spa £20m for Bath spa hotel project


Malaysia-based YTL Hotels has secured a £20m loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) towards the con- struction of a new hotel and thermal spa in Bath. RBS’ Consumer Industries


Team has provided the fund- ing, which will support the acquisition and redevelop- ment of three buildings in the heart of the historic city. Te Gainsborough Hotel


and Spa will be housed in a Grade II-listed building and will become one of the UK’s first to use natural thermal water when it opens in 2014. YTL Hotels took over the development of


Te new Gainsborough Hotel and Spa will be sited in the heart of Bath


the new hotel and thermal spa from Bath Hotel and Spa Limited late last year. Dato Mark Yeoh Seok Kah, executive direc-


tor of YTL Hotels said: “[Te project] will capitalise on one of the city’s most unique


attractions that have attracted tourists and visitors to the city for generations.” RBS head of consumer industries Neil Parry


added: “Te YTL team, together with Wessex Water, have a unique opportunity to create a distinctive hotel in a sought-aſter location.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=s2v3n


Welsh spa reaps benefits of renovation


Te Vale Resort near Cardiff, Wales, has announced a 25 per cent increase in spa bookings, following the completion of a £250,000 refurbishment of its facilities last year. Last month, the number


of bookings for spa breaks increased 20 per cent on the same period in 2010, while day treatment bookings grew 40 per cent in the first four months of this year. New features were added


to Te Vale Spa as part of the scheme, including four relax- ation zones to extend visits and to enhance the treatment experience. Te relaxation areas - the chill-out, water


One of the Vale Spa’s new relaxation zones added during the renovation A hydrotherapy bath and a floatation tank


and slumber zones and the Chromotherapy lounge - were added to existing facilities, which include 19 treatment rooms.


also form part of the Vale Spa, which is one of Wales’ largest and uses products supplied by Sundari, Talgo, Jessica Nails and Sienna-X. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=M4N4n


UK spas among World Luxury Spa Award winners


York’s Cedar Court Grand Hotel and Spa and Te Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA in Scotland have been named as the UK-based winners at the 2012 World Luxury Spa Awards. Spa at Te Grand, which offers a number of therapeutic face and body care treatments,


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held off Te Dorchester Spa in London to be crowned the UK’s Best Luxury Hotel Spa. Te Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA was named


the UK’s Best Luxury Resort Spa, ahead of Hampshire Spa at Champneys Forest Mere. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o2Z4p


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