A 55-bedroom five-star hotel will launch on 5 December at the foot of Mont Blanc in the town of La Thuile steps from the ski slopes and hiking trails of the Italian Alps.

In the heart of the Aosta Valley, the wood and stone property has a 300sq m (3,229sq ft) spa supplied by Comfort Zone, which includes four treatment rooms – one of which is a couples’ suite. A broad range of therapies will be on offer including aromatherapy massages, balinese, hot stone, shiatsu, intong, swedish, sports and other holistic therapies.

The wellness facility also comprises a beauty room, an area for manicures and pedicures and a number of wet zone facilities. There will be a swimming pool, sauna, steambath, vitarium – a sauna of medium heat – a whirlpool and a rasul chamber.

Owned by Ruitor Constructions SRL, the three-storey hotel called Nira Montana will be operated by Nira Hotels & Resorts – the operator that recently relaunched the Shanti Maurice Nira Resort in Mauritius.

Guests at this property will have access to 1,200km (746m) of ski slopes across Italy and France in the winter, while they can trek, mountain bike or visit the Dora River for water sports in the summer.