Swissotel is opening a new hotel in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in eastern China, in 2020.

The property is being developed with Nanjing Jin Gao Real Estate Development Co., a subsidy of JiangSu Golden Land Real Estate Development, and will feature a Purovel Spa & Sport, the company’s in-house spa brand.

Part of a larger mixed-use development featuring residential, retail and office buildings, the 248-bedroom hotel will also include five dining outlets and 2,900sq m (31,000sq ft) of event and banquet space.

“This project is exciting on a number of fronts,” said Foued El Mabrouk, vice president, operations, China, FRHI Hotels & Resorts. “It not only supports our growth plan of strategic expansion into key Chinese markets, but it also marks another excellent development opportunity with an experienced and committed partner in Golden Land development, a group we recently teamed with to develop and open a remarkable Fairmont hotel in Nanjing.”

Swissotel currently operates a number of properties in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Kunshan and Foshan, and the company has plans to open hotels in more Chinese cities, including Changsha, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Sanya and Xi’an.