Three new spa options for a UK hotel break
While international travel still remains complex and off-putting to some, suggest your clients book a spa break on home soil to help them unwind and avoid travel stress. Abra Dunsby picks out three unique spa options located inside new UK hotels
For healing waters: Buxton Crescent
At this grand hotel, which opened last year and is housed in a beautiful Georgian building, clients can relax in the warm-water springs that have drawn people to Buxton since Roman times. The hotel’s spa offers a range of hydrotherapy treatments, with three pools to choose from – the Thermal Pool, a refurbished Victorian bath filled with Buxton’s mineral-rich water; a relaxation pool with an atmospheric dark ceiling pierced with shafts of light; and an impressive indoor-outdoor rooftop pool which overlooks the historic town below.
Signature treatments include an individual thermal Buxton water bath imbued with CO2 to help boost circulation and lower blood pressure to a state of total zen. The spa is also the UK’s first to offer an underwater jet massage.
Book it: Room rates start from £125 per night based on two sharing. Spa treatments start from £35. ensanahotels.com/buxton/en
For West End pampering: The Londoner
Subterranean sanctuary The Retreat, which is situated at new Leicester Square hotel The Londoner – a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts – combines physical fitness, beauty and results-driven therapies for a holistic approach to wellness.
The Retreat features a private training gym, fitness classroom and a 12.5-metre pool dotted with private cabanas, as well as a barber, blow dry bar and nail bar to ensure clients emerge looking primped and preened to perfection.
After taking a fitness class at the state-of-the-art gym or enjoying an invigorating dip in the pool, clients can enjoy a post-workout juice, detoxifying smoothie or Ayurvedic morning ritual bowl at Refuel, the spa’s food and drink offering, which clients can also order to their private cabana.
Book it: Treatment prices upon request. Room rates start from £400 per room per night. thelondoner.com
For treatment variety: Fairmont Spa & Wellness
At new countryside retreat Fairmont Windsor Park, which will open in September, guests can visit the 2,500 square metre spa complete with indoor and outdoor pool, Himalayan salt room, hammam, Japanese foot spa and full body cryotherapy chamber – the first of its kind in the UK. Each guest has the option to book a consultation and curate a personalised “wellness path,” with a team on hand to create a bespoke plan.
Clients celebrating a special occasion or craving special treatment can hire the VIP Private Spa Suite, a private area featuring all spa services, with access to a private changing area, hot tub, steam room, day beds and the hammam. The Suite is available at no additional cost; guests will just be required to pay for their individual treatments.
Book it: Rates start from £425 for a Fairmont King room on a fully flexible basis. Spa treatments start from £50. fairmont.com
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