New World Beijing Hotel will open this October as the first five-star hotel in Chongwenmen, one of Beijing's fastest growing commercial areas.

The hotel will be close to Temple of Heaven, as well as Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the famous shopping streets of Wangfujing.

New World Beijing Hotel will be the latest stylish addition to the New World Hotels brand of deluxe hotels and follow a US$78m (€59m £51m) renovation to sister properties in Shanghai, Dalian and Manila.

New World Beijing Hotel will feature 309 guestrooms and suites, ranging from 47sq m (506sq ft) for a Superior room to 400sq m (4,305sq ft) for the presidential suite.

The third floor will be home to The Health Club & Spa, which includes a full-service spa, fitness centre, indoor swimming pool, sauna and steamrooms.

Four dining outlets will be on offer including INK, the hotel's open-air rooftop lounge with indoor and outdoor seating and the 200-seat Chinese restaurant featuring nine private dining rooms.

Another distinguishing feature will be the living room’s outdoor terrace occupying more than 1,000sq m 10,764sq ft).

General manager Andrew Whitaker said: “New World Beijing Hotel is destined to become a landmark in the heart of the city.

“We are so fortunate to be located close to the capital's most popular cultural attractions, but I believe it will be our stylish guestrooms, dining and entertainment, plus our signature modern Oriental hospitality, that will really put us on the map.”

New World Hotel Beijing will also feature 1,542sq m (16,600sq ft) of meeting, conference and banquet spaces.