����������� �������������������������� ������������������������ Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has added two new Vivanta by Taj-branded spa resorts in India – in Bekal, northern Kerala, and in Begumpet, Hyderabad. Both resorts include Taj’s signature Jivaspas. Th e Vivanta by Taj, Bekal resort is home to a Jiva Grande <strong>Spa</strong>, which is spread over 165,000sq ft (15,000sq m) and has single and double treatment rooms, beauty treatment rooms, and relaxation pools. Vivanta by Taj Begumpet, Hyderabad incorporates a 950sq ft (88sq m) spa with two treatment rooms and a fi tness centre. Th e Vivanta brand launched in September 2010 and is positioned in the luxury, upperupscale market. A spokesperson said there is no individual spa brand for Vivanta, with each to include a Jiva or Jiva Grande spa. Details: www.vivantabytaj.com Th e spa now boasts 18 hydrotherapy cabins ������������������������� ���������������������� Espace Henri Chenot, the destination spa created by alternative health specialist Henri Chenot at Palace Merano Italy, has reopened following an extensive overhaul. Part of a wider multi-million euro investment in the hotel, the scheme included 24 new treatment rooms. The majority of work has been carried out on the spa’s wet area – 18 of the new rooms are dedicated to hydrotherapy and have been equipped with an adapted version of Unbescheiden’s Caracalla massage bath, as well as its Jouvence dry fl oat bed (see p90). Th e baths have been altered to complement Chenot’s biontologia method – which mixes Chinese and western medical techniques in a three-phase hydro-energetic cure comprising an underwater massage with additives, a body wrap and jet shower session. Starpool of Italy also supplied equipment, while France-based Michel Jouannet worked on the project’s design aspects. Overall, the spa has been extended by 500sq m (5,382sq ft ) and other new facilities also include a peeling room for scrubs. Details: www.palace.it 22 Read <strong>Spa</strong> <strong>Business</strong> online spabusiness.com / digital ������������������������������ Bask, a spa and wellbeing concept, has been exclusively developed by mind body day spa chain Exhale for Revel – a us$2.4bn (€1.6bn, £1.5bn) resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the US. The 32,000sq ft (2,973sq m) sanctuary has a 3,000sq ft (279sq m) coed bathhouse at its core. Here guests can socialise and unwind in a salt grotto, hammam, steamrooms and heated mineral pools. Bask also has 32 therapy rooms and a fitness centre will host Exhale’s signature barre-based Core Fusion® and yoga classes. A Bathhouse Bar, serving refreshing beverages, and lounge completes the off er. Th e spa stocks products by 302, Actifi rm, Tata Harper, ISClinical and Sircuit – the fi ve skincare lines which are already used in Exhale facilities. Meanwhile, treatments range ��������������������������������������� Construction is underway on the zar1.5bn (us$188m, €145m, £117m) Sandton Skye lifestyle development in the fi nancial hub of Johannesburg in South Africa. Th e luxury residential and hotel scheme has been designed by local architects AMA and includes a zar8m (us$1m, €773,900, £622,450) wellness spa featuring modern African and eastern design styles. <strong>Spa</strong>nning 450sq m (4,844sq ft ), the spa will accommodate 12 treatment rooms, a fitness centre and indoor and outdoor pools. Treatments will focus on hydrotherapy, fi sh therapy and those by African product house Th eraVine. South Africa-based Simply <strong>Spa</strong>s – the fi rm behind the Lanzarec (see sb09/4 p32) and ��������������������������������������� Atkins, the UK-based engineering and design fi rm, has completed a masterplan of Th e Medical City – a major healthcare facility in Oman. Apex Medical Group is leading the project, with the complex to occupy a site covering nearly 1sq km by the Arabian Sea. Facilities A 3,000sq ft co-ed bathroom will be at the heart of Revel’s new Bask spa from hydrating facials through to therapeutic massages and acupuncture. Exhale currently has 19 spa across the US, including three in Boston and seven in New York. It also has a spa at the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos resort in the Caribbean. Details: www.revelresorts.com, www.exhale.com Th e luxury lifestyle development has been designed by AMA Architects Oceana spas – will consult on Sandton Skye’s spa element and manage it once complete. Th e complex, with three 15-storey residential towers, is scheduled to open in 2014. Details: www.sandtonskye.com include a hotel and a spa, although further details are yet to be confi rmed. The spa facility will be available to the public, while the 375-bedroom hotel is to be positioned at the high-end of the market. Details: www.atkinsglobal.com SPA BUSINESS 2 <strong>2012</strong> © Cybertrek <strong>2012</strong>
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