Framed by the 5,000-acre Espíritu Santo River State Preserve, St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico has one heck of a backyard to go play in. In the front yard, just past coconut trees, is the Caribbean Sea, turquoise and picture perfect.
If indeed you ever decided to head inside, you'll have to get past the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course first. This would be a good time to pause and reapply your suntan lotion. Ready? Good. After you've conquered the greens, do a costume change in your generously appointed room, complete with plush bed, 40" LCD TV, iPod dock, and high-speed WiFi.
You could head out into Old San Juan for dinner, but even the centuries-old charm of this island can't compete with Fern, by Jean Georges, where traditional Puerto Rican ingredients like papaya, mango, yuca and coconut are masterfully played against local grouper, wahoo, and dorado. Just think of the man as a conductor for the edible world.
