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This year sees several major hotel and spa openings for London, as the capital hosts the royal wedding and gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games. We take a look at some of the biggest launches and also try out some ourselves
St Pancras Spa at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
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St Pancras Rennaisance’s spa will feature Cinq Mondes products
ictorian Gothic masterpiece, the 245-bedroom St Pancras Ren- aissance Hotel has been one of 2011’s most hotly anticipated hotel
launches. It opened officially in May follow- ing a £150m (us$241m, €171m) restoration. Set in the bowels of the building, the
6,226sq ſt (578sq m) spa has five treatment rooms including a couple’s suite, a spa pool in an elegant tiled room and a relaxation area featuring historical paintings and sculp- tures set under Victorian arches. French spa brand Cinq Mondes has devised the entire menu based on its beauty rituals
from around the world such as the ko bi do Japanese facial, an ayurvedic inspired slimming ritual, a Siam papaya scrub and a traditional Moroccan and Egyptian massage. In addition, the hotel will feature the Gil-
bert Scott Restaurant – operated by celebrity chef Marcus Wareing – named aſter the architect who designed the building. Te former Midland Grand Hotel, origi-
nally opened in 1873, has been painstakingly refurbished by the Manhattan Loſt Corpo- ration and London & Continental Railways. Its reopening sees it function as a hotel for the first time since 1935. Te renovated red brick hotel features 50
foot high windows, restored gold leaf ceil- ings, ornate wall murals and the famous grand staircase. It is the final piece in the St Pancras regeneration project, now the home of Eurostar with international rail links.
Kallima, The Spa at London Syon Park
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little further out, the London Syon Park, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, sits on the edge of the 200- acre (80-hectare) Syon House
estate, a few minutes from Kew Gardens. Opened in March, the five-star prop-
erty offers a country hotel experience and includes 137 bedrooms, a restaurant and mar- tini bar. It also comprises a rooſtop lounge, a spa, the Grand Syon Ballroom a butterfly house in the lobby. Kallima, Te Spa at London Syon Park
boasts 11 treatment rooms, including a dou- ble VIP suite, a personal hydrotherapy suite and a Vichy suite with equipment by Unbe- scheiden; a relaxation space called the snug; a nail spa; a pool; a whirlpool; and a sauna and steamroom; along with a fully-equipped gym and team of personal trainers.
On the outskirts of the city, London Syon Park offers more of a country hotel experience Spa guests are welcomed by a Kallima host,
who acts as personal butler throughout their journey, while treatments are tailored to cus- tomer needs. “Kallima will introduce an entirely unique experience, with a bespoke approach to wellness that is designed to sur- prise and delight each and every guest,” says spa director Rachel Tebble.
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spabusiness.com / digital In addition, cosmetic surgeon Alex Karidis
has opened his first non-surgical treatment rooms within Kallima, offering anti-ageing services such as botox, dermal fillers and HydraFacial, as well as tightening and sculpt- ing body treatments. Product brands include Anne Semonin, Terraké, Voya and Leighton Denny (for manicures and pedicures).
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