The Spa at Kempinski Hotel Cancun

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Beach, Pool, Spa, Tennis"

"What hasn't changed is impeccable service, the long lineup of activities, kids' amenities, soothing spa treatments based on local ingredients, the sublime white beach, and the five-diamond awards for the resort as a whole (an unprecedented 16 years running) and two of the restaurants"

"The property is tricked out with luxury resort amenities, including seven dining venues, a serious cooking school, a tennis center, a large spa, two swimming pools, an oceanfront whirlpool and private beach palapas"

"Guests can choose between two pools, a spa offering conventional and Mayan treatments, and six restaurants, from poolside-casual to very elegant"

"Additionally, you can work out at the Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center or take part in classes at the fitness center, then wind down at Kayanta Spa"

"Cooking lessons are available at the Culinary Center, and the Kayantá Spa gives beachside massages"

"For landlubbers, a full service spa, fitness center and nearby tennis and golf promise plenty to do"

"A spacious, family-friendly hotel in Cancun, on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, offering grand interiors and great restaurants, right on the beachfront"

"Suites feature spacious sitting rooms and have larger balconies, and premium rooms on the upper levels offer access to a private lounge with concierge service, a business center and extra amenities"

"There is also the intimate The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Cancun, which is a 5,500-square-foot hideaway washed in creams and whites"