The warm yet contemporary interiors of the House Spa refl ect the welcoming feel of the country hotel and its Scandinavian owners
important to me too and always has been. I’m conscious of the world I leave behind for my daughter and her own family.” The 40-bedroom hotel has already
reached silver status in the Green Tourism accreditation scheme. It was judged on a range of criteria, including management and marketing, social involvement and communication, energy, water, purchas- ing, waste, travel and innovation. All of the bedroom wings are carbon
neutral, rainwater harvesting is used, a new system minimises energy use in the buildings and there’s a woodland management scheme in place across the estate. In the spa, the pools have eco LED lights, while electronically- controlled water systems ensure they don’t use more water than necessary. The fi ltration sys- tems, which use eco glass, also minimise waste water through backwashing, while UV pool cleaning
CEO Andrew Grahame has a passion for sustainability
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systems help to cut down on the use of chemicals. The thermal suite has extracts that transfer the heat it generates back into an air handling unit to recover it, with other heat recovery ventilation systems used throughout the spa. Additional green measures include planting a tree for every new order of paper cups.
PERSONAL DESIGN The House Spa is a calming, welcoming space featuring six treatment rooms, including a double treatment suite and rasul mud room. At the centre is the Greenhouse spa lounge, which looks out onto a terrace and the Cotwolds views beyond. Downstairs is a 16m infi nity pool and a thermal suite, supplied by Edge Leisure and Helo, which features a salt infusion steamroom, lavender sauna, juniper Finnish sauna, drench showers and ice chute. There’s also a terrace and garden hydropool, plus a personal training
studio and a separate cardio gym, as well as a champagne nail bar partnered by Veuve Clicquot. Six of the hotel’s bed- rooms are positioned directly above the spa, giving direct access to the facilities. London-based spa designers and
architects Sparcstudio were responsible for the interiors and, according to director Beverly Bayes, there were several infl uenc- ing factors. “We wanted to create a spa that refl ected 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 natural elements from the surrounding area, including Cotswold stone and local lavender. These contrast with a light, contemporary design, with subtle Danish elements introduced to refl ect the origins of the hotel’s owners. Another big driver was the guest
journey, says Bayes: “We wanted to create a journey with lots of wow factors along the way. We hate corridors, so where we have to have them, we always like to punctuate them – with the Veuve Clicquot nail bar and with little glimpses into areas you might like to explore.
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