RESORT SPA
The designer’s brief was to “bring the outside inside” and to make The Oitavos hotel and spa take a back seat to nature – rather than dominate it
The spa journey is a smooth process – on arrival every member of staff knows who you are and what treatment you’re having
than creating a dimly-lit space with warm tones, we rely on brightness, the nature and sun to help the healing process.” As a result, no matter where guests are in
Carlos Montez Champalimaud, Carlos Sommer Champalimaud, Miguel Champalimaud and Miguel M Champalimaud (left to right)
the spa – even the treatment rooms – they are treated to sweeping views across the undulating dunes and a breathtaking vista of the Atlantic Sea. T is, says Miguel M, was always part of the plan. “My father knew the land – he grew up here – so he knew exactly where the best location for the hotel would be. When the golf course was designed, he had already identified this plot so it was leſt empty for the hotel.” T e 800sq m (8,600 sq ſt ) spa has 10 treat-
THE OITAVOS HOTEL & SPA BY NUMBERS
■ Hotel prices range from €275 (us$353, £227) for a superior room to €1,380
(us$1,773, £1,140) a night for a suite ■ T e domestic market accounts
for 30 per cent of overnights stays ■ 50 per cent of hotel guests come from central and northern Europe, with a large number of these arriving
from the UK, Germany and France ■ Number of staff at the hotel overall: 130
■ Number of therapists: seven. ■ Cost of a four hand massage: €175 (us$225, £145) for 50 minutes,
€270 (us$347, £223) for 80 minutes ■ Voya facials range from €89-170 (us$114-218, £74-180) for 50 and 80 minutes respectively; while the 170-minute Land to Sea package costs €296 (us$380, £244) and includes a seaweed bath, massage, facial and wrap
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ment rooms and therapies include those by organic seaweed company Voya to highlight the relationship that T e Oitavos has with its Atlantic surroundings. Due to its proxim- ity to the ocean, the indoor and outdoor spa pools also feature seawater and are heated by the warm-air expelled by the hotel’s ventilation system. A large relaxation area, a sauna and a steamroom complete the spa facilities. For the more active, there’s also a large health and fitness suite adjacent to the spa with more than 20 exercise stations supplied by Star Trac.
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THE CHAMPALIMAUDS
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