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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AFRICA


Baccarat Hotel Rabat Rabat, Morocco Opening: 2014


Baccarat, the renown French crystal com- pany, is moving into another luxury arena with ultra high-end residences, hotels and resorts with spas.


Morocco and New York (above) sites will open in 2014 as part of the Baccarat crystal brand (right)


Originally founded in 1764 after a decree from Louis XV, Baccarat was bought by investment fi rm Starwood Capital in 2005. Over the years Baccarat has become famous for its innovative, beautiful crystal designs and attention to detail – and it’s this com- mitment to perfection in both design and service which will underpin its hospital- ity and spa brands. With Starwood as the driving force, Baccarat is to open six hotel/ resorts/residences by 2016 – three of which will be located in Morocco. The spa con- cept in the facilities has been created by Swedish-based consultancy Raison d’Etre. The 130-bed Baccarat Hotel Rabat, in the capital of Morocco, is being funded by a local private company. When it opens in 2014, its Baccarat-branded spa is expected to be one of the larg- est and comprehensive in the area and will target regular local clients, via an exclusive hotel membership, as well as hotel guests. Standout facilities


KenGen geothermal spa Hells Gate National Park, Kenya Opening: Q3 2013


African energy company KenGen is constructing a geothermal spa next to its Olkaria II power plant on land that forms part of the Hells Gate National Park in Kenya.


10 spa business handbook 2013


The site, which is an hour’s drive from Nairobi, will reportedly feature four inter- connected open-air lagoons with water temperatures up to 40°C, as well as steam- rooms and saunas.


It has been described as “the biggest nat- ural spa in Africa” and will be designed to cater for up to 500 people. Being one of the only natural health spas in a national park on the continent, it is expected attract more


include six Moroccan hammams (three for women, three for men) using semi precious stones – two cooler 35˚C jade rooms, two warm 45˚C amethyst rooms, and two hot 55˚C crystal chromotherapy rooms. There will also be eight single treatment rooms, two VIP treatment suites, an alchemy area, an indoor and outdoor pool, a beauty and hair salon, a spa retail area, and fi tness and yoga studios. The Baccarat Spa Resort in Marrakech


will offer a destination spa on a 5-acre (2-hectare) estate with 60 villas and two restaurants. The resort will launch in 2015 and the spa “will stand out because of its all-encompassing wellness offering and results-orientated programmes”. It will offer glamour, socialising, fun and relaxa- tion as, say Raison d’Etre “healing doesn’t need to be boring: it can be fun, explora- tive, delicious and communal”. A spa will also feature in Baccarat Resort


& Residences Marrakech – a far larger pro- ject in the city that will offer four hotels, 80 hotel villas and 70 branded residences. It will be built in the exclusive Palmeraie dis- trict and is set to open by 2016. To follow will be Baccarat Hotel & Resi-


dences New York (2014), Baccarat Hotel & Residences at Dubai Pearl (2016) and Bac- carat Residences Shanghai in China. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=x3x1f


tourists to the national park itself. Adjoin- ing the spa, there will be a visitor centre and museum, but there are currently no plans for accommodation. The spa, which is due for completion in


mid 2013, is set to be Africa’s equivalent to Iceland’s Blue Lagoon and has the permis- sion of the Kenya Wildlife Service which owns the park. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=f8Z1E in


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