The Dubai-based Jumeirah Group has been appointed by Zabeel Properties to manage Jumeirah Zabeel Saray - a new luxury hotel located on the west crescent of Dubai's Palm Jumeirah.

The property is Zabeel's first hotel in the country and will be fully operational later this year.

In addition to its 405 rooms, the hotel offers 38 villas situated on the beach and around a lagoon pool; and a Talise Ottoman Spa.

The spa covers 8,000sq m (86,111sq ft) and will provide 50 individual spa rooms and suites, an indoor swimming pool and three authentic Turkish Hammams. Facilities also include a hydrotherapy pool.

Other hotel amenities include 10 restaurants; bars; a night club; boutiques; gardens; tennis courts; a fitness centre; and the Mehteran Theatre & Event Centre.

Elsewhere, Jumeirah is to operate the Jumeirah Thousand Islands Lake Resort in Qiandaohu, China, on behalf of owners the Liuhe Group.

The property, expected to open in 2014, will consist of a luxury hotel with 89 guest rooms and a further 50 rooms in surrounding villas.

Facilities are to include three restaurants; pool bar; and a banquet and conference centre.