Cotswolds views beyond. Downstairs is a 16m infinity pool and a thermal suite with a salt infusion steamroom, lavender sauna, juniper Finnish sauna, drench showers and ice chute. The spa also features a spa terrace and garden hydro pool and a personal training studio and a separate cardio gym, as well as a champagne nail bar partnered by Veuve Clicquot. London-based spa designers and architects Sparcstudio were responsi- ble for the spa interiors and according to director Beverly Bayes there were several influencing factors. “We wanted to create a spa that reflected the personality of the hotel, which is very warm and welcoming,” she says. “The location and history of the building were also important, and have been showcased using nat- ural elements from the area including Cotswold stone and local lavender.” In the spa, both pools have eco LED lights and electronically controlled water systems to make sure they don’t use more water than they need to. The thermal suite area has extractors that transfer the heat generated back into the air handling unit to recover it, and heat recovery ventilation systems are used throughout the spa. The filtration
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(Above) The spa features a 16m infinity pool, which looks out onto the hydropool; (Below) Relaxing on the spa terrace
systems on the pool and hydropool use eco glass, which lasts longer than tradi- tional media and results in less waste water through backwashing. UV sys- tems are used to clean the pool water, cutting down on the amount of chemi- cals used and one tree is planted for
every order of paper cups placed. The main aims of introducing a des- tination spa were to strengthen the hotel’s position as a leisure destina- tion, and bring in new guests. “When we decided to renovate the hotel, we decided to position it as
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