Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort

Hawksbill turtles nest on the beach outside this Forbes Four Star resort on Saadiyat Island, which sets the tone: this is a sustainability-minded, design-forward property where the natural world is part of the pitch. A glass chandelier in the lobby riffs on the seven blues of the gulf outside, and every room faces the water. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is minutes away, though the mangroves make it easy to forget the city exists.