Maroma, A Belmond Hotel, Riviera Maya

What the classifiers highlight

Started as an architect's private house in the early 1980s south of Cancún, hidden behind coconut palms in a colonial-style hacienda with manicured gardens around the pool. Forbes rates it Five Stars; MICHELIN lists it among Mexico's key hotels. The Maroma Spa by Guerlain was the first Guerlain spa in Latin America, blending Mayan and French wellness across nine cabins.