A new luxury hotel and spa is to open in February 2008 in the city of Bruges in Belgium.

Located in a former 15th Century building in the old town area of the city, the Kempinski Hotel Duke’s Palace will feature a boutique spa.

Wellness facilities will include three treatment rooms, offering massage and facials, as well as a hammam, a sauna and an indoor swimming pool.

The hotel, which is a listed property, will feature a restored chapel and ballroom plus 26,909sq ft (2,500sq m) of manicured gardens and original 15th Century paintings and ornaments.