Thursday Escape: Rosewood Mayakoba, Mexico

© Rosewood Mayakoba

Accommodations, the spa, restaurants, beaches and the nearby golf course at Rosewood Mayakoba are all accessible via boats that navigate the property's canals and lagoons. From the Harper Collection: "Striking resort in extraordinary 1,600-acre jungle and beach development featuring a remarkable maze of canals, lagoons and pools, a half-hour south of Cancún. Electric-powered launches or golf carts ferry guests to the 128 striking modernist suites of golden limestone, most with private plunge pools, outdoor garden showers and expansive terraces or rooftop sundecks; however, just 16 overlook the white-sand beach (where the swimming is restricted because of a rocky seabed). Four restaurants include Casa del Lago for refined Mexican and European cuisine. Principal amenities are a lavish island spa beside a natural spring-fed pool, and a Greg Norman-designed golf course; also snorkeling, diving, deep-sea and sportfishing, horseback riding and excursions to Mayan ruins."