✏️ Before we begin: withBanyan membership is free. After registering, you receive the entry-level status and can access member rates of up to 10% at participating hotels, a welcome drink, 15% off Spa, and 15% off at Banyan Tree Gallery.
Like The Leading Hotels of the World, withBanyan offers benefits even to members with no status. Join withBanyan on the official website.
Banyan Group is an international hotel group headquartered in Singapore and founded in 1994. Unlike Marriott and Hilton, which have extensive networks of business and resort hotels, Banyan Group focuses more on luxury resorts, villas, spas, wellness, and destination hotels. Its flagship Banyan Tree properties can be destinations in their own right.
This guide covers Banyan Group’s hotel brands, the positioning of Banyan Tree, the withBanyan membership program, tiers, and stay benefits, and the group’s partnership with Accor.
Banyan Group
Banyan Group has grown into an international hospitality company covering hotels, resorts, spas, branded residences, dining, and retail, with more than 100 hotels and resorts worldwide.
Many readers initially confuse these two names:
Banyan Group = the hotel group ｜ Banyan Tree = one hotel brand
Banyan Tree is only one brand within Banyan Group, but it is also the group’s best-known flagship luxury brand. The Banyan Tree experience is quite different from a typical urban five-star business hotel, with a particular focus on:
- Private villas, private pools, island resorts, spas, wellness, honeymoons and couples' trips, natural settings, and hotel designs that incorporate local culture
One of Banyan Tree’s best-known products is the private Pool Villa. That is why the brand is so visible in destinations such as Phuket, the Maldives, and Bali.
Banyan Group hotel brands
Banyan Group now has a full brand portfolio rather than only Banyan Tree:
| Hotel brand | Positioning |
|---|---|
| Banyan Tree | Flagship luxury brand |
| Banyan Tree Escape | Nature, exploration, and upscale outdoor stays |
| Banyan Tree Veya | Luxury wellness |
| Angsana | Upscale resorts, families, and younger travellers |
| Garrya | Minimalist design and wellness |
| Dhawa | Lifestyle and design hotels |
| Cassia | Hotel residences, families, and longer stays |
| Homm | More accessible lifestyle hotels |
| Laguna | Integrated resort destinations |
For most travellers, the brands worth knowing best are Banyan Tree, Angsana, Garrya, and Cassia.
- Banyan Tree
The group’s flagship luxury brand focuses on luxury resorts, villas, spas, natural surroundings, and privacy. Its cash rates are often among the highest in the portfolio, and it is the brand most people have in mind when they first consider Banyan Group.
- Angsana
Angsana is younger and more energetic. Compared with Banyan Tree’s emphasis on couples, honeymoons, and privacy, Angsana puts more emphasis on families, friends, and activities. It can be a better fit for a family holiday with children.
- Garrya
Garrya focuses on wellness and minimalist design. Properties often use natural materials and emphasize quiet, simplicity, and recovery. Travellers who like Japanese-inspired minimalism, wellness, and retreat-style hotels should watch this brand.
- Cassia
Cassia is closer to a youthful hotel residence. Many properties have living rooms and kitchens, making them suitable for families, friends, or longer stays.
withBanyan loyalty program
Banyan Group’s own membership program is withBanyan, and registration is free.
It is not a traditional hotel points program centred on redeeming points for free nights. It is closer to:
Stays and spending → higher membership tier → better hotel treatment
In other words, think of withBanyan as a:
hotel-status and stay-benefits program.
withBanyan membership tiers
There are four tiers:
| Tier | Eligible nights | Eligible spend |
|---|---|---|
| Wanderer | Fewer than 4 nights | Below US$1,000 |
| Explorer | 4–10 nights | US$1,000–4,999 |
| Voyager | 11 or more nights | US$5,000 or more |
| Luminary | Invitation only | Invitation only |
The night and spending requirements are alternatives: meeting either one is enough.
After free registration, you receive Wanderer status. Even if you stay at Banyan Tree only once a year, registering first is worthwhile.
Eligible Nights are straightforward. Eligible Spend can include more than the room charge when the expense is posted to the room account, including hotel restaurants, bars, room service, minibars, spas, golf and sports, selected hotel activities, extra beds, and some early check-in or late check-out fees.
withBanyan benefits
Even the entry-level Wanderer tier provides benefits:
| Benefit | Wanderer | Explorer | Voyager | Luminary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 10% member rate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Welcome drink on eligible stays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Banyan Tree Gallery 15% off | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spa 15% off | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room upgrade | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Late check-out | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Early check-in | — | — | — | ✓ |
| New-hotel Priority Stay Offer | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Partnership with Accor
Banyan Group and Accor have had a long-term strategic partnership since 2016, covering hotel development, distribution, and membership systems.
Some Banyan Group hotels also participate in ALL Accor. At those properties, an eligible stay can earn ALL Reward Points and Status Points, and Accor points can be used according to the applicable rules.
To check whether a property participates, search for it on the Accor website. If its hotel page clearly shows ALL participation, review the earning and redemption terms before booking.
Accor hotels and the ALL Accor loyalty program
Is Banyan Group worth pursuing?
From a pure hotel-points perspective, Banyan Group is less suitable for repeatedly earning nights than Marriott, Hilton, or Hyatt. The portfolio is smaller, and withBanyan is not designed around redeeming points for free nights.
Its advantage is different: individual properties often offer distinctive resort experiences, especially Banyan Tree. If you enjoy islands, villas, spas, and luxury resorts, Banyan Tree is a brand worth adding to your travel list.