A 20-metre infinity pool cantilevered directly over the cliff edge sets the tone for everything at Alila Dong'ao Island Zhuhai — this is architecture that refuses to negotiate between building and sea, choosing instead to dissolve one into the other. Opened in 2025 on the southwestern tip of Dong'ao Island off Zhuhai, the 104-suite clifftop resort was designed by Zeybekoglu and Associates (ZNA), whose massing follows the island's rocky terraces downward in stepped volumes of stone and glass. The exterior stonework, visible in rough-cut courses along the cliff face, grounds the structure in its geology even as the wide overhanging rooflines and floor-to-ceiling glazing reach toward the horizon. A wave-shaped canopy shelters the open-air lobby, framing island silhouettes and the South China Sea beyond in a composition that shifts with every degree of light. Inside, interiors by Ju Bin draw on Lingnan cultural tradition without reaching for the decorative. The guest rooms carry a meditative restraint — warm oak joinery, low slatted benches, pendants casting amber pools above white linen — with the floor-to-ceiling window functioning less as a view and more as a living element within each suite. The dining spaces place marble-topped tables directly against full-height glass, so that fishing vessels and mountain profiles become the backdrop to every meal. Suites from 925 square feet include private tearooms, and select units extend to rooftop terraces with 270-degree ocean panoramas, though the design never lets the spectacle overwhelm the quiet logic of the rooms themselves.

45min ferry from Zhuhai

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