Akaryn Samui's elegant villas in Koh Samui, Thailand, offer four-poster beds, private gardens, sunrise yoga and a tea salon. Travel + Leisure: See more affordable beach resorts
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B Ocean, Fort Lauderdale, Florida —
The 240-room B Ocean does affordable without nickel-and-diming guests. Wi-Fi is free, ocean views are standard, and spa services are a bargain.
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El Sitio Hotel and Restaurant, Pedasi, Panama —
El Sitio Hotel and Restaurant, in Panama's Pacific village of Pedasi, offers rustic-but-stylish accommodations.
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Le Reve, Playa del Carmen, Mexico —
Wind your way through a maze of unpaved roads in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and end up at the intimate boutique property of Le Reve Hotel & Spa, where hammocks and bungalows overlook the ocean.
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Magdalena Grand Beach Resort, Tobago —
The Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago may be surrounded by a gated, luxury community of golf courses and vacation homes, but the nature trails and mangrove forests shelter guests' rooms.
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Mancora Marina Hotel, Peru —
Mancora Marina Hotel is ground zero for the surfers and sun-worshippers flocking to Peru's northern Pacific coast beaches.
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Stokkoya Sjosenter, Norway —
A husband-and-wife team of sheep farmers carved out Stokkoya Sjosenter, a modern architectural and artistic oasis, in the middle of Norway's windswept Hosnasand Beach.
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Fishing Lodge Cap Cana, Dominican Republic —
Just a short ride from the Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic is Fishing Lodge Cap Cana, where it's possible to swim directly out of many of the 229 Mediterranean-style villas.
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Pousada Patacho, Porto de Pedras, Brazil —
Brazil's Northeastern state of Alagoas is home to quiet beaches and Pousada Patacho -- a light-filled hotel with five rooms amid coconut palms and vine-draped terraces. Travel + Leisure: See more affordable beach resorts
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B-Lay Tong Phuket, Phuket, Thailand —
Walk past the frat-like atmosphere of Phuket, Thailand's Patong party beach and you'll find B-Lay Tong Phuket, a stylish resort full of Eames chairs and Andaman Sea views.
