Hyatt Hotels announced that it will open the first Andaz hotel in Asia, in Shanghai, China this summer.

The newly constructed 24-storey hotel, featuring 307 guest rooms, will be located in Xintiandi, a landmark entertainment area in the heart of downtown Shanghai. Andaz Shanghai will be a short walk to the Metro and the prestigious Huai Hai Zhong Road, one of Shanghai’s main shopping areas.

Andaz Shanghai will feature 262 standard rooms as well as 45 suites, a restaurant, brasserie, bar, lounge, a spa and pool and 1,300 square meters of function space.

The hotel is being developed by Metro Land Corp, whose major business interests include real estate development.

“The addition of the Andaz brand in Shanghai, which has three Hyatt hotels today, marks an important milestone for Andaz and we expect Andaz Shanghai to become the brand’s flagship in the region,” said Steve Haggerty, global head of Real Estate and Development for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Five Andaz hotels are currently open: Andaz 5th Avenue and Andaz Wall Street in New York City, Andaz Liverpool Street in London, Andaz San Diego, and Andaz West Hollywood.

Andaz hotels are under development around the world in the following locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Delhi, India; Papagayo, Costa Rica; Sanya, China; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands; and Wailea-Makena, Hawaii.-TradeArabia News Service