Mandarin Oriental to run Sanya spa resort

Hotel Group is to manage an exclusive 292-room resort on southern China's tropical Hainan Island.

The beachfront hotel will open in the second half of this year. Mandarin Oriental, Sanya will be the only resort in the area to offer banquet and conference facilities in an outdoor environment with expansive ocean views. The 480 sqm ballroom will be able to accommodate up to 300 guests. In addition, there will be five well-equipped conference rooms, each with extensive pre-function courtyards and magnificent sea views. There will be seven F&B outlets. The 3,200 sqm Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya will have an elevated, 'floating' reception area and guests will journey from a courtyard village to the treatment suites.