Hotel Indigo Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town by IHG

Carnival mask totems tucked behind green living walls set the tone at this 354-room hotel in Shenzhen's creative Overseas Chinese Town district. The concept is Venice-meets-neon-South-China, which sounds like a lot, but the Venetian-shaped rooms and open balconies overlooking Red Tree Bay carry it with more composure than you'd expect. The outdoor pool, with its white sail canopy against the skyline, is the kind of shot that makes Instagram feel briefly justified.