BUSINESS INSIDER

Seven key investments across the global spa and wellness industry

Edited by David Fagan

Autumn debut for Fairmont Windsor Park spa

Extensive health and wellness facilities will crown the offer at £140m luxury hotel

UK: The much anticipated luxury spa at Fairmont Windsor Park is on schedule to launch in Autumn 2021 following a £140m (€158m) investment into the luxury hotel and its 2,500sqm spa and wellness facility.

A collaboration between hotel group Accor and private property development company Arora Group, the 200-room hotel is located adjacent to Windsor Great Park and Savill Gardens. Its spa, which spans two floors, has been designed by Grove Developments and the Arora Group’s in-house team oversaw the interiors.

A total of 18 treatment rooms include three for couples and a VIP Spa Suite with a rasul, a hot tub, a private dining area and a dressing room.

Other wellness facilities in the spa include a dry flotation room, a hammam, a cryotherapy chamber with space for up to five people, an IV infusion space, a complementary therapy room and a colon hydrotherapy suite. In addition there will be light and deep relaxation rooms, a sauna, a steam room, an ice fountain, a pool and a hot tub, while an outdoor courtyard features a hydrotherapy zone and an atmospheric fire pit for cooler periods.

The thermal and wet area, which was supplied by Barr+Wray, includes a 20m lap pool as well as a Himalayan salt relaxation room and a Japanese Ashiyu foot bath thermal experience.

An aesthetics clinic will provide a GP service as well as advanced aesthetic treatments across five dedicated rooms. Healing and wellbeing assessments will be made available along with 4D body-scanning and vitamin infusion therapies.

Each guest will have the option to curate their own ‘wellness path’ in collaboration with the spa’s expert team of therapists, personal trainers and nutritionists. The spa will also cater to fitness enthusiasts through the inclusion of a group spinning studio, a Technogym wellness suite and a reformer Pilates studio. The Mind and Body studio will focus on ‘mind-muscle’ connection with classes including hatha yoga and meditation alongside aerial yoga, TRX Suspension Training, boxing and HIIT.

For those requiring remedial assistance, physiotherapy, naturopathy and osteopathy services will be available. The extensive offering will be completed by a wellness café, spa boutique, barbershop, hair salon and a finishing studio for makeup services. “We’re particularly excited about bringing a Japanese Ashiyu foot bath to the spa, as it’s a thermal experience open to all, even those living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.”

SPA STATISTICS

Wellness space: 2,500sqm Spa design: Grove Developments Interior design: Arora Group Hydrothermal supplier: Barr + Wray Fitness suppliers: TRX, Technogym Facilities include: 18 treatment rooms, dry flotation room, cryotherapy chamber, hammam, aesthetics clinic, colon hydrotherapy, Japanese Ashiyu foot bath

www.fairmont-windsorpark.com

Harrods launches Hair and Beauty Salon restyled by Sparcstudio

LONDON: Internationally reknowned Knightsbridge department store Harrods has finalised the transformation of its beauty business with the launch of a new Hair and Beauty Salon. Led by the store’s director of beauty, Annalise Fard, the 1,577sqm space was redesigned by London-based Sparcstudio to offer a rarefied and contemporary beauty and wellness experience with the welcoming Beverley Bayes and luxurious feel of an exclusive members club.

A dedicated Hairdressing Rotunda brings to life a feeling of old-world glamour, while also offering privacy for guests and their stylists. As well as a hair extension library, there is a luxury Backwash Room inspired by traditional Japanese head spa rituals, where clients can lie back on Yume fully extending backwash beds by Takara Belmont to enjoy a soothing head massage, designed to boost circulation and promote healthy hair growth. The Rotunda also incorporates a bespoke Conditioning Bar dedicated to offering the latest conditioning and scalp treatments.

A more secluded Salon Privée provides five hair stations and a backwash area, while an extensive treatment zone boasts 12 rooms offering body facial, waxing and laser treatments. An Eye Zone suite for brow and lash services completes the offering alongside a large reception area and marble and chalk ash-decorated customer washrooms.

“We wanted to instil a unique sense of place with design details that create a ‘members club’ feel that is uniquely Harrods,” says Sparcstudio’s creative director, Beverley Bayes. “The spaces we have created are organic, flowing and light-filled with a great emphasis on guest comfort.”

SPA STATISTICS

Beauty and wellness space: 1,577sqm Designer: Sparcstudio Facilities include: Hairdressing Rotunda, Backwash Room, Conditioning Bar, Salon Privée, 12-room treatment zone with waiting lounge, Eye Zone, Equipment: Yume backwash beds from Takara Belmont

www.harrods.com

Phytomer Spa Trocadéro provides a marine escape in the city

FRANCE: Following the success of Phytomer Spa Étoile, located near the Champs Élysées in Paris, the high-end natural French spa brand has opened Phytomer Spa Trocadéro, close to the Eiffel Tower.

Laid out over two storeys, the 125sqm urban spa offers a large reception and consultation area, a mani-pedi space and four luxurious treatment rooms.

Designed by French interior designer Dominique Tosiani, the spa’s deep blue facade recalls a marine getaway that represents a refreshing break from city life. Inside the spa, raw oak Forêt flooring by designer Oscar Ono is accompanied by floor-to-ceiling display shelves stocked with the brand’s Brittany-made products. The treatment rooms are each named after French coastal towns, with Phytomer’s anti-ageing Pioneer Treatment performed in the Saint-Malo room and wellness massages and body treatments offered in Dinard. The Cancale room boasts a new-generation Lemi treatment bed, ideal for a CityLife Anti-pollution Skin Freshness experience, while Cézembre is equipped with a private shower and Japanese sauna. www.spaphytomer.com/en/spa-trocadero.php

The Swan Hotel and Spa to unveil £7m spa garden and rooms

UK: Set to open in Winter 2021, a £7 million (€8.2m) development at The Swan Hotel and Spa at Newby Bridge in the Lake District is nearing completion.

With interiors by Fiona Parke of Johnston Parke Interiors, award-winning architects DLG and contractors Medlock have added 30 new spa guest bedrooms as well as the 743sqm Holte Spa with consultancy by Kirsty MacCormick of The Spa Consultancy.

A new spa garden will include an outdoor/indoor, chemical-free vitality pool designed by Unique Pool. In addition to outdoor hot tubs, waterfall showers and a relaxation cabin complete with fireplace, a Finnish sauna has been supplied by Anapos. There will also be a Spa Café & Deli and a boutique retail area.

The spa’s six treatment rooms are equipped with Gharieni furniture and REM trolleys and chairs. In partnership with sustainable brands including GROUND Wellbeing, [comfort zone] and OTO, treatments will include bamboo massage, redwood foot reflexology, sound therapy and CBD massage therapy. https://www.swanhotel.com

MKV Design reflects bathing heritage in creation of Matild Palace spa

HUNGARY: The culmination of a five-year project to convert a neglected UNESCO World Heritage Site into one of Europe’s grandest hotels, Matild Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel has opened in Budapest. The transformation, which was led by Maria Vafiadis of MKV Design in collaboration with local architects Péter Cajka and Puhl Antal, includes the reconfiguration of 111 guest rooms and 19 suites as well as the creation of a boutique spa and wellness space.

Continuing the city’s ancient reputation for thermal bathing, the 250sqm Swan Spa is named after the birds that inhabit the nearby River Danube and the interior walls have been created to resemble their white plumes, with their dance depicted in an ornate metalwork screen. Among the wellness facilities on offer are a hammam entirely clad in white marble, a sauna and a salt and steam room along with separate lounges for men and women. The ethereal design of an additional relaxation room carries hints of traditional bathhouses or a deep-water pool that again recalls the image of swans.

The spa’s robes and slippers have been supplied by Frette and two treatment rooms decorated in a palette of white with blue niches provide luxurious experiences for couples and individuals using ESPA products. Other suppliers include furnishings by GUBI and tapware by Dornbracht.

“Located in the basement of the building, the spa is inevitably a subterranean experience,” says Maria Vafiadis. “But it begins in the light, in an all-white marble reception, before visitors retreat into blue and deep petrol blue spaces as if descending into the healing waters of the river. Throughout, lighting is key and is subtly integrated to wash upwards over the walls, enhancing the sense of serenity.”

SPA STATISTICS

Wellness space: 250sqm Designer: MKV Design Treatment rooms: Two Treatment partners: ESPA Spa suppliers: Frette, Dornbracht, GUBI

www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/budlcmatild-palace-a-luxury-collection-hotelbudapest

Six Senses Shaharut offers seclusion and style in the desert

ISRAEL: Located in the lunar-like Arava Valley in the south of the Negev Desert, Six Senses Shaharut has welcomed its first guests to a selection of 60 eco-conscious suites and villas spread across an expansive desert landscape.

In addition to locally based activities including camel treks, overnight camping, extreme sports, e-mountain bike tours, hiking and jeep excursions, the resort’s Six Senses Spa aims to leave guests feeling enriched and reconnected to themselves.

With six treatment rooms and two pools, including a freshwater infinity pool with desert views and a bar serving refreshing juices, the spa provides a variety of wellness programmes and will welcome a range of visiting practitioners specialising in Chinese medicine, osteopathy, energy healing and more. “Six Senses Shaharut reflects the brand’s ethos of sustainability, local sensitivity and wellness together with our unique desert culture and traditions,” says general manager Thomas Fehlbier. “With a passionate team, we’ll work to create out-of-the-ordinary guest experiences in a setting of Biblical proportions.” https://www.sixsenses.com/en/resorts/shaharut

Radisson Resort Kołobrzeg opens in ‘spa capital’ of Poland

POLAND: With 209 rooms and suites just steps from the Baltic Sea, Radisson Resort Kołobrzeg has become Radisson Hotel Group’s 15th Polish property. Located in in Western Pomerania, the resort offers a spa with a steam room and eight treatment rooms for relaxation rituals and rehabilitation treatments as well as a range of face and body protocols using Phytomer products.

Catering for all ages, a dedicated aqua park adds a futher two indoor pools, a heated outdoor swimming pool, outdoor and indoor slides, hot tubs and a spacious relaxation area with sun beds. An infinity pool on the rooftop offers views over the Baltic Sea. “Kołobrzeg is the biggest Polish spa resort providing the highest number of overnight stays in Poland,” says the hotel’s general manager, Maciej Wyskiel. “Radisson Resort Kołobrzeg will be the fifth property of Zdrojowa in Kołobrzeg, which strengthens our position in this very competitive market.” www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-resortkolobrzeg