Image: Both resorts will offer spa facilities

Singapore-based luxury operator Banyan Tree is to launch its urban resort concept in China with properties in Shanghai and Tianjin opening in October and November respectively.

The decision to take the concept into China follows its success in Bangkok, Thailand; Seoul, South Korea; and Macau - one of the two Chinese special administrative regions.

Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund will offer accommodation in 130 suites and is to include a full-service Banyan Tree Spa with 11 treatment rooms.

An indoor pool and a fitness centre will also form part of the property, which will join Plaza Above The Bund and other facilities at the Above The Bund Urban Complex Project.

Meanwhile, Banyan Tree Tianjin Riverside will include 159 suites and the first Banyan Tree Spa in northern China, which will offer treatments inspired by regional healing therapies.

The resort will be located in a former Austrian concession district and adjacent to Italian and British parts of the city, which features European-style villas and historic buildings.

A Banyan Tree spokesperson said: "Banyan Tree's newest urban resorts fuse the group's signature luxury offerings with the facilities and services of a premier city-based retreat."

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