SO Ras Al Khaimah Hotel & Resort

The rooms here are styled around a concept that folds art, fashion, and retail into a resort stay, which sounds like marketing until you're poolside on a man-made island in the Arabian Gulf. This all-inclusive on Al Marjan Island runs ten stories, 257 rooms and suites, several with private plunge pools, plus multiple restaurants, an adults-only pool bar, and a standalone beach club about ninety minutes from Dubai.