In recent years, many resorts -- even all-inclusives -- are adding swank private enclaves onto their properties. Most boast some combination of luxe accommodations and private perks (think pools, beaches and concierges). But with the down economy putting a drag on upscale travel bookings, many are filling the swankier side of their properties by upgrading travelers from the main resort. How to swing it? You've got a better chance if you're already a loyalty member, have paid for a more expensive room in the main resort, or sometimes, if you arrive later in the day, when they've given up on booking the room at rack rate. Below, five of these exclusive add-ons:

Tortuga Bay, Puntacana Resort & Club

Dominican Republic

Rates (main hotel): from $160 a night
Rates (Tortuga Bay): from $580 a night
Recent Deal: Stay 3 nights, get a 4th free

THE BUZZ: Tortuga Bay's got all the trappings of an exclusive resort: expedited customs and baggage claim at the airport, Oscar de la Renta-designed rooms, a private beach -- even your own golf cart for toodling around the complex. But most dining options are still at the main Puntacana resort. And if you think you've come to the island to escape cell phones, think again. All guests are given one to talk to their personal villa concierge.

The Cove, Atlantis

The Bahamas

Rates (main hotel): from $260 a night
Rates (The Cove): from $490 a night
Recent Deal: Four nights for the price of three, starting from $999 per person

If the huge, raucous family scene at the Bahamas' Atlantis resort doesn't sound like your speed, its upscale Cove property offers an altogether more grown-up vibe: ocean-view suites, open-air gaming and celebrity-chef dining.
(Think Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill.) But it's definitely more South Beach hip than Palm Beach patrician; club music thumps loudly all day at the adults-only pool, and the prices -- $18 mojitos and $1,000-a-day cabanas -- aren't exactly recession-friendly.

Beach Village, Hotel del Coronado

San Diego, Calif.

Rates (main hotel): from $295 a night
Rates (Beach Village): from $600 a night
Recent Deal: 50% off

The historic Hotel del Coronado may be an aging grande dame, but vacationers looking for luxury and privacy can upgrade to a cottage or villa in the Beach Village section, complete with amenities like fireplace, patio with outdoor soaking tubs, plush linens, high-tech entertainment systems, concierge service -- you get the idea. Book a chef to come cook a private meal in the gourmet kitchen. Many villas boast unobstructed beach views -- that is, unless you count the joggers and biker whizzing by on the busy boardwalk.

Paradisus Palma Real Reserve

Dominican Republic

Rates (Main resort): from $364 a night
Rates (The Reserve): from $496 a night

The all-inclusive Paradisus Palma Real may have throngs of noisy kids and the raucous wedding receptions, but it recently opened the smaller, quieter Reserve property, complete with private butlers. Enormous rooms boast two whirlpools -- one in the bath and one on the terrace -- and if that isn't enough of a water fix, you can always upgrade to a "swim-up" master suite. There's no fighting for a lounge at the private pool, but if you prefer the white-sand beach it's a 15-minute walk, or you have to get in line for a golf-cart shuttle.

Club Med Ixtapa Pacific Sol

Ixtapa, Mexico

Rates (Main resort): from $1,260 per person for a seven-night stay
Rates (Sol): from $3,570 per person for a seven-night stay
Recent Deal: Suite Life promotion offers up to 58 percent off

Club Med, famous for its traditionally spartan rooms and communal seating buffets, has added an exclusive area called "Sol" to its popular Ixtapa, Mexico property. The large suite-only accommodations come with concierge service and flat-screen TVs, internet access and adjoining rooms for the kids. But because this is still an all-inclusive, you can't escape those plastic wrist bands. And even staying in the more expensive rooms won't keep the ber-peppy staff from trying to get you to learn the "Hands Up Baby Hands Up" Club Med song.