The World's Best Beach Resorts

White sand beaches, palm trees, and... fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas? Well, maybe not, but the following list of the world's best luxury beach resorts and hotels will certainly lead you to the fantasy coastal retreat you have been searching for.
These are the most luxurious beach resorts in the world, and the spots that our experts here at Five Star Alliance recommend most often. However, a word of caution - reading this list may induce lengthy episodes of day dreaming.
Cambridge Beaches
Sandys, Bermuda
Shutters on the Beach
Santa Monica, CA, United States
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico,
Cap Juluca
Maundays Bay, Anguilla
Prepare yourself for days lounging on Cap Juluca's renowned two and a half miles of sugar soft sand.

Carlisle Bay
St. Mary's, Antigua and Barbuda
Copacabana Palace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
La Samanna
French West Indes, Netherlands Antilles
Amanpuri
Phuket, Thailand
Half Moon Bay
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Banyan Tree Seychelles
Mahe, Seychelles
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Wailea, Hawaii, United States
Little Palm Island
Little Torch Key, FL, United States