Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

What the classifiers highlight

The hotel manufactures seclusion inside the city, with floor-to-ceiling views of the Huangpu River and access to Segway tours along the water and the Shanghai Metropolitan Marine Yacht Club next door. Forbes singles out the spa for certified organic, vegan products, and Yong Yi Ting for Jiangnan cooking, the school that spans Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.