La Mision Loreto, Baja California.
There’s no place on Earth quite like the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. Affordable hotels are plentiful. Two options: The Siesta Suites Hotel (cabosiestasuites.com) in Cabo San Lucas has doubles, suites with kitchens and a penthouse; doubles start at US$64, the penthouse at US$74. Facing the Gulf of California in the small town of Loreto, the year-old La Mision (lamisionloreto.com) is more upscale with more resort amenities, but starts at an affordable US$109.