Arennas Máncora

The pool villas here lean toward the lavish end of the spectrum, and with only 22 rooms the whole resort stays quietly to itself on Peru's northern coast. Arennas Máncora sits on a private stretch of beach near Las Pocitas, with a poolside bar and a modernist look in pale stone and natural wood that feels more like coastal Thailand than South America. The restaurant leans into the local seafood, as it should.