Image: Point Yamu will overlook Phang Nga Bay Como Hotels and Resorts has announced the detailed design concept for the Point Yamu resort in Phuket, Thailand - Italian architect and designer Paola Navone 's first hospitality scheme. The beachside development is owned by Christina Ong and is due to launch in mid 2013, with facilities to include Como Shambhala Retreat with eight treatment rooms. Como Hotels and Resorts is working

Image: The new spa features a vintage chic theme The world's first spa themed and designed on Japan's Hello Kitty character has opened at the Town Center Jumeirah shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sharaf Retail director Fatima Sharaf heads the new 1,850sq ft (172sq m) Hello Kitty Beauty Spa, which hopes to appeal to both high-end and leisure clientèle and is the first character-branded spa in the Middle

Image: A spa will open at the resort in September InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort - a new 197-bedroom property overlooking the South China Sea - has opened on the Son Tra Peninsula near Da Nang, Vietnam. Bensley Design Studios has been responsible for the new resort's architectural, interior and landscape design, which has taken Hanoi-based owner Sun Group six years to develop. A spa spanning approximately 1,360sq m (14,639sq

Swiss co-operative the Migros Group has unveiled its new high-end health and spa club brand, Elements. Designed speci_ cally for the German market, Elements clubs will measure up to 5,000sq m, including spa and hammam or swimming pool. Eight sites are already in the pipeline, with the first set to open in Munich at the beginning of 2013. The remaining seven clubs will open later in 2013: three further sites

Cornwall's Watergate Bay Hotel has unveiled a new spa following the completion of a £3m project to create "active relaxation spaces" and a 25m infinity swimming pool. The new space boasts three treatment rooms; a manicure and pedicure room overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; a fitness room with cardiovascular machines: and a café bar. A traditional Canadian hot tub; a timber boardwalk direct to the beach; poolside terraces; and a new

The reopening of the historic Café Royal in London, UK, has been pushed back to October as work continues on its transformation into a 159-bedroom luxury hotel. It had been intended the hotel would open last month (June) ahead of the 2012 Games, with the 800sq m (8,611sq ft) Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre among its facilities. However, general manager Louis Sailer confirmed the launch date had been delayed due to

Image: The hotel's spa is located across two floors Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening date for its new flagship hotel in the heart of Toronto, Canada - the hospitality group's hometown for more than 50 years. Launching on 5 October, the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto showcases the "next generation" of Four Seasons properties and is located in the city's Yorkville shopping quarter. The 2,700sq m (29,063sq

Image: The spa's inspiration is the "journey of water" Japan's first Evian-branded spa has been unveiled at Palace Hotel Tokyo - part of a US$1.2bn (EUR965m, £771m) mixed-use development in the heart of the city. Located on the fifth floor of the hotel, the 1,200sq m (12,197sq ft) spa is inspired by the Alpine journey taken by the France-based company's natural mineral water. Facilities include five treatment rooms and a

Image: Bar Studio will design the new Rosewood hotel Rosewood Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to make its first move into China with the opening of a 279-bedroom property in Beijing's Chaoyang District. Located opposite the city's iconic CCTV Tower, the Bar Studio -designed Rosewood Beijing will open in mid-2013 and will be owned by New World Group. Facilities will include a Rosewood Sense-branded spa. The spa will house

Image: Swissôtel's planned new Bodrum beach resort Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to extend its portfolio in Turkey with the addition of two new resort properties in Bodrum over the next two years. The first of the two new openings proposed by the Switzerland-based hotel group will be a beach resort in Turgutreis with 66-bedroom and 72 private residences. Meanwhile, a city resort situated in the hills overlooking

Image: The new hotel will house a "world-class" spa Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced its plans to open a property on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with Bright Start LLC. The new Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach will cover an 11-acre (4.5-hectare) site overlooking the Arabian Gulf and has been designed by architectural firm WATG. Due to open in mid-2014,

Image: An artist's impression of the spa's hammam Six Senses Resorts & Spas has signed a partnership deal with The Alpina Gstaad, Switzerland to develop and manage the hotel's spa. Scheduled to open in December 2012, The Alpina Gstaad is set in the heart of the Bernese Alps and will have 56 rooms and suites. The boutique hotel will have a 2,000sq m (21,500sq ft) Six Senses Spa with a

Image: Spa by Cinq Mondes at Five Hotel and Spa Design Hotels has opened the new Spa by Cinq Mondes at Five Hotel and Spa in Cannes, France - a 250sq m (2,691sq ft) facility described as "a destination in its own right". Jean Louis Poiroux created the spa, which boasts four treatment rooms - one of which is a double - plus two saunas, a Turkish hammam, a scrub

Image: The exterior of Le Méridien's new Oran hotel Le Méridien Hotels and Resorts has announced the launch of its first Algerian hotel as part of a mixed-use oceanfront development in the north western city of Oran. Rockwell Group Europe have designed the Le Méridien Oran Hotel and Convention Centre, which is owned by Sonatrach and is located on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The signature Explore Spa is

Image: The hotel is planning the addition of a spa A new health spa is among a number of facilities being proposed as part of a major expansion of the historic Ramside Hall Hotel in Carrville, Durham. Ramside Estates was granted outline planning consent for the new extension in 2005, before a subsequent reserved matters application and listed building consent was approved in 2008. The project is now coming back

Image: The new resort overlooks the Atlantic Ocean A new 189-bedroom Radisson Blu-branded resort has become the Rezidor Hotel Group's first property to open on the island of Gran Canaria - one of the Spanish Canary Islands. Each of the guestrooms and suites has its own balcony overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the interior design has been conceived and developed by Norway-based Sias Contract. Resort facilities include a 265sq m

Image: The historic hotel building in Montreal The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company (RCHC) has relaunched its "second Canadian jewel" in Montreal, following a major CA$200m (US$193m, EUR156m, £126m) refurbishment. First opened as a hotel in 1912, the Ritz-Carlton, Montreal building has been preserved and restored as part of the Provencher Roy + Associés -designed project. Public spaces throughout the hotel have been revamped and upgraded, while a spokesperson said that a

Image: The new hotel includes a 2,000sq m spa area Bulgari Hotels and Resorts has opened its latest luxury property in the Knightsbridge area of London, UK - the 85-bedroom Bulgari Hotel and Residences, London. The new hotel has been developed in accordance with best practices for sustainable design outlined by the BREEAM environmental assessment method for buildings. Facilities include a 2,000sq m (21,528sq ft) spa, health and beauty area,

Image: Facilities include Le Spa with L'Occitane France-based hospitality group Accor has announced the launch of the new flagship Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit hotel - the luxury brand's second property in Thailand's capital city. Facilities include the 414sq m (4,456sq ft) Le Spa with L'Occitane, which features seven treatment rooms and is the first spa in Thailand to offer products from L'Occitane. The treatment rooms each refer to a Thai and

Image: Sandton Skye is scheduled to open in 2014 Construction work is underway on the ZAR1.5bn (US$179m, EUR143m, £114m) Sandton Sky lifestyle development in the financial hub of Johannesburg, South Africa. The luxury residential and hotel scheme has been designed by local architect AMA and includes a ZAR8m (US$954,000, EUR763,000, £610,000) wellness spa featuring modern African and eastern design styles. Spanning 450sq m (4,844sq ft), the spa will accommodate 12

Image: The new hotel includes an infinity-edge pool Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco are among the first guests at a new luxury boutique spa hotel housed in a converted 17th century monastery on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel and Spa is located on the cliff edge of Cape d'Orso and was restored by US businesswoman and director of the Sharma Foundation, Bianca Sharma. Howard Spa Consulting

Image: The resort's facilities include Spa Terra The Meritage Resort and Spa - one of the largest resorts in California's Napa Valley, US - has unveiled new facilities as part of a major US$40m (EUR31.4m, £25.4m) expansion. Crush Ultra Lounge with six bowling lanes; a piazza with a spa/hot tub; an Italian-style café; and extensive meeting space have been created as part of the privately-financed scheme. A further 165 guestrooms

Image: The spa now boasts 18 hydrotherapy cabins Espace Henri Chenot, the destination spa created by alternative health specialist Henri Chenot at Palace Merano in northern Italy, has reopened following an extensive refurbishment. Part of a wider multi-million euro investment in the hotel, the scheme included the addition of 24 new treatment rooms and an extension of the floorspace from 3,500sq m (37,674sq ft) to 4,000sq m (43,056sq ft). The

Image: The new wellness centre will open next year Xiangshan Hot Spring and Wellness Center in China, a new oceanfront bathing attraction reported to cost US$25m (EUR20m, £16m), is scheduled to open in August 2013. Located next to the Hilton Ningbo Xiangshan Resort, the centre is designed by US-based WATG and Thailand-based GOCO Hospitality to include a 6,000sq m (64,583sq ft) standalone building. The building will house 24 treatment rooms

Image: Facilities will include an indoor lap pool Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will open its second hotel in Shanghai this summer with a new 187-bedroom property in the heart of the Chinese city's Pudong district. Located to the east of the Huangpu River, Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai forms part of the new 55-storey 21st Century Tower in the district's Lujiazui business hub. Gensler are behind the exterior design

Image: James Bermingham, VP of Montage Hotels California-based Montage Hotels is planning to open a luxury resort in Los Cabos, Mexico - its first property outside the US. Located on the shores of Santa Maria Bay, the exact details of the property are yet to be confirmed but plans include a full-service spa, a range of restaurants and other leisure facilities. In a statement, Montage Hotels revealed that the architecture

Image: The spa will house seven treatment rooms Four Seasons Hotel Milano in Milan, Italy, has announced that its long-awaited spa, which has been designed by architect Patricia Urquiola, will have its soft opening next month after nearly 10 years in development. The new spa has been incorporated into the former 15th century convent following detailed planning, with the original 19th century vaulted ceilings preserved as part of the project.