news update
Construction underway on new spa at Miraval
KATIE BARNES
Philippe Bourguignon, CEO of the Miraval destination spa in Tucson, Arizona, has revealed that construction has started on a brand new “state of the art spa”. In an interview with Spa Business (see
p44), Bourguignon said the new spa is set to open at some point next year, but wouldn’t confi rm any other details. T e new spa will complement existing well-
ness facilities at the 117-bedroom resort which already include a spa with 24 therapy suites and six outdoor treatment rooms. T ere are also three pools, Zen and desert gardens, a yoga and pilates studio and a health club. Miraval opened in 1996 and in 2004
Steve Case, co-founder of AOL, became the majority shareholder.
Jumeirah to manage Zabeel TOM WALKER
The Dubai-based Jumeirah Group has been appointed by Zabeel Properties to man- age Jumeirah Zabeel Saray – a new luxury hotel featuring an 8,000sq m (86,111sq ſt ) spa as its focal point. The property, located on
the west crescent of Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, is Zabeel’s fi rst hotel in the emirate. In addition to its 405 bed-
rooms, the hotel offers 38 villas situated on the beach and around a lagoon pool; and a Talise Ottoman Spa with 42 individual treatment rooms plus four VIP double suites. The spa, like the rest of the hotel, has
T e spa has 42 single treatment rooms and four opulent VIP suites (above)
been designed to refl ect the grandeur of the Ottoman Empire and incorporates three authentic Turkish hammams. There will also be two indoor thalassotherapy pools,
a floatation pool and eight hydrotherapy rooms, as well as an array of steamrooms, saunas and snowrooms. Elsewhere, Jumeirah is to operate the Jumeirah
T ousand Islands Lake Resort in Qiandaohu, China, that’s expected to open in 2014.
Clarins’ new ¤40m Parisian fl agship spa KATIE BARNES T e spa will have 11 treatment rooms
Hyatt Hotels plans luxury launch in Kuala Lumpur
PETE HAYMAN
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (HHC) has revealed that its Grand Hyatt brand is poised to enter the Malaysian market with a new 412-bedroom property in Kuala Lumpur by the end of 2012. Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur will join the
two current Hyatt Regency properties in Malaysia and will incorporate a spa with 11 treatment rooms and a swimming pool. A 289-cover speciality restaurant; a
74-cover Sky Lobby Lounge; and a 102-seat pool side bar and restaurant are also pro- posed, along with over 33,000sq ſt (3,066sq m) of meeting and event space. The opening of Grand Hyatt Kuala
Lumpur follows an agreement with Bahagia Investment Corporation to manage the property, which is already under construction. In addition to this hotel, a further 12
Grand Hyatt properties are currently being developed around the world.
Spa skincare brand and oper- ator Clarins revealed its new €40m (us$58m, £35m) spa at the Le Royal Monceau – Raffl es Paris hotel in June. Currently in its soſt -opening
phase, the 1,500sq m (16,000sq ſt ) spa – described as a “white paradise” – has been created by French designer Philippe Starck, who also worked on the €69m (us$100m, £61m) refurbishment of the fi ve-star Le Royal Monceau (see p64). Spa My Blend by Clarins is a
Spa My Blend by Clarins was designed as ‘white paradise’ by Starck
fl agship for the group and the launchpad for My Blend – its premium cust- omisable skincare and treatment line that’s targeting luxury operators (see p88). It’s also Clarins’ fi rst full-service spa complete with seven treatment rooms; a 28m pool – one of the largest
in a Parisian hotel – male and female hydrother- mal suites; a gym; and four training rooms. T e aim is to slowly roll out the concept
in luxury hotels with London, New York and Singapore on the hit list of locations.
Raison d’Etre to reveal four-star spa brand in Q4 TOM WALKER
Anna Bjurstam, the sole owner of spa consul- tancy Raison d’Etre, has announced that the company will launch a new four-star spa brand this year. Bjurstam said exact details are yet to be confi rmed but added that she was looking at
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a number of models for a roll out – including a partnership with a four-star hotel chain. “T e concept will be geared towards the
younger market,” she told Spa Business. “Our aim is to introduce an aspect of socialising into the spa journey.”
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