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A new 800sq m (8,611sq ft) of the Methodo cut - oversees urban spa created within the hair spa. a former 15th century con- A spokesperson for the hotel vent has been unveiled at said: “Renowned designer Italy’s Four Seasons Hotel Patricia Urquiola has cre- Milano after nearly 10 years ated a relaxing and luxurious in development. atmosphere removed from the Designed by Patricia noise of the city. Urquiola, the long-awaited “Through a combination of Four Seasons Hotel Milan warm colours and design tech- Spa features 200-year-old niques such as serigraphy, the vaulted ceilings and has been spa creates a relaxing environ- developed at a cost of €6m ment for guests.” (US$7.3m, £4.7m). For more details on the Four Hotel owner Gruppo Seasons Hotel Milan Spa, visit Statuto has funded the http://lei.sr?a=H0v1g development of the spa, Facilities at the €6m Four Seasons Hotel Milan Spa include seven treatment rooms t5PSFBENPSFBCPVUIPX which is initially open to Four Seasons is planning to open hotel guests. It will also be available to non- as a Technogym-equipped fitness studio, a 50 new hotels - all with spas - by the end of residents from later this year. signature hair spa and a sauna. 2015, see Spa Business 2010 Issue 4, p20. Facilities at the luxury spa include seven Treatments offered by the Four Seasons t 5P BDDFTT UIF DVSSFOU JTTVF PG Spa treatment rooms, a swimming pool, a Hotel Milan Spa use products from La Prairie Business magazine online for free, visit: Turkish bath and a Scottish shower, as well and Sodashi, while Rossano Ferretti - creator www.spabusiness.com/magazine
CX[`\j$fecpÊÔke\jjjgXË NfibY\^`ejfe fg\ej(*k_cfZXk`fe KildgKfn\iDXe`cX Ladies-only wellness chain Total Woman Gym and Day Spa has Ground has been broken in the construction opened its newest site in Valencia, of the new 250m (820ft) Trump Tower Manila South California, US. skyscraper, which will become one of the tallest The 12,000sq ft (1,150sq m) facility buildings in the Philippines when complete. features a full-service luxury day spa Broadway Malyan has designed the US$150m and a large health club. (€122m, £96m) tower - the centrepiece of The membership spa offers a range Century Properties’ four-hectare (9.9-acre) of facials, massages and body wraps mixed-use scheme at Century City, Makati The tower has been designed by Broadway Malyan as well as beauty treatments. A per- Due for completion in 2016, the iconic sonal ‘skin care file’ is created for each 58-storey skyscraper will house 220 residential Tower Manila will include a gym, a juice bar member and all clinical skin care units and uses the Trump name under a licens- and a beauty salon, while the ground floor will treatments are recorded. ing agreement with Trump Marks Philippines. host a fine dining restaurant. The club’s gym includes a range of An “intermediary skygarden” on the 30th The design of the building features an envi- cardiovascular and strength training floor will feature a large luxury spa contain- ronmentally-responsive skin with light shelves equipment, as well as group exercise ing treatment rooms, a spa lounge, sauna and and shading systems reacting to its orienta- classes and a pilates studio. steamrooms and a spa pool, as well as an infin- tion in relation to the sun’s path across the sky. ity lap pool. Other lifestyle facilities at Trump Read more: http://lei.sr?a=F4H4x
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((e\njgXj`e)'(* Sohum is the spa brand The Sohum Spa at Mövenpick Bangalore houses eight treatment rooms owned and operated by Indian Management company Resense Spa is set medical and wellness group Core Wellness. another theme at the heart of the Sohum to open 11 new spas during 2013 as part of a There are currently 25 Sohum Spas - a mixture Spa philosophy. “All the products we use are larger expansion strategy. Three of the new of hotel and day spas - across India, making it carefully evaluated for their impact on the envi- spas will be operated as full-service Resense one of the country’s largest spa chains. ronment and hence the therapies lean towards Spas while the other eight will be managed Treatments on offer at Sohum are designed holistic healing modalities that use natural under the Kempinski, The Spa brand. based on advice from Core Wellness’ panel of products and ancient healing arts rather than The Resense Spas - described as the ulti- doctors and allied experts. the extensive use of machines,” he said. mate European luxury spa experience - have According to Core Wellness chair Sanjeev Switzerland-based hospitality group been uniquely tailored for each location. The Mansontra, new treatments and programmes Mövenpick opened the 182-room Bangalore first Resense Spas will be situated in Accra, that have medical evidence backing their property in September 2011. Other leisure facili- Ghana (at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast effectiveness are regularly and pro-actively ties include an infinity edge swimming pool on City); Cairo, Egypt (as part of Kempinski added to Sohum’s offering. Mansontra added the second floor and a fitness centre with Yoga Hotel Royal Maxim); and Riyadh, Saudi that sustainability and eco-friendliness is studios. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=c8y3k Arabia (at the Kempinski Hotel Riyadh). The Kempinski hotels that will host the new Kempinski, The Spas are in Austria, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Namibia and Oman. While three more will open in China. 8c`cXi\m\XcjgcXej]fie\njgXi\jfik`eFdXe Kempinski, The Spa is described as a lux- urious concept and the preferred suppliers Alila Hotels and Resorts will are Elemental Herbology, Daniele de Winter expand into Oman in late and Thémaé.Details: http://lei.sr?a=J4F0C 2013 with the opening of Alila Jabal Akhdar – the first luxury resort development in Knfe\nKlib`j_gifg\ik`\j the remote mountainous Jabal ZfeÔid\[YpM`Z\ifp>iflg Akhdar region. Set 2,000m (6,600ft) above sea level, Viceroy Hotel Group (VHG) is to make its the resort will be marketed first move into Turkey with the opening as a haven for adventure of two new properties - Viceroy Istanbul travellers, nature lovers and and Viceroy Bodrum - during the next two those seeking to explore the years. The group has been named opera- region’s rugged landscapes. It tor of the Nef Bebeköy development in is due to open in 2013. Istanbul, which is to include a resort span- The property will feature The resort is located in rugged terrain 2,000m (6,600ft) above sea level ning 68,000sq m (732,000sq ft) and being 78 rooms, six suites and two led by developer Nef. royal villas along with a cliff-side restaurant, by W S Atkins. Alila will manage the resort on WATG are the project architects, with along with a large luxury spa, a health and fit- behalf of Omran and is working with all part- Viceroy Istanbul due to open in late 2013. ness club and events space. Exact details of ners throughout the development process. Facilities will include an outdoor garden the Alila Spa have yet to be confirmed but the Mark Edleson, president of Alila Hotels and forest area and a full-service fitness cen- treatment menu will follow the Alila philoso- and Resorts, commented: “The Jabal Akhdar tre and spa. Meanwhile, Viceroy Bodrum is phy of mixing locally-sourced ingredients with region is the perfect location for our first the result of an agreement with real estate products from international brands. foray into the Middle East. Its combination firm Safir Grup and is expected to open The project is being developed by Omran, of interesting natural eco-systems, physical in late 2014. Facilities will include a sig- the government-owned tourism investment, beauty and intriguing history and culture per- nature spa spanning 1,138sq m (12,250sq development and management company, with fectly fit within our development philosophy.” ft) with more than 10 treatment rooms. design by P49 and architectural consultancy Details: http://lei.sr?a=u5H8J Details: http://lei.sr?a=w4B7B :P9 Malaysia’s Four Seasons Resort Langkawi has announced it is to launch its new Geo Spa next month (August) offer- ing bespoke treatments from UK-based spa brand ila. First opened in 2005, the spa will now be inspired by Langkawi’s UNESCO Geopark and its “ancient energies”, The resort was designed by Bensley Design Studios which will be reflected in the new menu of natural treat- @ek\i:fek`e\ekXclem\`cj ments. UNESCO Geoparks The Geo Spa has been inspired by Langkawi’s UNESCO Geopark status M`\keXdËje\n;XeXe^Jle are designed to protect the geological, ecological and cultural wonders of and corresponding bathing rituals and in-resort InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula a particular area, with the name derived from activities to continue the wellbeing benefits. Resort - a new 197-bedroom property over- the Greek word Gaia - meaning earth. Spa director Livia Reddington said: “Here in looking the South China Sea - has opened Guests can attend a consultation to deter- the spa we wanted to focus on the very specific on the Son Tra Peninsula near Da Nang, mine which of the Geo Spa’s four treatment healing benefits of that nature. Vietnam. Bensley Design Studios has been series will be used, each reflecting the life “req- “Working with ila to create bespoke treat- responsible for the new resort’s architec- uisites” of air, nourishment, water and light. ments has enabled us to tap into the very tural, interior and landscape design, which All four series of treatment are to be accom- specific, indigenous benefits of Langkawi.” has taken Hanoi-based owner Sun Group panied by a recommended yoga programme Details: http://lei.sr?a=r3k9j six years to develop. A spa spanning approximately 1,360sq m (14,639sq ft) is set to open in September and is to incorporate 10 treatment rooms - eight DXii`fkkj`^ej[\Xc]fiÔijkJi`CXebXegifg\ikp treatment villas and two residential spa villas. All of the treatment villas will con- Marriott International has tain outdoor pools/whirlpools and Vichy signed an agreement with showers, with the two residential villas also Weligama Hotel Properties - offering steam baths. Additional facilities a wholly-owned subsidiary of are yet to be confirmed. East West Properties - to open In-room amenities and spa products at its first property in Sri Lanka. the resort will be supplied by Thailand- The 200-bedroom Weligama based Harnn, which also contributed to Bay Marriott Resort and Spa Bensley Design Studios’ design of the spa. is due to open in 2014 and is to Details: http://lei.sr?a=0f3J0 be operated under the compa- ny’s flagship Marriott Hotels and Resorts brand. 9`ccNXcj_\Xggf`ek\[: + I\X[JgXFggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%jgXfggfikle`k`\j%Zfd&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17jgXfggj :P9 Innovation to Fuel Your Imagination If Only I Could... ● Generate centralized reports for all of my spas ● Manage all my spas from my tablet or mobile phone ● Accept online bookings anywhere, anytime Imagine the Possibilities with Cloud-based Spa Management Software 1.866.966.9798 | www.spa-booker.com/gsws spa opportunities news ;8@CPE >JNJ\m\ekZfek\ekjdX[\XmX`cXYc\]i\\fec`e\ Wahanda chief executive Lopo Champalimaud ćF(MPCBM4QBBOE8FMMOFTT NX_Xe[XcXleZ_\j 4VNNJU (484 IBT e\nfec`e\j\im`Z\ made the contents of this year’s event available online Online health and beauty marketplace and free of charge, as part 8BIBOEBIBTJOUSPEVDFE8BIBOEB$POOFDU of its mission to support the - an online booking system connecting growth of the global well- businesses with customers. ness industry. 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