19 Fairmont Chateau Whistler 85.58 
Whistler, B.C.; 800/441-1414 or 604/938-8000; www.fairmont.com;
DOUBLES FROM $136
20 Sonnenalp Resort of Vail 85.47 
Vail, Colo.; 800/654-8312 or 970/476-5656; www.sonnenalp.com;
DOUBLES FROM $240
HAWAII: TOP 10
MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai 90.65 
What is a lush Polynesian-style outpost without aquatic action?Find Nemo in the snorkeling pond filled with 3,500 tropical fish or go ocean canoeing. Après-swim, there's volcano building, beach BBQ's, and telescopes for stargazing.
Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii; 888/340-5662; www.fourseasons.com;
DOUBLES FROM $540
2 Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa 88.05
Koloa; 800/554-9288; kauai.hyatt.com;
DOUBLES FROM $425
3 Fairmont Kea Lani Maui 86.95
Wailea; 800/441-1414; www.fairmont.com;
DOUBLES FROM $345
4 Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa 86.85
Wailea, Maui; 800/888-6100; www.grandwailea.com;
DOUBLES FROM $465
5 Hilton Waikoloa Village 86.68
Waikoloa, Hawaii; 800/445-8667; www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com;
DOUBLES FROM $199
6 Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii 86.39
Honolulu; 800/367-2525; www.mandarinoriental.com;
DOUBLES FROM $295
7 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 85.00
Kohala Coast, Hawaii; 866/774-6236; www.princeresortshawaii.com;
DOUBLES FROM $360
8 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea 84.55
800/332-3442; www.fourseasons.com;
DOUBLES FROM $345
9 Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club 84.03
Lihue; 800/228-9290; www.marriott.com;
DOUBLES FROM $329
10 Kona Village Resort 83.68
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; 800/367-5290; www.konavillage.com;
DOUBLES FROM $515
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: TOP 10
1 Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita 88.93 
Puerto Vallarta is 45 minutes away, but seaside seclusion and indulgence are the big attractions here. Parents get the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus course and a 15,500-square-foot spa, kids learn to make guacamole and piñatas, and teens kick back in a brand-new,2,400-square-foot game room with pool tables and PlayStations. The white sand beach is the place for clans to reconvene with their boogie boards.
Mexico; 800/332-3442 or 52-329/291-6000; www.fourseasons.com;
DOUBLES FROM $400
2 Llao Llao Hotel & Resort 84.26
Bariloche, Argentina; 800/745-8883 or 54-294/444-8530; www.llaollao.com;
DOUBLES FROM $236
3 Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort 83.51
Playa Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica; 800/228-9290 or 011-506/630-9000; www.marriott.com;
DOUBLES FROM $135
4 Paradisus Playa Conchal 81.67
Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica; 011-506/654-4123; www.paradisusplayaconchal.com;
DOUBLES FROM $199 PER PERSON, ALL-INCLUSIVE
5 Ritz-Carlton, Cancún 81.15
Mexico; 800/241-3333 or 52-998/881-0808; www.ritzcarlton.com;
DOUBLES FROM $269
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