Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo

What the classifiers highlight

Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the hotel catch Mount Fuji on clear days, part of an East-meets-West design Forbes rates Five Stars. The kitchen once hosted a pop-up from Copenhagen's Noma, and the house restaurants run from Cantonese cooking at Sense to avant-garde plates at Tapas Molecular Bar. The spa's Tranquility Suite lets guests soak in an infinity bath behind two walls.