Located at a distance of a 40-minute drive from Kunming International Airport, Banyan Tree Kunming and Angsana Kunming will be part of an integrated development, which will feature eight food and beverage outlets, meeting facilities, as well as the award-winning Banyan Tree Spa and Angsana Spa. The floor plan of the two hotels, joined up to the 10th floor, is built in the shape of a figure eight, an auspicious number that the Chinese believe brings fortune and luck.
Banyan Tree Kunming is slated to have around 150 rooms. Hotel guests can choose between modern Thai cuisine at Banyan Tree’s signature Saffron restaurant, Chinese dishes at Baiyun, or panoramic views of the city at Vertigo. Banyan Tree Spa will introduce its award-winning brand of Asian-inspired spa treatments and service to Kunming, where guests can relax in the privacy of one of the eight treatment rooms. For a more contemporary retreat, guests can check into one of Angsana Kunming’s 285 rooms. Guests can also indulge in refreshing facials or relaxing massages at Angsana Spa, which will have eight treatment rooms.
In addition to Banyan Tree Kunming and Angsana Kunming, the group announced earlier this month that it has signed a management agreement with KCC to develop a destination resort, Angsana Fu Xian Lake, in Chengjiang County. Overlooking the Fu Xian Lake, the development spans 30 hectares, and offers over 1,300 rooms and eclectic selection of recreational facilities.
As part of the group’s continued strategic collaboration with KCC, two other hotel management agreements have also been signed for projects in Dali and Yuanyang.
Banyan Tree Kunming and Angsana Kunming will be the group’s inaugural hotels in Kunming, and will complement its growth expansion in China where over a dozen projects are slated to open by 2012. The Banyan Tree Holdings Limited is a developer of premium resorts, hotels and spas.
