Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

This salubrious paradise captures the spirit of that Golden Age on the Big Island's exclusive north Kona Coast. It features award-winning spa, a pool carved out of natural lava rock with spotted eagle rays, and an oceanfront golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. Looking onto the ocean, golf course and natural Hawaiian fishponds, bungalow-style accommodations are furnished in Pacific tropical style: light gold walls, hand-knotted rugs over clay-coloured slate, and rattan-and-bamboo settees.