W Retreat & Spa

The island of Vieques—eight miles from Puerto Rico’s southeast coast—is relaxed and somewhat eccentric: the perfect place for the W's first "Retreat" property in North America (the brand’s answer to sprawling resorts). There's nothing big-box about property, which has 156 ecclectic rooms and suites by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola and a Puerto Rican restaurant, Sorcé, which serves local-style mofongo, whole coli rubia with potatoes, chorizo, and chili aioli, and a boricua sampler wiht queso fundido, bacalaitos, and beef empanadas.