The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua

What the classifiers highlight

Tucked into the 22,000-acre Kapalua Resort on Maui's north shore, the waterfront hotel sits on 54 acres with Pacific views toward Molokai, away from the island's busier areas. Forbes counts 466 rooms with dark wood and Hawaiian patterns, a three-tier pool beside a 20,000-square-foot sundeck, six restaurants, and two golf courses shared with a marine sanctuary.