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Need a recommendation for a great beach hotel with spa?

We’re a middle-aged couple getting married next year and traveling in July. (We don’t care how hot the area is in summer, and hopefully we’ll be off season some places.) We live in California, but would like to go to a beach resort – we’re not picky about where it is, just that the hotel or resort has:

1. Crystal clear, relatively calm, warm water beach. Hotel has to be right on the beach.
2. A spa on site
3. Excellent food (my fiancee is a real foodie)
4. Newer or updated rooms with luxury touches like a jetted tub.

Would be nice:
Romantic touches like dinners on the beach, private cabanas, private courtyard, garden or plunge pool. Good snorkeling or diving.

We don’t care about nightlife, clubbing, or other resort activities. We’re happy to just enjoy each other, the beach and the spa all week. That said, we’re not opposed to a lively resort, as long as it’s not a “drink till you puke” crowd.

We’d like to stay around $500-600 per night for the hotel room. Basically, we have more upscale tastes than we can afford! I can find what I’m looking for in the $1,000 a night and up category, but not in our price range.

Any suggestions? We’re looking for suggestions from people who have actually stayed in the resort that fits the definition, not just answers from people like “try the bahamas, aruba, etc.”

If you know of a romantic, upscale little beachfront gem that might work for us, we’d be so grateful for your answer.

Many thanks!
Kate