Located on a Portuguese archipelago, Colombo’s Beach and Spa Resort is on schedule to open in July 2009, as part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury Collection.

The resort’s 12m euro (US$15.7m, £11.2m) spa will cover 48,440sq ft (4,500sq m).

Facilities will include 12 indoor therapy rooms, four outdoor therapy rooms, a spa suite and a hydropool.

A thermal area will boast a laconium, a herbal bath and an ice fountain.

Ytsara and Anne Semonin skincare products will used in the spa, while the signature treatment will use sand from Porto Santo’s beach.

There will also be a children’s Candy Spa, boasting a range of different child-friendly treatments and stocking the ME! Bath range. Details: colombosresort.com