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Luxury Spa and Wellbeing News for 2021

CHENOT PALACE WEGGIS, SWITZERLAND LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE SLEEP TECHNOLOGY ROOMS

Europe’s latest and most advanced medispa which opened in June this year on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne, Chenot Palace Weggis, are pioneering the trend for labled personalisation as medical professionals carry out holistic diagnostics with every guest to help tailor detox programmes to the individual – a new normal in the world of wellness. For increasingly health-conscious travellers, alongside in-depth medical diagnostics and nutritional consultations for each guest, Chenot Palace Weggis is home to an indoor spa and pool with direct access to a private beach, a fitness centre and 97 spacious lake view rooms and suites. 2021 will also see the launch of Chenot Rooms with Sleeping Technology where acoustics, light, and bed linen technologies which revert body heat back into energy have been scientifically interwoven with interior design and architecture to create a natural sleeping environment that provides a truly optimised, restful sleep.

With the spa spanning 5,000 sq. metres, Chenot Palace Weggis is a full-service integrated medical retreat that epitomizes holistic wellness at its pinnacle, with highlights including a world class metabolic and sports laboratory, an in-house blood analysis laboratory, a whole body cryochamber at -110C, antigravity technologies, an altitude chamber and an epigenetics lab. Offering three signature, six-day retreat programmes, including Advanced Detox, Recover & Energise, or Prevention & Ageing Well, guests can expect treatments such as therapeutic massages, hydro-aromatherapy, manual lymphatic drainage, altitude hypoxie-therapy, anti-gravity exercise training and body composition analysis, as well as a bespoke, low-calorie and plant-based nutrition plan from the Chenot Diet.

A six-day programme stay at Chenot Palace Weggis on the Advanced Detox Programme starts from 7,500CHF (approx. £6,150) per person.

LINDOS GRAND RESORT & SPA, RHODES TO OPEN NEW ALL NATURAL SPA, ‘EVRIDIKI’

Perched on the cliff edge above the tranquilcove of Vlycha Bay in Rhodes, Lindos GrandResort & Spa is set to open its doors in May2021. A haven of relaxation and indulgence,this adults-only hideaway boasts sleek,sophisticated and ultra-modern rooms withlavish amenities – many with panoramic seaviews and private infinity pools – as well as anarray of fine-dining options and the brand-newhealing Evridiki spa.

Specialising in vegan-friendly, natural products which use zero microbeads or animal products, guests can enjoy pampering in paradise with massages, facials, full body rituals and beauty treatments which combine modern techniques with ancient Greek remedies, drawing on the use of natural island ingredients including oils, herbs, flowers and botanical plants. Wellness seekers can rest and rejuvenate with treatments such as the Mediterranean skin food facial, jasmine and sea salt exfoliation, the ancient Greek massage or a rose pepper anti-cellulite treatment, and those looking for privacy can opt for in-room massages with one of Lindos Grand Resort’s highly skilled therapists. Inviting harmony of mind, body and soul, there’s also beauty services available, a jacuzzi and sauna well as a fully equipped gym, access to a personal trainer, daily workout classes and water-sports available on the beach.

Rates at Lindos Grand Resort & Spa start from £160 a night. For more information visit www.lindosgrand.com

COMO COCOA ISLAND, MALDIVES LAUNCHES POSTURE-PERFECTING WELLNESS PATHS

COMO Cocoa Island re-opened in Septemberwith freshly renovated rooms, suites andCOMO Shambhala Retreat, the island’swhitewashed wellness hideout. A third of theprivate island is now occupied by the COMOShambhala Retreat, which was re-designed togive guests more space and time to invest in their personal wellbeing – a concept that has never been more apt. A new Pilates Studio and open-sided yoga pavilion (with striking views of the lagoon) accompany one of the only hydrotherapy pools in the Maldives. Treatment rooms also received a full facelift.

From January 2021, guests can indulge in a selection of new Wellness Paths designed to calm the mind, relieve stress and rejuvenate the body. Choose the Body Alignment and Body Screening to help alleviate poor posture, whereby a body alignment expert assesses the body’s state to develop a programme that suits your unique physiology – fitting for many after months of working at home - or a personalised Hydrotherapy Circuit Instruction, a 60-minute experience in the hydrotherapy pool to improve flexibility and strength.

Rooms start from £505pn based on two people sharing. For more information visit comohotels.com

CAYO EXCLUSIVE RESORT & SPA, CRETE TO OPEN NEW DESIGN-LED SPA

CAYO is Crete’s most stylish new hotel.Perched on its own private swathe of seafrontoverlooking the charming Elounda Bay, CAYOoffers unparalleled access to the island’stapestry of beaches, historic treasures andhilltop villages – the very landscape thatinspired the treatments offered at CAYO’s Armonia Spa. This state-of-the-art relaxationhub takes inspiration from the spiritual,cultural and natural Cretan environment,helping guests disconnect from everyday life and achieve balance between body, mind and spirit.

Ancient Greek women had Aphrodite as their beauty idol (the Goddess of love and beauty), and they cultivated an obsession with wellbeing. The most common products used as basis for their beauty treatments are still used today; salt is used as a natural exfoliant, honey as a healing agent and olive oil as a moisturiser. CAYO Armonia Spa takes these age-old ingredients and applies them using modern, innovative techniques, using them to new potentials. Signature treatments include the Full Body Salt and Olive Oil Scrub, hydrating Aloe Vero Body Mask and Luk Pra Kob, a herbal hot compress massage.

Rooms start from €340 (approx. £310) for a Superior Sea View Room. For more information visit cayoresort.com

ES SAADI MARRAKECH RESORT, MOROCCO ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR ‘LE TIGRE’ YOGA RETREATS

The Moroccan centre of wellbeing that is EsSaadi Marrakech Resort is proud to announcetheir amazing yoga retreats in partnership withthe prestigious Parisian yoga club ‘Le Tigre’ inhosting a number of world-class yoga retreats,with news dates for 2021 in March, May andNovember. Inviting guests to recharge body,mind and soul in their paradisiacal corner ofmystical Morocco, the retreats are designed to rest, restore and revive, set in the resort’s sundappled gardens in the centre of Marrakech.

In addition to retreats’ daily schedules of yoga classes, guests can enjoy use of the world-class spa (including treatments such as soaking in pure Argan oil, Rose water and health enhancing herbs) restorative walks in the famous Es Saadi gardens, leisurely swims in their expansive private pools along with the benefits of enjoying the Es Saadi Palace’s SLOW food philosophy at the divine eateries located sporadically across the resort.

Rates start from £790 for 3 nights at the Hotel or from £1,080 at the Palace in a junior suite and includes 6 yoga classes (90 min class) with a teacher of ‘Le Tigre Yoga Club’, a hammam scrub and massage, Full Board, Slow Food (vegan and gluten-free menus on demand), unlimited Detox juice and herbal tea, free access to Oriental Thermae® and the Palace Spa and Morocco-side airport transfer. For more information visit www.essaadi.com