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Former monastery opens as luxury spa hotel in Italy A domed aromatic steam-


Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco were among the first guests to stay at a new luxury boutique spa hotel housed in a converted 17th century monastery on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel


and Spa is located on the cliff edge of Cape d’Orso and was restored by US businesswoman and director of the Sharma Foundation, Bianca Sharma. Howard Spa Consulting has played a key role in creat- ing the 500sq m (5,382sq ſt) Santa Maria Novella spa at the 20-bedroom hotel, which retains the property’s monastic heritage. The spa has an 80sq m (861sq ft) pri-


room; a crushed ice fountain to refresh between thermal bath- ing; a rock sauna; a hydro pool; and emotion showers complete the facility mix. Howard Spa Consulting is


Te spa hotel is perched on a cliff face above the Mediterranean sea on the Amalfi Coast


vate double treatment suite housed within a double-heighted vaulted space, including a rasul, a steamroom, two wet tables and two dry couches. An outdoor treatment area – Treatment Garden – contains two couches,


New central London property for Bulgari


Bulgari Hotels and Resorts has opened its latest luxury property in the Knightsbridge area of London, UK – the 85-bedroom Bulgari Hotel and Residences, London. Facilities include a 2,000sq m


(21,528sq ſt) spa, health and beauty area, which offers ESPA treatments and is guided by a concept inspired by Asian and European traditions. Te spa – located over two floors


and crafted from onyx, teak and Vicenza stone – features 11 private treatment rooms and a double spa suite with steamroom and spa pool.


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while two indoor single treatment rooms – Melograno and Iris – and a 70sq m (753sq ſt) thermal suite are also on offer. Te thermal suite features a series of historic


spaces linking the various warm rooms, such as the double-heighted vaulted Tepidarium with pomegranate infused foot spas.


Nicaraguan mega- resort to have spas


Seaside Mariana, the mega-resort development currently under construction in Nicaragua, is due to complete its first phase during the sec- ond quarter of 2013. The 923-acre (374-hectare) complex is


divided into six neighbourhoods. It will be anchored by the Wyndham Nicaragua Resort and Casino and a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course – both of which overlook the Pacific Ocean. Grupo Mariana, the developer behind the scheme, has created its own signature Plumeria Spa concept for Seaside Mariana. Two Plumeria-branded spas are being built


as part of the scheme – the first of which will open at the Laya Hotel in mid-2013 and will


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Te resort is being developed by Grupo Mariana


span 1,200sq ſt (111sq m). It will house four treatment rooms. Te second spa – a 5,000sq ſt (465sq m)


facility – will form part of the Wyndham resort and is to open in 2014 with eight treatment rooms. All hotel, resort and spa operations will be overseen by KemperSports Management.


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now operating the spa under a management contract and worked with Goff Associates on the spa’s creation. Termarium has supplied the thermal facilities. Neil Howard of Howard Consulting told Spa Opportunities the spa is an “integral part” of the over- all Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel. Howard said: “Each room


within the spa preserves the original 17th cen- tury vaulted ceilings and many of its rustic walls to maintain the monastic heritage of this unique property.” Facilities at Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel and


Spa also include an infinity-edge swimming pool and a private 12th century chapel.


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