sun and spirit radiate while guests bask in the heat on the Atlantic oceanfront and around two swimming pools. When the Backflip Beach Bar fired up for happy hour, I fully expected Frankie Avalon or Dion to break int