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  1. Banyan Tree Hangzhou

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    Seventy-two ivory-walled villas arranged like a private village along canals and ponds, this all-villa resort sits in a misty wetlands preserve outside the city proper. Dark lacquered furniture and silk brocades share space with fireplaces, enormous bathrooms, and the Banyan Tree's signature spa, here set against bamboo groves. A hand-rowed boat through the wetlands, stopping at pagodas and a teahouse for Longjin tea, is a reasonable way to spend a morning.

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    21 Zijingang Rd, Xihu Qu, Hangzhou, 310012, China · Hangzhou

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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