Minor expands in China with Anantara Thousand Island Lake Resort

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Minor Hotels and its Chinese joint venture, Funyard Minor, have partnered with YouChao to develop Anantara Thousand Island Lake Resort.

Lake location

Scheduled to open on the banks of Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou City in October 2027, the 160-key resort will be located at a popular holiday destination in Zhejiang Province.

Spanning a total construction area of 36,000 square metres, the resort is perched on Xin’An, once a major trade centre on the Silk Road. Picturesque mountain villages and fishing adventures at Longchuanwan National Fishing Centre surround it.

The property is designed to accommodate a wide range of needs, with extensive banquet and meeting space and multiple recreational facilities, including a fitness centre, swimming pool, spa, tennis court, tea garden, and a forest oxygen bar.

In addition to rooms ranging in size from 62 to 340 square meters, dining outlets at Anantara Thousand Island Lake Resort will include all-day dining, specialty and Chinese restaurants.

Key collaboration 

“We are honoured to collaborate with YouChao International Tourism Hotel Co. Ltd. to bring Anantara to Qiandao Lake,” said Mr. Eddy Tiftik, Vice President of Development for Greater China at Minor Hotels Group and a board member of Funyard Minor China.

“This cooperation marks another significant milestone in our expansion in the Yangtze Delta Region while also showcasing our deep commitment and confidence in the Chinese market. We look forward to this project bringing positive economic impact to the local community and promoting the sustained development of the tourism industry.”

Anantara Thousand Island Lake Resort is located 22 kilometres from Qiandaohu Railway Station that links it to tier one cities such as Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing, and 150 kilometres from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. 

Minor Hotels currently operates four properties in China and plans to grow to 15 properties within the next three years.

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