Jumeirah Messilah Beach

What the classifiers highlight

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed this beachfront hotel on a private stretch of Kuwait's coast, its 405 rooms ranging from 430 square feet up to a 3,875-square-foot Royal Suite. Kids get a cinema and a Playstation zone, adults a separate pool from families. Pepper serves wagyu after dark; Olio looks over the gulf. Forbes rates the Talise Spa five stars.