Mubasher: GFH Financial Group on Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement with the French hospitality company Accor Group to launch the first ultra-luxurious ‘Raffles’ retreat and the first ‘Mama Shelter’ lifestyle hotel in Bahrain.

Raffles Bahrain will be launched after the completion of the Al Areen Palace & Spa’s acquisition, the Manama-based Islamic wholesale investment bank said in a bourse filing.

Marking the largest private spa and hydrotherapy facility and landscaping inspired by the Arabian palace gardens in the region, Al Areen Palace & Spa features 78 pool villas, the company indicated.

“Major enhancements will transform the property into an exclusive and ultra-luxurious oasis that immerses guests in Raffles’ bespoke wellbeing experiences,” the company added.

With an outstanding waterfront location in Tower C of the Harbour Row ‘East’, Mama Shelter Bahrain will feature 160 rooms to meet the demand for new innovative hospitality concepts.