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its current projects include spas at the Palazzo Versace in Dubai and the Dormy House Hotel in the Cotswolds, UK.
A The group had two of its creations listed among the 11 Best-Designed Spas
in the World by Architectural Digest and one of its most recent projects was the privately-owned Stanley House Spa, which opened in late 2012 in the heart of Lancashire, as part of the Stanley House Hotel in Mellor. The spa’s interiors were designed by Trevillion Interiors, whose portfolio includes Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, while its heat and hydro facilities were designed by Barr + Wray and Thermarium. The project was delivered by Howard Spa Consulting. The spa’s ‘rural escape’ theme runs throughout the facilities, which include
a range of treatment rooms, relaxation rooms, a thermal suite, hydro pool with mood lighting and a Finnish sauna with panoramic rural views. As Howard explains, many of the hotel’s key attributes were interwoven into
the spa’s concept. “Building on the individual identity and clear locational asset of Stanley House was key to the spa brief,” he reveals. “We focused on creating a spa gently influenced by classic English design while reinforcing its distinctive location to ensure guests would benefit from the reference to rural surroundings. The soft, fluid shape of the loose furniture and light fittings comfortably sit within the contemporary clean lines of the building’s new architecture.”
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Renowned spa consultant Neil Howard takes us on a tour of Stanley House Spa in Lancashire, UK
fter more than 30 years in the global hospitality and wellness markets Neil Howard, who founded Howard Spa Consulting in 1994, remains an industry pioneer. Responsible for the creation and management of premier spas including those at The Armani Hotel in Dubai and the Monastero Santa Rosa on Italy’s Amalfi Coast,
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