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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will open its second hotel in Shanghai this sum- mer with a new 187-bedroom property in the heart of the Chinese city’s Pudong dis- trict. Located to the east of the Huangpu River, Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai forms part of the new 55-storey 21st Century Tower in the district’s Lujiazui business hub. Gensler are behind the exte-


rior design of the building and Wilson Associates worked on the interior of the hotel, which is inspired by Shanghai’s 1920s and 1930s Art Deco period. Facilities will include the 1,765sq m (18,998sq


ſt) FLARE spa covering the whole 41st floor, which will house six treatment rooms – four single and two VIP spa suites. A fitness centre on the same floor will boast


a sauna, a steamroom and ice fountains, as well as a brine inhalation area in the men’s area and a tepidarium room in the women’s area. Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai will


also include an 18m (59ſt) indoor lap pool and dining options including Camelia with a menu created by Executive Chef Weimar Gomez.


Te 1,765sq m FLARE spa will cover the entire 41st floor of the hotel Rainer Stampfer, regional vice president and


hotel general manager, said that Shanghai is a city with a “glamorous past” and “incredible possibilities” going forward “This is the environment that we are


creating at our new Four Seasons – a place to do business, make connections, experience the city, and live the Pudong lifestyle to its fullest,” said Stampfer. • Four Seasons Hotel Milano in Milan, Italy,


will launch a spa designed by architect Patricia Urquiola later this month. Te spa has been incorporated into a former 15th century con- vent. Read More: http://lei.sr?a=a1r4Z


Meritage Resort unveils US$40m expansion


Te Meritage Resort and Spa – one of the largest resorts in California’s Napa Valley, US – has unveiled new facilities as part of a major US$40m (€31.4m, £25.4m) expansion. Crush Ultra Lounge with


six bowling lanes; a piazza with a spa/hot tub; an Italian-style café; and exten- sive meeting space have been created as part of the pri- vately-financed scheme. A further 165 guestrooms


and suites were also added during the 19-month reno- vation, with the California resort now boasting more than 300 Tuscan- inspired guestrooms and suites. PK Architects of Tempe, Arizona, were behind the design of the 131,000sq ſt (12,170sq m) extension, which has been developed adjacent to the existing facilities at the resort. Meritage Resort and Spa already includes


Spa Terra – a luxury subterranean facil- ity housed in the 22,000sq ft (2,044sq m)


16 Te new facilities include a signature couples’ treatment room


Estate Wine Cave and boasting 12 treatment rooms. A signature couples’ room is among the treatment rooms. Te spa also includes a relaxation lounge and private lounges for men and women, which include steam grot- tos and water walls. According to a spokesperson, the spa was


designed to be a “feast for the mind and body”, and was built by “artisan craſtsmen”.


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