Esperanza Resort, set on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico
- How much: $1,375 to $1,775 a night.
- Why: You’ll want to cancel your return flight home and extend your vacation indefinitely after a day lounging beside the Esperanza Resort’s oceanfront pool. The Esperanza, a widely sought-after luxury hotel, offers opulent indulgences such as full-service spa treatments on the premise, a private beach and terrace hot tub, which overlooks the Sea of Cortez.
- For reservations, visit www.esperanzaresort.com.
Toulouse, France
- How much: Accommodations at area hotels range from $60 to $80 a night.
- Why: While your friends spend beaucoup bucks in Paris for crowds and attitudes, you can soak up France’s friendlier city, Toulouse, for far less. Toulouse, called the Ville Rose or Pink Town, is 400 miles south of Paris and known for its culinary delicacies, people-watching and waterways. It’s surrounded by the Garonne River and the Canal du Midi. Toulouse also is a short distance to Barcelona, Spain, the Mediterranean seaside and the Pyrenees Mountains.
- For information, visit www.toulousedefrance.com.
