Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. will soon debut the iconic W brand in Bellevue, Wash., as part of the US$1.2 billion expansion of The Bellevue Collection.

W Bellevue is slated to open in spring 2017 with a contemporary design inspired by the hotel’s location near the shores of Lake Washington and Bellevue’s history as a lakeside vacation destination.

W Bellevue will join W Seattle as the W brand’s second hotel in the Puget Sound area. W Bellevue will be adjacent to The Westin Bellevue Hotel and connected via a sky bridge to the new expansion slated for Bellevue Square.

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