voco Hefei Binhu by IHG

A dark bronze spiral staircase rises through double-height glass in the lobby, which gives you a read on the hotel's ambitions before you've checked in. This 205-room property on the northern shore of Chaohu Lake leans hard into smart-room technology: voice-controlled lighting, automated curtains, the works. Two restaurants, one devoted to Cantonese cooking and one running a full Indian kitchen with spices sourced from India, keep things interesting at dinner.