Beach Hotels

The beach makes an ideal backdrop for a family vacation, a honeymoon, a solo reset, or just about any occasion. And because coastal getaways tend to revolve around R&R, comfortable accommodations are essential — you may also want a few fun amenities thrown in. Whatever your requirements (an infinity pool with butler service? A water park for the kids? A room with a view or within walking distance of city attractions?), there's a beach hotel to fulfill them.

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resort garden featuring a landscaped stream bordered by flowers and trees, surrounded by resort buildings and tropical scenery
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Coastal view with sailboats in a harbor, tropical vegetation, and buildings on a hillside
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Wakaya Club and Spa's villa on the beach
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Aerial view of private beach at Fowl Cay
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Wedding setting at Wild Dunes
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A family on the edge of the water at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
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Pair of photos from Costa Rica, one showing a woman rinsing off with a surfboard in an outdoor shower, and one showing a woman sipping a pink fruit juice
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Aerial view of an irregularly shaped swimming pool at a hotel resort
I Played Tennis With the Pros at This Bahamas Resort — and Left With Much More Than a Better Backhand
Kapolei, Hawaii on the west coast of Oahu, Hawaii, and its resorts and lagoons
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A line of bungalows at Bungalows Key Largo resort
This Adults-only, All-inclusive Resort Feels Like a Caribbean Escape—in the Florida Keys
Terrace dining with palm trees at sunset and yacht charter boat at Le Meridien Lav Split
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Green lounge chairs next to pool over looking the ocean
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Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France
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The entrance to Jumeriah Bali
Bali's Newest Beach Resort Makes You Feel Like Royalty — and Each Villa Comes With a Private Pool
Outdoor courtyard at Daunt’s Albatross in Montauk
This Family-owned Montauk, New York, Hotel Just Got a Gorgeous Redesign — and It's Right in the Heart of Town
Arerial view of a luxury hotel on a cliff above the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California
This Laid-back California Beach Town Has a Stunning Luxury Hotel With Ocean Views
Mansita Beach at JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
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Exterior view of from golf course of The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida
These Stunning Resorts on Florida's 'Paradise Coast' Are Perfect for a Family Vacation
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Our Readers' Favorite Family Beach Hotels 2015
Aerial view of Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas
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The Aston at the Whaler exterior
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The view from the accommodations at Soho House Canouan
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Pink umbrellas on the beach at the Mandarin Oriental, Canouan
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View of The Henderson and beach from the water
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Resort at Pedregal
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Property of Zadun in Cabo
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Interior and exterior of Playa Viva's treehouse and pool lounge
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Aerial view of the pool at the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
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A heterosexual couple in the pool at Le Blanc Cancun
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Sunset Key Cottages, resort pool, Key West, Florida
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Best Resort in the Caribbean, including Secret Bay, Dominica, with villas perched on a lush hillside
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Deer Path Inn guest room, Lake Forest, Illinois
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Aerial view of Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap Cana
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Exterior of the beach-facing Palmaia, the House of AIA resort in Mexico
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Aerial view of the event lawn at Baha Bay
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View of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on the cliff over the beach
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Cala de Mar Resort & Spa
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Front entrance of The Surf Lodge
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Our Readers' Favorite Beach Hotels 2015
A woman reads a book on the terrace of a home in Kardamyli, Greece, overlooking the sea
Stay at the Greek Villa of One of History's Most Beloved Travel Writers
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Our Readers' Favorite Caribbean Resorts 2015
Sandals Halcyon swim-up suite and lagoon to pool bar
You Can Float Straight From Your Hotel Room to the Caribbean's Longest Pool in This Swim-up Suite
Aerial view of the private beach at The WILD
You Can Swim at One of the Best Private Beaches in Mykonos — but Only If You're a Guest of This Hotel
Aerial view of Etéreo, Auberge Resorts Collection
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La Valise Tulum's suite can have the bed moved to the terrace
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Eclipse Half Moon Jamaica Luxury Hotel
Jamaica's Newest Luxury Hotel Is Filled With Eco-conscious Architecture, Local Art, and Over 65 Years of Half Moon History
Danzante Bay Resort with crystal clear blue water
This Resort in Baja Mexico Is Surrounded by the Bluest Water You've Ever Seen — and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hodges Bay Resort & Spa
Antigua Has 365 Beaches — but This New Resort Lets You Have One All to Yourself
Turtle Island Fiji
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Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort
An Over-the-top Beach Resort in Colombia — and You Can Arrive by Yacht
Mauna Lani Resort
This Hawaii Resort Just Got a $200 Million Makeover — and the State's First Goop Store
Aerial view of the beach at Kamalame Cay resort in the Bahamas, with white sand and turquoise water
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View of tropical beach from the patio of a bungalow
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Secret Bay luxury resort in Dominica
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Interior Room rendering at The Rockaway Hotel
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MALLIOUHANA balcony
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