Dubai-based international hotel group Jumeirah is to operate a new resort and spa development in Mallorca’s Port Soller area.

The Jumeirah Port Soller property is the group’s first European resort and spa development and will open in early 2010.

The Spanish hotel will include 120 sea- or harbour-facing guestrooms and suites, all with a terrace or balcony.

There will also be a large spa and wellness centre covering more than 21,527sq ft (2,000sq m).

Executive chair of Jumeirah, Gerald Lawless, said: “We are delighted to be leasing and managing such a prominent new resort within Mallorca.

“The hotel is a very important addition to our portfolio.”

The exclusive resort will be developed by the Brussels-based WingField Corporation NV.

The hotel development was acquired by Deka Immobilien GmbH for the property fund WestInvest Interselect and will be leased by the Jumeirah Group under a long-term agreement.

Jumeirah has also revealed more details about the rollout of its global spa brand called Talise.

Launched earlier in 2007, the first Talise-branded spa opened at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. New spa sites are scheduled to open in China, Bermuda, Thailand and Dubai in 2008 with further spas including properties in Qatar and Jordan in 2009.