Originally built as the private estate of Sir James Goldsmith, Cuixmala stretches across more than 30,000 acres of Mexico's Pacific coast and still feels exactly like that: someone's extraordinary home, opened to guests. The centerpiece, Casa Cuixmala, is a sprawling villa modeled after the Hagia Sophia, its blue-and-yellow dome rising above five kilometres of private beach. Zebras and crocodiles roam the reserve. Forty-three rooms range from casitas overlooking the coconut plantation to hilltop villas with their own pools. The biodynamic farm and the Pacific both feed the kitchen. Five kilometres of private beach complete the picture.