A luxury resort where Eastern Zen meets contemporary French aesthetics
Ginco uses clean design and natural elements to create a place of rest; the Shanghai Jing'an flagship and the Tengchong hillside project offer market reference points.
Natural wood tones, bespoke botanical scents and a sleep soundscape; resort projects can add in-room soaking pools.
Water courtyards, podocarpus and natural sound, with tea ceremony, calligraphy and yoga meditation modules.
A built-in Gin&Co bar and Izakaya-style dining, suited to resort destinations and urban short stays.
Luxury projects on coastal and mountain resort plots.
| Site area | ≥ 7,000 sqm (including guest rooms, public areas and back-of-house) |
| Guest rooms | ≥ 90 rooms, 100–160 recommended |
| Location | Cultural landmarks in core cities, or coastal and mountain resort plots |
| Building type | A standalone building with floor-to-ceiling height ≥ 3.6 m and potential for a water courtyard and Zen public areas |
| Lease term | Recommended ≥ 12 years, including a rent-free fit-out period of ≥ 8 months |
| Facilities | Space for dining, tea ceremony and yoga meditation, with room to embed the Gin&Co bar module |
| All-in cost per room | CNY 240,000–280,000 (including fit-out, FF&E and OS&E amortisation) |
| Total investment reference (120 rooms) | approx. CNY 32.0–38.0 million (including pre-opening costs) |
| Reference ADR | Southeast Asia: CNY 700–1,000 / night (varies by city and resources) |
| Guest mix | High-net-worth individuals + culturally minded millennials + premium business travellers |
| Cooperation model | Managed operations preferred / franchise |
| Capital requirement | Investor's own funds ≥ 40% of total investment; owners of prime resort-resource properties preferred |
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Resource appraisal + market benchmarking (Jing'an / Tengchong models) + investment modelling
Brand licence agreement + locally compliant entity set-up
Bespoke design by the GIC Sino-French team + end-to-end construction supervision
Luxury operations team + WeHotel membership system + ongoing supervision
Common questions about franchising Ginco Hotel in Southeast Asia.
CNY 240,000–280,000 per room all-in (including fit-out, FF&E and OS&E amortisation), with a 120-room hotel costing about CNY 32.0–38.0 million including pre-opening costs — the baseline investment for a luxury Zen resort brand.
Site area ≥ 7,000 sqm; ≥ 90 rooms (100–160 recommended); located at a cultural landmark in a core city or on a coastal or mountain resort plot; a standalone building with floor height ≥ 3.6 m and potential for a water courtyard and Zen public areas; a recommended lease of ≥ 12 years.
Reference ADR is CNY 700–1,000 per night, varying by city and site. The Shanghai Jing'an flagship and the Tengchong hillside hot-spring project offer reference points.
Ginco Hotel was developed over three years by the Sino-French design team at Jin Jiang's Global Innovation Centre, centred on Eastern Zen culture and making extensive use of natural elements — wood, stone, light and water. Its identity is the ginkgo leaf, and it embeds cultural modules such as the Gin&Co bar, tea ceremony and yoga meditation.
Yes. In December 2024 Jin Jiang Hotels (China) joined forces with Malaysia's RIYAZ Group to roll out Ginco and other brands across six countries including Malaysia and Indonesia, targeting more than 100 projects over five years, with Ginco as the core luxury-line product.
Suited to investors holding coastal or mountain resort properties; a project can be assessed from 90 rooms upward, subject to appraisal.
