Shangri-La Hotel Qingdao

Six hundred rooms stacked above a coastline where the Yellow Sea competes with the city skyline for your attention. This large-scale Shangri-La hotel sits between Qingdao's financial district and the waterfront, walking distance from the German-era architecture and seaside promenades that give the city its odd, enjoyable character. Interiors run to warm neutrals with Asian accents, bathrooms are generous, and the beds are the kind you notice.