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The West & Southwest

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Photo: Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton

Hawaii

Because beach resorts are more fun when they’re casual. Until recently, the buttoned-up European look of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua was strangely out of touch with its tropical surroundings. Now, after a $180 million renovation, the hotel has lost the chintzy curtains, faux Renaissance artwork, and yes, the fireplace in the library. The 446 guest rooms are breezy yet refined: kukui tree–patterned area rugs cover dark Brazilian ironwood floors, and wrought-iron lanais look out on the island landscape. As they say in Hawaii, Na mea maikai—it’s all good.

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