Hong Kong-based luxury operator Langham Hospitality Group will operate a hotel and spa in Bangkok from 2021 – its first site in the Thai capital city.

The company has signed a management deal to operate the 250-key property with Canapaya Development Co, which is building the hotel on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

Facilities at the hotel will include a Chuan Spa, which will have a focus on holistic treatments through integrating the principles of traditional Chinese medicine using the five elemental forces of wood, fire, earth, metal and water to relax and invigorate the body, mind and soul.

While exact details of the spa are to be confirmed, it will feature treatment rooms and extensive indoor and outdoor wet areas including an Olympic-sized outdoor pool overlooking the Chao Phraya River.

Due to its riverside location, the hotel – designed by P & T Architecture in partnership with PIA Interior Designs – will also be the first luxury hotel in Bangkok to have its own, fully-operational private pier to provide transportation for guests.

“We’ve been waiting for the perfect location in this major capital to add to our portfolio,” said Simon Manning, chief sales and marketing officer of Langham Hospitality Group.

“To be right on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, with its ancient temples, the magnificent Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keaw is an hotelier’s dream.”

Langham, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based property giant Great Eagle Holdings – operates 20 hotels under the Langham and Cordis brands, with more than 30 projects either confirmed or in a developed stage of negotiation across Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.