From Dubai's sail-shaped Burj Al Arab to Singapore's cruise ship-on-stilts-shaped Marina Bay Sands, it seems that luxury hotels keep trying to out-do each other with over-the-top designs.
And now China has entered the running for crazy hotel design, with the Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort, a donut-shaped hotel that's located in the city of Huzhou, near Shanghai.
Designed by Beijing-born architect Ma Yansong, the 27-story arched structure looks like a horseshoe, but is actually shaped like an oval, with two floors below ground connecting the structure.
The hotel will officially open in August, and guest rooms will cost about $400 per night.
The Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort has 321 rooms, including 44 suites and 39 villas.
The lobby feels grandiose, with its marble floors, Swarovski crystal-encrusted ceiling, and crystal lamps.
Each guest room, such as this Studio Suite, has high-tech features like LCD flat screen TVS and iPod docking stations.
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