El Mangroove, Autograph Collection

What the classifiers highlight

Set on 17 acres of mangrove forest along Papagayo Bay, the resort keeps just 85 suites and a staff-to-guest ratio of three to one. Forbes points to the 130-foot black-tiled pool facing the beach, cabanas along its edge, and a farm-to-table kitchen split between the formal Makoko and the thatched-roof, casual Matiss.