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www.spabusiness.com/ezine Onyx to introduce two spa brands
Thai-based operator Onyx Hospitality Group will launch two new spa concepts early next year to support its four existing hotel brands. Breeze will be a four-
star spa offering that will, according to Onyx’s corpo- rate director of spa Kirsty MacCormick, be marketed as a fun concept to make the spa journey more approach- able – especially to those who have never been to a spa. Te second brand, Maai,
will be Onyx’s full-service luxury offering and will tar- get high-end, spa savvy customers. Te inaugural Maai spa will open in Bangkok
Te four-star Breeze spa concept will have more of a light-hearted feel MacCormick and her four-strong corporate
in February and the first Breeze will follow in March at Onyx’s Amari hotel in Hua Hin. Onyx plans to have 10 Breeze spas – includ- ing six rebrands of existing facilities – and one Maai spa operating by the end of 2012.
spa team are currently finalising the treatment menus for both brands. Products will include in-house ranges for
each concept as well as Panpuri and Comfort Zone for Breeze spas and Ila and Darphin products for Maai spas.
Mindy Terry appointed to Andurance Hospitality
Mindy Terry, president and founder of consult- ing firm Creative Spa Concepts (CSC) has been appointed managing director of development at Andurance Hospitality in Tailand. In her new role, Terry will oversee the devel- opment of a Tai scheme that will include five
villas, a spa, a bar, restaurants and pools. Te Andurance project will see Terry based in Surat Tani, south Tailand, for 18 months. She will manage all existing CSC projects–
including a new Rosewood Sense spa for the UAE – from there during this time.
Spring start for Swiss thermal spa project
Construction on a high-end residential development in Leukerbad – a village in the Swiss Alps that’s famous for its 51˚C thermal springs – is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2012. 51º Spa Residences, backed
by real-estate firm Swiss Development Group, will comprise two buildings fea- turing 30 spa apartments. Each apartment will boast whirlpools and outdoor ‘moon bath’ pools with an unlimited supply to the thermal waters. Tere will also a be 900sq m (9,688sq ſt)
Te iconic hotel has the sixth-floor AWAY Spa
Starwood’s W London sold to Qatari-based investor
Northern Ireland-based development group McAleer & Rushe has sold the W London hotel, UK, for £200m (us$311m, €232m) in one of the most high-profile hotel transa- cations of 2011. The 192-bedroom flagship property,
which is operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts and located in Leicester Square, is now owned by a Qatari-based investor. Designed by Jestico + Whiles, the iconic
Spa apartments will have an unlimited supply to natural thermal waters Te residences have been designed by US
Banya Experience Spa with a Russian style steamroom or banya (see sb10/4 p78) as a key feature. Other spa facilities will include two treatment rooms, a relaxation area, an indoor and outdoor pool and a fitness suite.
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architect firm Michael Graves & Associates and will be completed by late 2014. Te spa, created by hospitality and spa con-
sultancy Under A Tree, will follow in 2015 along with a five-star hotel in collaboration with an unnamed world-class operator.
hotel opened in February and has an AWAY Spa with five treatment rooms and SWEAT fitness facility. Tere are also pre- and post- treatment relaxation lounges for men and women, as well as steamrooms and saunas (see sb11/2 p54). REN and Aromatherapy Associates are the product houses. Robert Millar, investment partner of
Steerforth Partners – which advised on the sale – said the hotel “received a lot of interest from international investors and is evidence that the market for prime central London property remains very robust.”
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Shamana Spa to be revealed at Grand Hyatt Goa
A new Shamana Spa covering more than 35,000sq ſt (3,252sq m) is under develop- ment at the Grand Hyatt Goa, India which had its soſt launch last month. Overlooking Bambolim Bay, the new spa
will feature 19 treatment suites – including 11 singles, six doubles and two VIP royal suites – and will offer south-east Asian therapies such as ayurveda and Tai and Balinese massage. Shamana takes its name from the Sanskrit word for ‘balance’ and spa programmes will focus on creating a “balance between wellbeing and lifestyle”. Suppliers include Spain’s Natura Bisse; Irish
organic seaweed brand Voya; Puri Alchemy from Tailand; and India-based Iraya. For more on Hyatt Hotel Corporation’s international spa openings, turn to p32.
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