Hotel Azucar -LRB- Veracruz , Mexico -RRB- A hop-skip from the Caribbean , on a quiet stretch of Mexico 's Gulf Coast -LRB- closest city : Veracruz -RRB- , the Hotel Azucar opened in April as a laid-back -- and surprisingly affordable -- retreat with just 20 thatched-roof bungalows , each with curving whitewashed walls and an ocean-view terrace .