A luxury all-season resort and spa has been launched at the foot of the Himalayas.

The Khyber: Himalayan Resort and Spa will be managed by JHH Interstate India, a joint partnership between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JMH Hotels.

Located at the Gulmarg Gondola in Kashmir, India, the 85-room resort includes one and two bedroom cottages and a four-bedroom Presidential Cottage.

The resort will house an Alaya Spa, which opens mid-2013 and will features three single and two double treatment rooms, each with its own steamroom.

A range of ayurvedic treatments will be on offer as well as aromatheraphy deep massages to ease muscles.

Developed by Pinnacle Resorts, dining options include Cloves serving international dishes and Nouf serving cuisine cooked on coal-fired barbeques.

Facilities include a heated swimming pool, a tea lounge and a cigar and sheesha lounge.

More then 10,000 sq ft (929 sq m) of meeting, banquet and event space is available as well as boardrooms and an amphitheatre.