W Hotels has announced its latest European property, with the 134-room W Algarve scheduled to open in 2018.

The hotel will offer three guest beaches, a swimming pool and decking, 930 sqm of spa facilities, tennis courts and a fitness centre.

Facilities will also include “a range of cocktail and culinary experiences”, from the W Living Room to “sought after restaurants and dynamic bars”, as well as 500 sqm of meeting space.

There will also be 81 W-branded residences for purchases within the development.

W Algarve will join the brand’s W Escape portfolio, a new collection of properties “located in ski, sand and entertainment destinations around the world, that make the traditional ‘resort’ a last resort”.

There are currently ten W properties within the W Escape sub-collection, “with many more to follow”.

Oher forthcoming W properties in Europe include W Milan (2018), W Belgrade (2019), W Madrid (2019), and W Edinburgh (2021).

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