There can’ t be many better excuses for missing a meeting and ending up with a nasty case of raisin fingers than the stunning views from the smallest room in the suite at Shanghai’ s Hotel Indigo on the Bund. Boasting a spectacular location at the heart of the revitalized Bund, design-savvy rooms and suites by Hirsch Bednes Associates, and floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase the city’ s otherworldly skyline, Asia’ s first Hotel Indigo embodies the new face of Shanghai rather than reincarnating its past. Each space is a careful weave of contemporary western design and colourful Chinese accents, with bespoke furniture, bold, eye catching fabrics and an intimate, welcoming ambiance that’ s far from the five star cookie cutters across the water. The views continue at the 7th floor infinity swimming pool and at the coveted rooftop terrace grill Char, a modern steak house with an innovative team behind the bar – that is if you can ever leave the bathroom. www. shanghai. hotelindigo. com