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Taj expands Vivanta brand with two new spa resorts
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has added two new Vivanta by Taj-branded spa resorts in India – in Bekal, northern Kerala, and in Begumpet, Hyderabad. Both resorts include Taj’s signature Jiva-
spas. T e Vivanta by Taj, Bekal resort is home to a Jiva Grande Spa, which is spread over 165,000sq ſt (15,000sq m) and has sin- gle and double treatment rooms, beauty treatment rooms, and relaxation pools. Vivanta by Taj Begumpet, Hyderabad
incorporates a 950sq ſt (88sq m) spa with two treatment rooms and a fi tness centre. T e Vivanta brand launched in September
2010 and is positioned in the luxury, upper- upscale market. A spokesperson said there is no individual spa brand for Vivanta, with each to include a Jiva or Jiva Grande spa. Details:
www.vivantabytaj.com
Bask concept launched at Revel
Bask, a spa and wellbeing concept, has been exclusively developed by mind body day spa chain Exhale for Revel – a us$2.4bn (€1.6bn, £1.5bn) resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the US. The 32,000sq ft (2,973sq
m) sanctuary has a 3,000sq ſt (279sq m) coed bathhouse at its core. Here guests can socialise and unwind in a salt grotto, hammam, steamrooms and heated mineral pools. Bask also has 32 therapy
rooms and a fitness centre will host Exhale’s signature barre-based Core Fusion® and yoga classes. A Bathhouse Bar, serving refreshing beverages, and lounge completes the off er. T e spa stocks products by 302, Actifi rm,
A 3,000sq ſt co-ed bathroom will be at the heart of Revel’s new Bask spa
from hydrating facials through to therapeutic massages and acupuncture. Exhale currently has 19 spa across the US,
Tata Harper, ISClinical and Sircuit – the fi ve skincare lines which are already used in Exhale facilities. Meanwhile, treatments range
including three in Boston and seven in New York. It also has a spa at the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos resort in the Caribbean. Details:
www.revelresorts.com,
www.exhale.com
Work starts on Sandton Skye development T e spa now boasts 18 hydrotherapy cabins
Espace Henri Chenot gets 24 new treatment rooms
Espace Henri Chenot, the destination spa created by alternative health specialist Henri Chenot at Palace Merano Italy, has reopened following an extensive overhaul. Part of a wider multi-million euro invest-
ment in the hotel, the scheme included 24 new treatment rooms. The majority of work has been carried out on the spa’s wet area – 18 of the new rooms are dedicated to hydrotherapy and have been equipped with an adapted version of Unbescheiden’s Caracalla massage bath, as well as its Jouvence dry fl oat bed (see p90). T e baths have been altered to complement
Chenot’s biontologia method – which mixes Chinese and western medical techniques in a three-phase hydro-energetic cure compris- ing an underwater massage with additives, a body wrap and jet shower session. Starpool of Italy also supplied equip-
ment, while France-based Michel Jouannet worked on the project’s design aspects. Overall, the spa has been extended by
500sq m (5,382sq ſt ) and other new facili- ties also include a peeling room for scrubs. Details:
www.palace.it
Construction is underway on the zar1.5bn (us$188m, €145m, £117m) Sandton Skye lifestyle development in the fi nancial hub of Johannesburg in South Africa. T e luxury residential and
hotel scheme has been designed by local architects AMA and includes a zar8m (us$1m, €773,900, £622,450) wellness spa featuring modern African and eastern design styles. Spanning 450sq m (4,844sq
ſt ), the spa will accommodate 12 treatment rooms, a fit- ness centre and indoor and outdoor pools. Treatments will focus on hydro- therapy, fi sh therapy and those by African product house T eraVine. South Africa-based Simply Spas – the fi rm behind the Lanzarec (see sb09/4 p32) and
T e luxury lifestyle development has been designed by AMA Architects
Oceana spas – will consult on Sandton Skye’s spa element and manage it once complete. T e complex, with three 15-storey residential
towers, is scheduled to open in 2014. Details:
www.sandtonskye.com
Atkins designs Oman’s new Medical City
Atkins, the UK-based engineering and design fi rm, has completed a masterplan of T e Medical City – a major healthcare facility in Oman. Apex Medical Group is leading the project,
with the complex to occupy a site covering nearly 1sq km by the Arabian Sea. Facilities
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include a hotel and a spa, although further details are yet to be confi rmed. The spa facility will be available to the
public, while the 375-bedroom hotel is to be positioned at the high-end of the market. Details:
www.atkinsglobal.com
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