Playa Cativo Lodge

The entire resort has an airy, tropical atmosphere and takes every advantage of the view. Tasty meals using organic ingredients and freshly-caught seafood are served at El Galivan, while the El Gazebo Sunset Bar is an alfresco spot to sip on something cool before dinner. If you're looking for a spot of R&R, the freeform pool is surrounded by shady trees and the Lotus Spa features its own plunge pool and divine treatments using essential oils made on-site. If you're a yogi, the open-air platform is a wonderful place to start the day.

Either spread across the main lodge or stand-alone Casitas, each room is full of reclaimed hardwood pieces, images of colourful birdlife and pretty tiles, handcrafted by local artisans. Kept cool by large fans, the rooms are high-ceilinged and spacious with wide views of the gardens and ocean beyond, best enjoyed from a hammock on the patio. All have comfy sitting areas, and beautifully-decorated bathrooms with rainfall showers and cotton robes. The Casitas are the most private of their rooms, and come with private plunge pools.