Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts is opening its first property in Macau, a five-star all-suite urban resort in the heart of Cotai City, just 15 minutes from Macau International Airport.

Banyan Tree Macau opens on May 15, 2011 at Macau's newest landmark, the USD1.9 billion integrated resort Galaxy Macau, where the focus is on luxurious world-class hospitality, offering the city's widest and most diverse choice of Asian and international dining options.

Banyan Tree Macau is the group's first property in the special administrative region. It will also be the first resort in Macau to feature private indoor relaxation pools in all of its 246 suites.

Ten Pool Villas, ranging from 450 square meters to 950 meters, will feature both private pools and air-conditioned cabanas with sliding glass doors opening directly onto their own gardens on the 'Beach Resort Deck.'

Suites range from 100-square-meter Grand Cotai Suites and 150-square-meter Grand Macau Suites to 150-square-meter spa suites, with their own treatment rooms, and a 670-square-meter split-level presidential suite with two bedrooms, a dining room, show kitchen and an in-suite relaxation pool. Suites and villas pay tribute to Oriental design with high ceilings and ornate furnishings, complemented by auspicious vermillion red accents.

For meetings and events the resort will feature a grand ballroom able to host up to 1,200 people for cocktail receptions and two additional conference rooms. And the Banyan Tree Spa features 21 treatment rooms offering the spa's signature beauty, health and wellness therapies and products.

Four restaurants include the signature Belon Oyster Bar & Grill — complemented by a Banyan Cafe, Cabana Pool Bar, and Banyan Lounge, will offer a wide range of cuisines. Resort guests will also be able to choose from more than 50 other restaurants and bars within the Galaxy Macau integrated complex.

Resort facilities will also include a Banyan Tree Gallery showcasing indigenous art and crafts from community projects worldwide, plus a state-of-the-art gymnasium. In addition the resort shares the world's largest 'sky wave' pool — featuring an artificial 150-metre white sand beach complete with automatic crashing waves — with the Galaxy Hotel and Hotel Okura Macau from Japan's Okura Hotels & Resorts.