Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica

Open-air check-in with Culebra Bay spread out below you sets the tone for this Pacific coast resort on the Papagayo Peninsula, a Michelin Key and Forbes Four Star property where the villas, designed by Costa Rican architect Ronald Zürcher, curve like shells into a 28-acre hillside forest. A single staff member handles your arrival, golf-cart transfer, and everything after. The bars and pools are where the place actually lives.