The Spa at One&Only Palmilla

"Full service spa"

"Service so over-the-top, we were not even allowed to use our Spanish here lest it strain our delicate northern tongues"

"Spa treatments take place in gated private cabanas with lounge chairs, hot tubs, showers, and dressing rooms"

"Adding to the never-ending amenities are a sushi and ceviche bar that looks out onto the Pacific, a Jack Nicklaus golf course, and a top spa"

"Originally built in 1956 as a fifteen room luxury escape for the President of Mexico, it’s been transformed over the years into a 115-room resort with lush gardens, a pristine beachfront, and top notch service, food, spa, and amenities (think welcome tequila and pillow menus for everyone; personalized robes and an iPhone to communicate directly with the butler when you check into a villa)"

"The spa also offers daily exercise and yoga classes, and has a hair and nail salon"

"Few places compete with its combination of fine dining, spa-pampering and views of the seasonal parade of frolicking humpback whales"