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Hong Kong, 21 December 2010: Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and member of Dubai Holding, has signed a management agreement with Liuhe Group, a subsidiary of Hangzhou-based WEI Jun, to operate the Jumeirah Thousand Islands Lake Resort in Qiandaohu, China.
The resort is situated on Qiandao Lake in the heart of the popular Hangzhou-Thousand Island Yellow Mountain Golden Tourism Route, approximately 135 km from Hangzhou. Surrounded by lush forests and offering beautiful lakeside views, the property will consist of a luxury hotel with 89 guest rooms and a further 50 rooms in villas dotted among the trees. In addition, there will be an all-day dining restaurant together with two specialty waterside restaurants, a water-moon wine bar and a pool bar.
Adjacent to the hotel will be a banquet and conference centre .A Talise spa will be available to guests along with swimming pools and a fitness and health centre.
The resort is currently under development and is expected to open in 2014.
About Jumeirah Group
Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London; and Jumeirah Essex House in New York. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme. Jumeirah Group has recently unveiled VENU Hotels, a contemporary lifestyle hotel brand.
About Liuhe Group
Liuhe Group, a subsidiary of WEI Jun, is a property developer and investor based in Hangzhou, China. The company regards itself as one of the region’s most innovative development companies in Hangzhou with the symbolic development of Beyond City Residence. As the new developer based in Hangzhou, the company specialises in ‘innovative, simple luxury' with a focus on strategic locations, quality build and outstanding design.
Contacts
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Telephone: +971 4 364 7974
Fax: +971 4 301 6655
Email: pr@jumeirah.com
Liuhe Real Estate Group Co.
Telephone: +86 (0)571 8763 1882
Fax: +86 (0)571 8763 1819
Email: liuhe@liuhegroup.com
Bite Communications
Angel Cheng / Deanna Kwok
Telephone: +852 2973 0222
Fax: +852 2973 6900
E-mail: angel.cheng@bitecommunications.com / deanna.kwok@bitecommunications.com