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...most of China's big ski resorts are clustered in the country's impoverished northeast. While some American ski-resort towns boast film festivals and fashionable clothing boutiques, the village houses near Lotus Mountain are made of blocks of mud mixed with straw, and the only hotel accommodation is in flimsy, prefab lodges. Donkeys porting bundles of firewood for sale roam the village. Given the rustic environment, Lotus Mountain markets itself as an ecotourism destination, but the Air Supply tunes blasting from loudspeakers placed at regular intervals along the slopes shatter the wintry calm of the setting...
...Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport With its Zen-style water features, bamboo thickets and Asian-inspired restaurant design, this 414-room hotel, tel: (1-734) 942 6500, brings fusion flair to Motor City. Smokers who come off a long-haul flight desperate to light up will find no relief here, though: the property is entirely smoke-free...
...overnight pit stop at a forgettable (and decidedly d?class?) airport hotel used to be one of the banes of the road warrior's life. No longer. The hotel industry's burgeoning emphasis on design includes airport properties, many of which are starting to boast the upgraded amenities and modish trappings of their downtown cousins. Say goodbye to poky rooms and drab lobbies, and luxuriate in slick digs like the striking Kempinski Hotel Airport M?nchen, tel: (49-89) 97820, pictured above. Below are some of our other layover favorites...
...Radisson Sas Stansted With Heathrow and Gatwick operating at near capacity, more London-bound flights are opting for Stansted, home to the Radisson SAS, tel: (44-12) 7966 1012. Rooms come in three funky styles ("Chili," "Ocean" or "Urban") and the hotel's four restaurants surround a unique 12-m "wine tower" holding 4,000 bottles...
...Regal Airport Hong Kong's airport hotel, tel: (852) 2890 6060, is every bit as stylish as the hub it serves?and even manages to impart something of a resort feel, with outsized rooms, two swimming pools, courtyard gardens and a spa. Hong Kong Disneyland and the new AsiaWorld-Expo convention center are within easy reach...