Melia Chongqing

Meliá sits inside Tieshanping Forest Park, deep enough in the mountains that the city of Chongqing feels like a rumor. It's a full resort, with 230 rooms and suites, most of them opening onto balconies that face the forest or the lake below, where a pagoda sits at the water's edge. Six dining venues cover everything from Sichuan cooking to a Spanish kitchen. Two pools and a spa are on site, and the whole thing is about thirty minutes from downtown.