Ten spas sign up to Starwood collection

Ten additional properties have joined The Starwood Spa Collection, one of the world’s largest collections of premier spas, with The Starwood Spa Collection comprising more than 50 hotels and resorts from all corners of the globe that are renowned for their incomparable service, luxurious treatments and unwavering standards of excellence.

Le Méridien Lav, Split Croatia; Hotel Schloss Fuschl, Austria; Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & Spa, Canary Islands and Le Royal Méridien Beach Dubai are some of the new spas to join the Starwood Spa Collection this year, representing an impressive 40% growth in its award-winning portfolio of spas.

The spas that are now part of the collection include:

** Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai – uniquely designed in Roman theme.

** The Grosvenor House, Dubai – Retreat Health & Spa is set in a modern, informal environment with Rasul, Cleopatra Bath, Jacuzzi, steam, sauna and personal grooming saloons.

** Sheraton Sharm El Sheikh Spa, Egypt – a water lover’s dream, with a waterfall in the lobby, elevating water therapy to satisfying heights.

** Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia -themed around Roman baths with spectacular sea views, with all the modern comforts of the 21st century.

** Le Méridien lle Maurice, Mauritius – with a range of exotic Asian spa treatments, specialising in Ayurveda.

** Le Méridien St Julians, Malta – A Balinese style spa harmoniously combining the best of the world’s great cultures – Nordic, Mediterranean, Oriental and Asian.

** Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Spain – The treatments combine the virtues of warm water with wine, grape and grape seed extracts from the surrounding vineyards.

** Hotel Schloss Fuschl, Austria – composed in Art Deco elegance, the glass façade of the spa affords a seamless view of enchanting Lake Fuschlsee.

** Sheraton Fota Island Hotel & Spa, Cork – lies deep within one of the most dramatic and outstanding natural settings on the Irish Coast.

** Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & Spa, Canary Islands – designed as a monument to aloe, the most beneficial plant indigenous to the Canarias.

“The Starwood Spa Collection features some of the world’s most renowned spas and we are honoured that 10 of our hotels have become part of this esteemed collection,” said Paul Tribolet, SVP Marketing, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Europe, Africa, Middle East.

Retreat Health and Spa at the Grosvenor House was acknowledged with the platinum award for Best Spa and sister hotel Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa scooped the gold award for Best Spa – Caracalla during 2007 MENA travel awards ceremony, held in Dubai recently.

The inspiration for each member of the Starwood Spa Collection is ‘The Seven Pillars of Well-Being’ and while guests can expect a comprehensive offering of spa services from each member in the Collection, no one experience will be like the other.

Instead, the Starwood Spa Collection celebrates cultural differences and provides spa enthusiasts with boundless travel choices to fulfill their personal quests for well-being.

The Seven Pillars of Well-Being philosophy that distinguishes each member of The Starwood Spa Collection are:

** Beauty – A celebration of inner and outer beauty;

** Life Balance – Mind and body in peaceful symmetry;

** Harmony – Achieving an inner peace where all the senses balance in harmony;

** Aqua – Water – the source of life and the heart of the spa experience;

** Vitality – Heightened energy and vigor – expanding your fitness horizon;

** Nature – Centers the mind, body and spirit with earthly elements; and

** Nutrition – Healthy nourishment for the mind and body.

These elements serve as the benchmark for the treatments and services available throughout The Starwood Spa Collection.

For more information please visit Starwood Spa Collection at www.starwoodspacollection.com.

Report by The Mole