The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong

Full-size trees grow inside the glass-fronted lobby, which sets the tone: this is a hotel that leans into its unlikely setting where rainforest meets the South China Sea on the island's quiet south side. Most Hong Kong visitors never cross to this part of the island, which is rather the point. The 60-metre crescent infinity pool faces open water, and the Cantonese restaurant draws locals in for dim sum and double-boiled soups, always a good sign.