2 Bringing his and Marriott's luxury lifestyle EDITION brand to Sanya, China- an oceanfront destination on Hainan Island-was a no-brainer for Ian Schrager. "It was a spectacular site on a little more than 50 acres, with a supportive owner who wanted to do something really special and distinctive because every major brand is in Sanya-it has become the vacation spot for all of China," explains the venerable hotelier. A collaboration between Schrager's inhouse team and CAP Atelier of Hong Kong for interiors, Singapore-based architectural firm SCDA, and New York's landscape experts Madison Cox Associates, EDITION's (and Schrager's) first entry into China seamlessly blends the brand's ethos (stylish yet intimate, sophisticated yet welcoming) and the culture of the rapidly growing country. The quiet drama starts at the entry of the horseshoe-shaped hotel: tropical rain trees flank the entrance driveway, which leads to a porte cochère where a water-lily pond 144 March/April 2017 hospitalitydesign.com 3http://www.hospitalitydesign.com