Fodor's Expert Review The Ritz-Carlton, Abama

Rising like a Moorish citadel from the banana fields, the Ritz-Carlton Abama is an architectural stunner with a coral-red exterior, a semiprivate beach, seven pools, and a two-Michelin-star restaurant and award-winning golf course. All rooms—decorated sumptuously with plush fabrics and wicker and blond-wood accents—have balconies, and the best afford panoramic ocean views. Adults-only villas add butlers and a private pool.