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China Getting Ritzier Year By Year

Where: Sanya, Hainan, China

Ritz-Carlton is continuing its China blitz with their first resort opening in 2008. They've already got two Ritz-Carlton hotels up and running (Shanghai and Hong Kong) and another five come online in the next couple of years, but the Ritz-Carlton Sanya at Yalong Bay on the South China Sea will be the first resort. The marketing blurb has China far beyond a developing country and makes staying in Sanya sound like almost the ultimate in resort getaways:

China continues to enhance its reputation as a desirable destination for exploration by the world's most sophisticated leisure travelers. Sanya, with its tropical climate, pristine beaches, and array of unique and exotic natural attractions is an exciting new location.

To be fair, the resort does sound pretty nice, with individual plunge pools attached to each of 35 luxury villas. The rest of us will be able to stay in 600 square foot guestrooms, which they boast are the largest in the region. Hot springs, caves, tropical forest and beaches are nearby when it all gets too much, but 2008 will be the earliest you can get there.