Shangri-La The Shard, London

What the classifiers highlight

Renzo Piano's Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe since it opened in 2013, holds this brand's first UK property across its upper floors. Forbes points to the infinity pool, its swimmers facing St Paul's, the London Eye and Parliament, and GŌNG Bar, on the 52nd floor, the highest bar in Western Europe, split into cocktail, sushi-and-sake and sky-pool sections.