Lone Pine, Penang, a Tribute Portfolio Resort

The rooms at this boutique beachside resort play a neat trick: black-and-white minimalism stripped back so completely that the palms and sea outside become the actual decor. Lone Pine sits under old shade trees on Batu Ferringhi's coast, with a pool, spa, and fitness center, plus enough drinking options that you can watch the sunset with a beer or disappear into the whiskey bar when the romance of it all gets to be a bit much.