Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa

Forty minutes south of Barcelona along the Costa Daurada, this seaside resort trades the city's noise for 143 minimalist rooms with seaside-colored accents and, in the better ones, private terraces overlooking the water. The Ra Wellness Thalasso Spa anchors the place, built around purified high-iodine Mediterranean seawater and La Prairie treatments across a sprawling footprint. Dining spreads across a poolside grill, a terrace bar, and a beachside restaurant with the sea doing all the decorating.