Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos

Palace Resorts' Cabos play, and the sister property to the Cancun flagship. 373 suites in San José del Cabo, strict 18+, butler service across the board, and a 94 score at $9,632 a week — priced almost identically to the Cancun property, which is unusual for the brand.

The location is the differentiator. San José del Cabo's beach is calmer than the Cabo San Lucas marina-side properties, and Le Blanc Los Cabos benefits from the quieter end of the Cabos corridor without sacrificing the airport convenience. The trade-off is the Pacific winter weather — Cabos runs cooler and breezier than the Caribbean from December through February, and the swim conditions are inconsistent enough that travelers banking on daily ocean time will be occasionally disappointed.

What you're paying for: the Le Blanc service standard on the Pacific, with a quieter San José del Cabo beach than the equivalent Grand Velas Los Cabos location. For couples who want the butler-per-suite program and the Cabos weather, this is the right pick. For winter swim purists, book the Cancun property instead — the Caribbean delivers more reliably.