You'll find Little Dix Bay at the spot where verdant, tropical foliage tumbles down from the hills and into the turquoise water of a crescent-shaped cove on the west side of Virgin Gorda. The higher elevations of the British Virgin Islands make for unbelievable views, and those of Little Dix Bay do not disappoint. From the blue sea and bright-white linens to the fuchsia bougainvillea and green...

The whimsical yet sublimely professional Winnetu Oceanside Resort draws a crowd of in-season families and off-season romance seekers craving hospitable service at the only oceanfront accommodation on Martha's Vineyard. Ditch your car for a week, settle in to a classic New England-style resort, and allow its heaps of amenities to entertain, inspire, and help you unwind. A wealth of activities,...

Private white sands and beach butlers who deliver cool towels and mai tais, ten minutes from the heart of Waikiki (aka, a world away)? Yup. Too good to be true? Nope. After a gazillion-dollar renovation, the classic chandeliers still hover over the resort's grand lobby, but everything else (from Frette-draped memory foam beds to plush beach chairs) has morphed into a once-in-a-lifetime...

You don't win Condé Nast Traveler's 2008 Reader's Choice Award for "Best Mexican Resort" without putting together an impressive package. This high-priced jewel in the swanky Riviera Maya is an all-villa resort that is jungle-posh, eco-friendly, über-sexy, and remote enough to be a lost paradise.

The Tides lies just outside the charming village of Xcalacoco, seven miles...

The only property in Los Cabos to earn AAA's Five Diamond Rating (and it has earned that distinction for eight straight years), Las Ventanas al Paraiso ("Windows to Paradise") does a lot more than simply gaze out on paradise. This magnificent, dramatic resort combines a pure-white façade with azure waters; soaring mountains and endless sea; and the perfect symmetry of Old Mexican elegance...

A resort that's accessible only by boat or seaplane; an island that was once the fishing retreat of presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Nixon, among other VIPs; a stretch of private, powder-soft beachfront steps from your thatched-roof bungalow...that's just an introduction to one of Florida's most exclusive resorts.

The Little Palm Island Resort & Spa occupies an entire...

The picture-perfect WaterColor has the comfortable feel of a classic coastal vacation spot. The inn's main building looks like an overgrown beach house, with long, worn wooden porches on each of its three stories and a set of stairs tumbling over the white sandy bluffs of the beach below.

Rooms have a cottage-like charm, with fun candy-colored stripes, white and blue accents, and...

With white-sand beaches and azure water extending endlessly out over the horizon, Kamalame Cay embodies everything you might expect at a luxury seaside Bahamian resort. But the clincher is: at Kamalame Cay, it's practically all yours.

Located on a private cay—a sandy slip of an island formed atop a coral reef—Kamalame Cay hugs the east coast of Andros Island and is...