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...

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...