London-based Arab Investments' City and Country Hotels is to launch a new 36-suite luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, London.

The Wellesley hotel will be marketed as the capital's first six-star hotel and will be developed at a cost of £36m by Fox Linton and Rhimesong. The property was formerly commercial offices in Arab Investments property portfolio.

The hotel is scheduled to open in November 2012 and will include a 28-cover Italian restaurant called Opal; a jazz club; and private heated cigar terraces featuring the UK's largest bespoke humidor.

The hotel bedrooms are to be situated over six floors, with the sixth floor providing a four-bedroom suite with a private lift - making it the largest capacity suite in London.

Khalid Affara, managing director of Arab Investments, said: "We are delighted to be creating one of the most high quality suite hotels in London.

"The location of the hotel and size of 36 keys determined that the product is not only elegant and private but the service and restaurant and bar offerings will be second to none, we are very much looking forward to the opening of The Wellesley in November 2012."