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Sofitel London St James appoints new spa manager


Trafalgar Square’s Sofitel London St James has appointed Robin Mauras Cartier as spa manager for its So SPA. Cartier has previously worked as spa


duty manager at Pennyhill Park in Surrey, general manager of Glow Urban Spa and spa consultant with Tres in London. Cartier said: “Te So SPA is a superb


escape from the city, offering the finest in French cosmetology for exhilarating and rejuvenating rituals, and I look forward to using my experience to develop this fur- ther.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=W4N2r


spa in the pipeline for Heckfield


Te opening of Hampshire’s Heckfield Place has been delayed following a decision to open the hotel at the same time as a planned spa, which is yet to break ground. Te 60-room hotel, set in


an 18th-century manor on 400 acres of garden and coun- tryside, was due to open this year. Planning permission for the spa has been granted but the hotel is not releasing fur- ther details about its offer or opening date at this stage. However, it has revealed


Heckfield Place is currently being transformed into a hotel and spa


private health and beauty treatments will be available in the property’s former estate cottages. Other facilities to be offered at the hotel


include Te Beckwith dining room, a 60-seat cinema and a library. Gardens advisor to the Royal Palaces Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is work- ing on the design of the property’s garden. Set


Te bridal suite at Fonab Castle Hotel, Scotland


Scotland’s Fonab Castle Hotel set for May opening


Scotland’s Fonab Castle Hotel, in Pitlochry, Perthshire – previously scheduled to open in March – will now open in May, with plans to add a spa and other leisure facili- ties at the property later this year. Te 26-room hotel aims to become a five-


star lodging and will offer private hot tubs, a panoramic, glass-fronted restaurant and exclusive-use packages for events and wed- dings. In autumn, the hotel plans to open a destination spa, pool, leisure club and heated and air-conditioned dog kennels. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Y8H8U


Website to sell adventure and spa combo packages


Digital Sports Group (DSG) has announced it is releasing a range of online packages, which combine adventure activities with a spa break. Te group launched spa booking website Spadays.co.uk in February and now offers 500 packages to customers. DSG operations manager Dan Jones


said: “The new packages are designed to cater for both tastes, giving the cus- tomers not only an adrenaline-packed activity to enjoy, but also a relaxing pamper break afterwards to unwind.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=I4Q1c


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on a working farm, Heckfield Place’s menus will utilise estate-sourced ingredients, with Skye Gyngell acting as culinary director. With the opening of the hotel now delayed, plans for Gyngell to launch a restaurant in London have been brought forward to the end of this year. Details: http://lei.sr?a=x4A3V


Mercure spas jump on ‘babymoon’ trend


Mercure has unveiled a series of spa treatments for expect- ant parents in an effort to reap the benefits of the ‘babymoon’ trend, where couples treat themselves before the arrival of their newborn. The babymoon menu is


specifically designed to be safe for expectant mothers and their unborn baby and treat- ments target concerns such as stretch marks, skin tone and tired and swollen legs. Fathers are not excluded


from the spa menu with the 85-minute Total Body Wellness treatment including a body polish, massage and sauna mask. Mercure says even the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have jumped on the babymoon


‘Babymoons’ let couples unwind before the arrival of their newborn


trend, taking relaxing getaways before the arrival of their child in July. Treatments will be available at Mercure spa hotels across the UK. Details: http://lei.sr?a=M6u6A


New beauty suite opens at Holiday Inn Stratford


Holiday Inn has opened a beauty suite at its Stratford City hotel with treatments targeted towards busy male and female executives. Bodycraſt Beauty Terapy offers facial treat-


ments and Swedish, hot stone and deep tissue massages. Ten minute express massages will be available to guests in the hotel’s reception.


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Holiday Inn’s 188-room hotel is located


within retail destination Westfield Stratford and the suite will also cater to shoppers. Dermalogica skincare products will be


used for facial treatments while natural and holistic oils will be used for massage. Details: http://lei.sr?a=L9B0P


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