Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Iadera

The Adriatic blue used throughout the rooms will one day rival Santorini's signature whitewash as a color worth traveling for, or so one hopes. This large, modern luxury resort sits on the Punta Skala peninsula minutes from Zadar, with spacious balconied rooms, a monumental spa with four pools and hammam, beachfront restaurants serving Dalmatian cooking, and a coastline that makes the whole setup feel less like a hotel and more like a reasonable argument for Croatia.