Fairmont Sanya Haitang Bay

A dragon boat ferries guests from check-in to their rooms along a kilometer-long saltwater canal threading through the property, which sets the tone for this 523-room resort on Hainan Island's south coast. The rooms lean into regional wood and stone, the views take in Wuzhizhou Island, and the dining spans Cantonese, Hainanese, and a Spanish grill, all of which gives the impression that leaving was never really part of the plan.