Mövenpick Hotel du Lac Tunis has opened on the banks of Lake Tunis in the Tunisian capital with a 1,400sq m (15,069sq ft) spa.

The eleven-treatment-room S Per Aqua spa has direct access both from the lobby and the outside, and features an authentic Tunisian hammam, as well as flash-UV cabins, a sauna, experience showers, hydrobaths, a beauty salon and a relaxation pool.

Treatments are from skincare brands Cinq Mondes and Biologique Recherche.

The hotel also features a gym with professional trainers, indoor swimming pool, free-flowing training space and boutique.

The contemporary hotel has 189 bedrooms and suites, three restaurants, meeting space and a large ballroom.

“With an enviable lakeside location, outstanding facilities and major attractions on its doorstep, I am confident Mövenpick Hotel du Lac Tunis will quickly establish a reputation as one of the city’s most sought-after properties, popular with business, leisure and wedding guests,” said Marc Descrozaille, president – Middle East & Africa, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

Mövenpick Hotel du Lac Tunis is Mövenpick’s third property in Tunisia and its 23rd in Africa, with five additional hotels set to open in the region by 2020.