Above: The Willow Stream spa at the Fairmont Beijing

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of its first property in southern China, the Fairmont Nanning. 

Scheduled to open in 2019, the hotel will feature 350 guestroom, five food and beverage outlets, 3,000sq m of meeting and events space and a Willow Stream spa, the Fairmont’s in-house spa brand. 

The Fairmont Nanning, which will be located on the top floor of a 370m tower, will form part of a wider development that will comprise office space, retail outlets and six towers with private accommodation. 

Jennifer Fox, president of FRHI International, of which Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is part, said: “Our expansion into Nanning marks another important milestone in our development strategy for China and signals continued strong growth for us in this very important market."

Other upcoming Fairmont openings in China include in Chengdu, Taiyuan, Changsha and Hangzhou, set to open in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.