The Best Hotels Near The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen, by the Record
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A Forbes Five Star hotel rising 41 stories above Tianfu Square, with guest rooms that borrow their bones from traditional Chinese courtyard homes, dressed out in damask, warm wood, and marble with city views. The central business district location puts pandas, teahouses, and spicy Sichuan markets within easy reach, which is a good thing, because a city this charismatic deserves more than a lobby.
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A 52-story hotel in Chengdu's Hi-Tech Zone where art-deco chandeliers the size of small spacecraft anchor the lobby and every room comes with its own butler service window. The Waldorf Astoria holds a Forbes Four Star. Six restaurants and bars cover everything from Cantonese to a rooftop whiskey bar on the 52nd floor where the jazz carries further than the skyline.