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Kimpton launches ‘spa and arts’ hotel in San Diego
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has unveiled Hotel Palomar San Diego in the downtown arts district of the Californian, US, city. The 183-bedroom property, formerly
called Sé Hotel, has been revamped and – taking advantage of its location – will serve as a gallery and stage for visual art, per- forming art, dance and architecture. As part of the overhaul, the hotel now
offers a stylish, modern spa, in-room spa services and a lavish roof-deck lounge with an infinity-edge pool. Te spa has seven treatment suites and also features Studio Sutra – a VIP room that can cater for two people – with a soaking tub, double steam shower and daybed. Tere is also a rasul and the Silk Lounge
relaxation area that can be hired for par- ties. Te spa offers rasul-based treatments as well as reflexology and shiatsu. Beauty services include manicures/pedicures.
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www.spabusiness.com/ezine La Prairie spa for Hotel Le Bristol
Te Hotel Le Bristol in Paris, France, has completed a €100m (us$139m, £87m) revamp with the opening of a new spa in conjunction with Swiss skin- care brand La Prairie. Spread over three floors,
Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie has eight treatment rooms in total. In the basement, is a Russian-style wet room with a Vichy shower and a Turkish steamroom. Te floor above features two treatment rooms, one of which is dedicated to hand and feet therapies. On the second floor, there are five more
La Prairie spa houses eight treatment cabins – including two duo suites
treatment rooms – including two double suites. A female-only Turkish steamroom; a fitness centre and a hairdressing salon also feature as part of the spa, while there is a swimming pool on the sixth floor of the hotel. Other product houses include Russie Blanche – for use in the steamrooms; Les
Termes Marins de Saint-Malo; La Maison De L’Argan; and Te Organic Pharmacy. Te spa was designed by hotel owner Maja
Oetker and renowned French architect Pierre- Yves Rochon, who also oversaw the wider refurbishment of the five-star hotel. Prior to the overhaul, the hotel featured an Anne Semonin Spa.
Mövenpick opens ninth resort in Saudi Arabia
Switzerland-based luxury resort operator Mövenpick has announced the opening of the Beach Resort Al Khobar in eastern Saudi Arabia. The resort, the ninth by
Each of the new properties comprise a large spa
Three new luxury hotels for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Te Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is set to position itself as a top-end holiday des- tination, with a the arrival of a trio of new luxury hotels during 2012. The first to open was the 473-room
InterContinental Hotel, which took over the former Nikko Hotel in late 2011. Tis year, it will embark on a 30-month refur- bishment project, which includes work on a Zen-style spa. Te 412-bedroom Grand Hyatt Kuala
Lumpur, opening in early 2012, will have a spa with 11 treatment rooms, an indoor swimming pool, a health and fitness club and a 74-cover Sky Lounge restaurant. Meanwhile, the 513-bedroom Pullman
Kuala Lumpur Bangsar will include a spa with more than 10 treatment rooms and relaxation areas, swimming pool, health club and a range of restaurants.
Mövenpick in the Middle Eastern country, offers 36 three-bedroom villas, a spa and fitness centre, two restau- rants, a large swimming pool and a private beach. The 300sq m (3,229sq ft)
Retreat Wellness Center and Spa has three treatment rooms; a salon; and one pedicure/manicure room. It offers beauty services as well as mas- sage, aromatherapy and reflexology treatments using products by Payot and Phytomer. Other spa facilities include a sauna, a steam-
room, a large whirlpool, a fitness area and serene relaxation areas.
Al Khobar forms part of Mövenpick’s plan to open 100 hotels by 2015 Te resort will be marketed primarily as
a family resort, with children-specific facili- ties such as a separate private pool area and a supervised children’s club. Te opening of Al Khobar forms part of
Mövenpick’s ambitious plan to open 10 hotels in 2012 and 100 by 2015.
Jeff Kohl named new Red Door Spas COO
Red Door Spas has appointed Jeff Kohl as its new chief operating officer. Kohl will be tasked with directing all Red
Door Spa operations, including strategic part- nership development and management of its 31 full-service spa and salon properties.
20 Read Spa Business online
spabusiness.com / digital Kohl currently serves as a director of the
International Spa Association (ISPA) and is also the president of the ISPA Foundation. Former roles held by Kohl include director
of global hospitality sales for fitness equipment supplier Precor between 2007 and 2011.
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