Others head to the top-floor deck, where small private dining rooms offer views over the river to the neon lights of Pudong, punctuated by the two-globes-on-a-stick TV Tower, the symbol of modern Shanghai.

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The vistas from the expansive fourth-floor pool deck are none too shabby, either.

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From the 360-degree observation deck on the 72nd floor of the Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe at 310m, London opens up like a pop-up book and the landmarks of St Paul's Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge look toy-town tiny.

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In 1991, Dr. Makadon and Mr. Lesser worked together again to add a large living room, deck and bathroom on the ground floor, plus a makeshift guest bedroom, screened porch and bathroom in the walkout basement.

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Domino was put in a container on the floor of the car deck in a gap between a wall and a bicycle storage area, with a mat underneath to stop the container getting hot from the ferry's engines.

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But I gave in to the resort's do-nothing siren song, spending the mornings snorkeling in the lagoon and the broiling afternoons in my over-water bungalow, watching candy-colored fish through my floor, moving to my deck as shade began to cross it, eventually descending the steps to bid the parrot fish good night.

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Suites have bright, freestanding bathtubs and the eighth-floor chill-out lounge opens to a panoramic sun deck.

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