Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto

What the classifiers highlight

A 40-ton metal tree sculpture stands outside this Five-Star hotel, setting up an aesthetic that runs on wood, stone and Chinese watercolor paintings inside. Bosk restaurant serves Northern Italian food from Canadian farms, the Miraj Hammam Spa alternates steam rooms with massage, and rooms come with a handwritten note and a small gift, macarons one night, fruit jellies the next.