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Work to begin on thermal spa project in Buxton, UK
A legal agreement has been signed to allow work to start on the £32m (us$49.4m, €38.9m) development of The Crescent building – which is to be transformed into a luxury hotel and thermal spa – in the UK spa town of Buxton. T e agreement – between landowners
High Peak Borough Council and Derby- shire County Council – is supported by Nestlé Waters, which bottles the local mineral water under the Buxton brand. It protects Nestlé’s right to draw under- ground mineral water. It is expected that redevelopment by
the Buxton Crescent Hotel and T ermal Spa Company could begin in late 2010.
US$5bn Mina Zayed project details unveiled T e 27-hectare property will include a signifi cant spa component and is due to open in 2014
Further details have been revealed about the mixed-use Mina Zayed Waterfront Devel- opment in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With an estimated overall cost of us$5bn
(€3.6bn, £3.2bn), the project will cover a total of 27 hectares (67 acres). T e development will be housed within
a hollow, drum-shaped building with a rotating sun screen and will include three branded hotels and residences – MGM Grand, Bellagio and SkyLoſt s. T ere will also be a health and wellness centre costing us$20m (€14.2m, £12.6m)
and covering 64,400sq ſt (5,980sq m). With 41 treatment rooms and suites, the spa will boast the fi rst Bellagio-branded spa suites in the Middle East in addition to a medi-spa component. Spatality is currently consulting on its fea-
sibility, design and brand implementation. Scheduled to open in 2014, the develop-
ment is located adjacent to Abu Dhabi’s new growth areas of Saadiyat Island and Sow- wah Island. It is a key component of Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, a governmental blueprint for the urban transformation of the wider Mina Zayed area.
The Palmyra spa on schedule for 2011 launch
T e exclusive enclave of Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is to gain a 30,000sq ſt (2,787sq m) luxury ESPA spa in early 2011. Housed in a separate building to
T e Palmyra resort, the spa is being created in consultation with ESPA and will feature 14 treatment rooms including two private couples suites and nine multi-functional spaces with showers and balconies. Other amenities will include experiential rain showers, a tea lounge and vital- ity pools with ocean views. T e Palmyra comes under the Solís Resorts
Treatments include a creekside massage
L’Auberge de Sedona revamp is completed
T e wellbeing off ering has a considerable water element T e Palmyra is located on 16 oceanfront
& Hotels brand, launched by the former president of T e Ritz-Carlton Hotel Com- pany, Horst Schulze, who commented: “In essence, T e Palmyra, a Solís Resort & Spa will redefi ne luxury living and travel in the Caribbean based on input from world trav- ellers and guests.”
acres (6 hectares), on the grounds of a former plantation. It will off er 299 bedrooms and 23,000sq ſt (2,138sq m) of indoor and out- door meetings space, including a gazebo that extends into the nearby bay. Guests also have access to three golf courses: the White Witch Golf Course, Cinnamon Hill Golf Course and the Half Moon Golf Club.
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The final phase of a us$25m (€19.2m, £16m) refi t at L’Auberge de Sedona resort in Arizona, US, has ended. T e central focus of the revamp and expansion was a programme called Project Elevation, which aimed to boost the resort’s facil- ities while remaining environmentally sensitive. As part of this, a new Seren- ite Spa with seven treatment rooms was constructed as well as 11 new spa cot- tages, complete with outdoor showers, to form a new spa village. Managed by Des- tination Hotels and Resorts, the spa was designed by Cary Collier of Blu Spas.
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Akasha Wellbeing Retreat for Jerusalem
A 10,764sq ſt (1,000sq m) spa designed by the Milan-based interior architect Piero Lissoni has opened at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. Called the Akasha Wellbeing Retreat and Spa and located less than a mile from Jerusalem’s Old City walls, the facility has been created as a core component of the hotel’s experi- ence. T e spa’s design incorporates feng shui principles to create a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
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