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DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com Swedish-owned US spa upgrades


The spa at Pelican Grand Resort in Florida’s Fort Lauderdale, US, is under- going major renovations under the wellness con- cept: ‘where Scandinavia meets South Florida’. Jefast Pelican Grand, a


company from Sweden, owns the 136-key property – which is part of the Noble House Hotels & Resorts collection. The Swedish patronage of the resort is the driving force behind the Scandinavian-style at Pure Spa, which is located on the hotel’s 11th floor. Set to open on 1 June, spa director George


Spa director George Powell-Lopez and designer Cassandra Jertshagen


Powell-Lopez told Spa Opportunities he worked with designer Cassandra Jertshagen of Jefast to create a facility that comprises an octagonal spa suite with a panoramic view of the Atlantic ocean. It also features floor-to-ceiling windows, two treatment rooms, two outdoor spa cabanas, two ocean-view manicure/pedicure stations, locker rooms and a relaxation room. Te inte- rior spa space measures 1,515sq ſt (141sq m) and the exterior spa terrace is 1,470sq ſt (137sq m). Products in use at the spa will include


those by Maria Akerberg, Babor, Coola, SpaRitual, Tara Spa Products, SoyDelicious, plus luxury linen by the Madison Collection. Other enhancements to the prop-


erty during the renovations, include the addition of two ballrooms and a new pent- house. FSMY Architects and Planners are involved in the property’s renovations. In addition to direct beach access,


lazy river and pool, the resor t offers guests a number of dining venues. Details: http://lei.sr?a=r4Q6g_S


Swiss hotel opens at Kameha Lake


The Kameha Grand Zurich hotel opened in Switzerland in March, surrounded by 128,000sq m (1,377,781sq ſt) of forests, meadows, ponds and Zurich’s Kameha Lake. It also features a Kameha Spa designed by Marcel Wanders. The 245-key hotel is the


first Autograph Collection property by Marriott in Switzerland. It was developed by real estate development company Mettler2Invest, owned by Peter Mettler. On completion it was handed over to Turintra AG, a real estate fund of Swiss bank UBS. Te UBS fund is therefore the owner and lessor of the property. Kameha Grand Glattpark Betriebsgesellschaſt operates the property as part of a long term lease. A representative for the hotel told Spa


Opportunities that the 300sq m (3,229sq ft) Kameha Spa features four treatment rooms, two saunas, a steamroom, relaxation room/ roof terrace, in addition to a gym.


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Te Kameha Spa features four treatment rooms and a relaxation room


House products include Alessandro, Spa Manufaktur, La Biosthétique and Artemis. In addition to a number of leisure activities,


the hotel offers a choice of two dining options – one Italian restaurant and a Japanese outlet. The property also has an event hall that


can accommodate up to 960 people, a large convention centre and several business suites. Details: http://lei.sr?a=7j8n8_S


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