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Aſt er the Rain at Saint James & Albany Hotel
In July, Swiss spa product and management company Aſt er the Rain launched its fi rst spa in an urban hotel in Paris’s four-star Saint James & Albany Hotel. Opposite the Tuiler- ies Gardens in the 1st arrondissement, the 17th century building features 200 bedrooms and the spa, which covers 500sq m (5,382sq ſt ) and is located on the lower ground fl oor. Vaulted stone ceilings mix with rich red
hues and modern day comforts in the spa, which used to be a beauty institute. Today, the focus is on creating a spa experience where guests can relax in the hammam and by a 15m pool, before trying treatments in one of six treatment rooms which include a couples suite with a whirlpool, a Vichy shower room and a wet room with a Technodesign bed. T ere’s also a relaxation/rest area.
The spa is on the lower ground fl oor of a 17th century building and features vaulted stonework
It’s expected that hotel guests will make up
30 per cent of customers and 70 per cent will be day visitors. Once a week there will even be a children’s special session with chocolate- based treatments and milkshake baths. Aſt er the rain off ers a wide selection of
therapies which can be tailored using tech- niques such as ayurveda, reiki, aromatherapy and four-handed massage. Fresh, seasonal
A Champs-Élysées palace?
A luxury hotel and spa is an obvious fi t for a €400m (us$576m, £353m) property in central Paris that’s been on the market since Decem- ber 2009. T e part-listed building on the Avenue des Champs Élysées – currently the head offi ce of HSBC France – has two court- yards, covers 35,000sq m (376,737sq ſt ) and in the early 1900s was the home of the Élysées Palace hotel. Initial interest was shown by Qatari Diar, but the signing of the deal was never confi rmed. Qatari Diar also owns Le Royal Monceau and has an 80 per cent stake in Paris Peninsula (see opposite).
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spabusiness.com / digital ESPA at Peninsula
An ESPA spa will feature in the new Peninsula hotel that’s scheduled to launch in 2013. Located on Avenue Kléber, near the Arc de Triomphe, the 200 to 250-bedroom property will be the fi rst in Europe for the Hong-Kong based operator (a 20 per cent stakeholder). The remaining 80 per cent
belongs to the Qatari Diar real-es- tate investment fund – also owners
of Le Royal Monceau – which bought the property from the French state in 2007 for €460m (us$662m, £406m). A further €50m (us$72m,
£44m) will be spent on updating the building, which used to be an international conference centre of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs. T e interiors will be designed by New York-based T ierry Despont with a contemporary fl air and reference to the original belle époque style.
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ingredients are also kept onsite to help personalise massages, wraps and hair treat- ments. Aſt er the rain products are natural and have been formulated using high-alti- tude plants, valley cereals and essential oils. Face creams can be customised by picking one of 11 concentrated skin elixirs. T e Swiss fi rm opened its fi rst spa in Geneva in 2002 and now has over 40 worldwide.
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