Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is planning the development of a new hotel in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in Eastern China. Fairmont Suzhou, scheduled to open in 2018, will join the company’s growing portfolio in the country.
The hotel will feature 390 luxury guestrooms and five distinct dining outlets, as well as more than 43,000 square feet of banquet and event space. Leisure facilities will include a swimming pool and Willow Stream Spa, the company’s branded spa product.
“Fairmont Suzhou marks another key milestone for the Fairmont brand as we continue a steady and strategic pace of expansion into key Chinese markets,” says Jennifer Fox, president of Fairmont Raffles Hotels International and the Fairmont brand. “Not only is Suzhou one of the country’s most popular travel destinations on a domestic level, it shows continued strong growth internationally and is increasingly attracting foreign investment. We look forward to providing a luxury base for those traveling to this vibrant city.”
The hotel will make up part of a mixed-use development that will also include several office towers and a retail podium, as well as other commercial and entertainment facilities.
Fairmont currently operates a number of properties in China, including Fairmont Beijing, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, Kunshan’s Fairmont Yangcheng Lake, and Fairmont Nanjing. The country continues to be a key growth market for the brand, with a number of new developments scheduled to open in the coming years, including projects in Chengdu (2015), Changsha (2017), Hangzhou (2018), Taiyuan (2019), and Nanning (2019).
