Hotel Nikko Xiamen set to open.

China is expected to have its ninth hotel from JAL Hotels Co Ltd this month.

The 436-room Hotel Nikko Xiamen is set to open in the southeast part of Xiamen Island, and will be part of a mixed-use development which will include the Xiamen Software Park and Guanyinshan Business Park, together with other leisure facilities.

The Hotel Nikko Xiamen will offer food and beverage outlets such as Japanese and Chinese restaurants and also facilities such as a spa and a fitness centre. On top of these properties in its current portfolio, JAL Hotels also has plans to expand into Guangzhou and Suzhou by 2013.