Spa Business issue 2 2012 - Leisure Opportunities

18 new rooms all
feature the Caracalla
and Jouvence
TOP PROJECT: ESPACE HENRI CHENOT
CARACALLA MASSAGE BATH AND
JOUVENCE DRY FLOAT, UNBESCHEIDEN
The project: The fi ve-star Palace Merano
hotel, Italy, has had 18 of its 24 new
treatment cabins fi tted with an adapted
version of the Caracalla massage bath, as
well as a Jouvence dry fl oat bed, as part of
an extensive renovation to its Espace Henri
Chenot spa this year (see p16).
The equipment: With its curves and deep
ergonomically designed tub, the Caracalla
is a quiet, simple to use experience bath
with a range of intensive health massage
programmes. Its 278 nozzles can massage
20 body zones in 10 sequences, from the
stimulating energy massage to the smooth
relaxing massage.
SHOWCASE
SHOWER CORRIDOR, THERMARIUM
The shower: The Shower Corridor creates a
walking experience for guests. After a sauna
or steamroom the bather can walk through
the shower into a thunderstorm atmosphere
created by music, sounds and fl ashing lights,
while water refreshes their body.
What makes it stand out? The combination
of special light and sound effects plus
shower design and water creates a striking
effect. Thermarium says customers new
to the attraction are often surprised and
stunned from the experiences.
Other key features: Because guests
move through the corridor as part of the
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The Jouvence dry fl oatation bed is
designed for body wraps.
What makes it stand out? Unbescheiden has
adapted its baths to the biontologia method
used at the spa which specialises in mind
body programmes. Based on the principles
of Chinese medicine, biontologia follows a
three-phase hydro-energetic cure – a powerful
underwater massage with benefi cial bath
additives followed by a relaxing body wrap,
enhanced by the Jouvence bed, and then a
stimulating jet shower.
Other key features: Unbescheiden offers
spa design services and operational advice
as part of its strategic partnership with global
spa consultancy GeoSpa.
What’s next? The baths will be installed in
Thalazur Spa, Cabourg, France, during the
next 12 months.
SPA-KIT.NET KEYWORD: UNBESCHEIDEN
The corridor creates a walking experience
experience, the showers don’t get blocked
with people waiting to use the attraction.
Company background: Thermarium
distributes globally and customers include
Steiner Leisure, Six Senses Spas and ESPA.
SPA-KIT.NET KEYWORD: THERMARIUM
Shower experiences include Arctic
mist, tropical rain and island storm
(above); touch screen controls (below)
JUST ARRIVED
EXPERIENCE SHOWER,
BRADFORD PRODUCTS
The shower: Bradford’s Experience
Shower combines water with relaxing
chromatherapy, soothing acoustics and
rejuvenating aroma. The bather can
choose from experiences – Arctic mist,
body spray, tropical rain, drench shower
and island storm – on a touch screen.
What makes it stand out? The
shower is fully custom-designed and
personalised to fi t any spa concept.
Other products: The next level
Experience Shower is the Private Heaven
for VIP suites. This incorporates all
the functions of the shower as well as
features of Bradford’s SteamRoom,
including steam and a heated bench. It
is large enough for two people.
Company background: Experience
Showers have been installed in Northern
Quest Casino, US and Four Seasons
Baltimore, US.
What’s next? A more compact version
of the Experience Shower is being
developed for homes, smaller wellness
suites and destination spa guestrooms.
SPA-KIT.NET KEYWORDS
BRADFORD PRODUCTS
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