Banyan Tree reveals plans for two more resorts

Singapore-based spa and resort operator Banyan Tree has added two new sites as part of its ongoing plans to expand its portfolio of resorts.

The company – which currently owns and operates 10 resorts and 35 spas under the Banyan Tree and Angsana brands – will open a Banyan Tree resort in Barbados and an Angsana Resort and Spa in Bali, Indonesia.

In two separate deals, Banyan Tree has teamed up with Barbados-based Bacassa Developments to manage a resort at the Black Bess Plantation in St Peter, Barbados and with Masuka Investment Group (MIG) to manage the Angsana property.

The new Angsana resort will be located over four hectares and will include 31 apartments, 31 villas and the Angsana Spa.

The resort will be developed by Gfab and designed by Architrave Design and Planning.

Banyan Tree Barbados will offer guests accommodation in luxury villas and facilities will include an 18-hole golf course and a spa including the island’s first pool villas.

Work on the property is expected to begin by the end of the year.

Dermot Monaghan, chair of MIG, said: “The combination of design, location and a first class manager in Banyan Tree will make Angsana Bali one of the region’s premier resort destinations.”

Banyan Tree’s expansion plans include 13 new resorts by 2008.