Quinta Real Acapulco

Guests check in at street level, then descend stone steps through manicured gardens to reach the suites below, which sets the tone nicely. This all-suite luxury resort on Punta Diamante skips the colonial kitsch in favor of marble floors, sculpted headboards, and Hermès bath products in every bathroom. Most suites have private balconies over the bay; some have plunge pools. A hilltop restaurant and a palapa seafood spot at the beach club mean you may never leave, which is rather the point.