Category: Spas & Pampering

The best hotel in Europe for relaxation?

The best hotel in Europe for relaxation?

By on Jan 28, 2010 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Portugal, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 703 times

The Tivoli Victoria has been voted one of the best international hotels after figuring among the winners of Trip Advisor’s Travelers’ Choice 2010 Awards. In the category of Relaxation/Spa, the hotel took 1st place in the Top 10 in Europe. The Tivoli Victoria is the first property in the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts chain which [...]

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

By on Jan 28, 2010 in Accommodation, North America, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Texas, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 212 times

The luxurious JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has opened its doors this week. The huge 1002-room resort is the first JW Marriott resort in Texas and offers discriminating travellers an unrivalled experience of natural elegance. Set on 600 acres of rolling hills, meandering creeks and Live Oak trees, guests can relax [...]

Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa, Koh Samui

Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa, Koh Samui

By on Jan 21, 2010 in Accommodation, Asia, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Thailand   - Read 221 times

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced its continued global expansion with the unveiling of Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa, Koh Samui, as the brand’s seventh Thai property and their second to grace Samui’s shores. Designed in contemporary Sino-Thai style and embraced by lush tropical gardens, Anantara Lawana boasts 88 spacious rooms and 34 pool [...]

Damar Terrace, Ayana Resort and Spa Bali

Damar Terrace, Ayana Resort and Spa Bali

By on Jan 21, 2010 in Accommodation, Asia, Bars, Food and Drink, Going Out, Indonesia, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany   - Read 193 times

Ayana Resort and Spa Bali has re-opened Damar Terrace restaurant following extensive renovations by Yasuhiro Koichi, the acclaimed Japanese designer behind the Rock Bar. Koichi, whose company Design Studio SPIN has created some of Asia’s most iconic bars and restaurants, combined comfort with modern Asian decor for relaxed all-day dining at Damar Terrace. His trademark [...]

Valentine’s at the Baglioni Hotel London

By on Jan 20, 2010 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 168 times

Rose petals, Champagne, a seductive atmosphere and fabulous Italian food… what more could you want for the one you love on St Valentine’s Day? At the Baglioni Hotel London you can make dreams come true by booking their very romantic package as a surprise gift. Arrive in your De Luxe Junior Suite to find that [...]

New to Lebanon: Four Seasons Hotel Beirut

New to Lebanon: Four Seasons Hotel Beirut

By on Jan 19, 2010 in Accommodation, Bars, Going Out, Hotels, Lebanon, Middle East, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 212 times

When the beaming smiles of the doormen at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut dazzle their very first guests, the city will take another step forward in its renaissance as a 21st Century metropolis. After ten years in planning and five years under construction, the hotel opens as a gleaming statement of intent for visitors to enjoy [...]

Special feature: Elounda Solfez Villas, Elounda, Crete

Special feature: Elounda Solfez Villas, Elounda, Crete

By on Jan 08, 2010 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Greece, Leisure Travel, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 528 times

Last October we were honoured to be the first guests ever to stay at the newly opened Elounda Solfez Villas. Situated high upon a hillside overlooking Elounda, this small group of properties raises the bar on self-catering accommodation to an entirely new level and comes with a stunning view over the whole of the Bay [...]

Ski packages at Canyon Ranch, Lenox, Massachusetts

By on Jan 06, 2010 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Massachusetts, North America, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, USA   - Read 224 times

Not quite ready to get back into the daily grind? Rue La La makes planning the perfect retreat at the nation’s most coveted escape possible with affordable stays at Canyon Ranch spa resort, located in Lenox, Massachusetts. For readers who would like to get their fitness fix outdoors, the hotel’s exhilarating ski packages will be [...]

Big Five Tours & Expeditions offers a new approach to luxury Galapagos travel

By on Jan 06, 2010 in Ecuador, Regions, South America, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 241 times

For years, countless luxury cruise ships have carried curious travelers to and through the Galapagos Islands. With the arrival of a few select  luxury properties, demanding travellers now have the opportunity to enjoy a land-based luxury Galapagos travel experience. Big Five Tours and Expeditions now offers Galapagos travel opportunities that include the Galapagos Safari Camp, [...]

New Leela Palace to debut in New Delhi in 2010

By on Dec 24, 2009 in Accommodation, Asia, Going Out, Hotels, India, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 120 times

New Delhi’s newest five-star hotel is rising on three acres of prime land in India’s capital. Just in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts will welcome its newest luxury property in a convenient location at the cover of Africa Avenue and Vinay Marg in Chanakyapuri, the Central Business District [...]

Special feature: Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Crete

Special feature: Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Crete

By on Dec 19, 2009 in Accommodation, Bars, Business Travel, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Greece, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 684 times

In October we had the pleasure of staying at the  Blue Palace Resort & Spa near Elounda on the Greek island of Crete. Since we arrived quite late in the evening, it wasn’t until morning that we could appreciate the full beauty of the resort’s position with its stunning view of the island of  Spinalonga, [...]

Special feature: Gwel an Mor, Cornwall, UK

Special feature: Gwel an Mor, Cornwall, UK

By on Dec 18, 2009 in Accommodation, Attractions, Bars, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 229 times

Last summer we enjoyed a very relaxing week at the five star  Gwel an Mor resort on the outskirts of Portreath in mid Cornwall. After a pleasant welcome, we settled into lodge number 40, also known as ‘Tehidy’.  All the lodges are named after the local area and Tehidy Country Park is a 250-acre estate [...]

Inauguration of the Gran Meliá Shanghai Hotel

Inauguration of the Gran Meliá Shanghai Hotel

By on Dec 12, 2009 in Accommodation, Asia, China, Hotels, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 177 times

Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts is to inaugurate a new five star hotel in China today. The new jewel in the company’s Asian crown, Gran Meliá Shanghai Hotel is located in the district of Lujiazui, the financial and commercial heart of the city, with easy access to the most popular attractions and entertainment such as [...]

Now open: the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe

Now open: the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe

By on Dec 11, 2009 in Accommodation, Going Out, Hotels, Nevada, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, USA   - Read 226 times

The snow is flying across the Sierra Nevada Mountain range and the highly anticipated Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe opened its doors this week following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Northstar-at-Tahoe received over 24 inches of snowfall at the summit in just 24 hours, setting the stage with near-perfect winter conditions for the launch. The Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake [...]

Finland: spa treatments at 110 º below zero!

Finland: spa treatments at 110 º below zero!

By on Dec 04, 2009 in Europe, Finland, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 671 times

If the idea of traditional winter swimming fails to excite you, try spending three minutes in temperatures of up to 110 degrees below zero! The luxurious Finnish Haikko Spa located less than 50km east of Helsinki has turned an old pain relieving method into an energising spa treatment subjecting the body to extremely cold conditions [...]

The world’s first Raison d’Etre Spa

The world’s first Raison d’Etre Spa

By on Nov 29, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Sweden, Western Europe   - Read 160 times

Raison d’Etre has opened the doors to its first own branded spa at the landmark Grand Hôtel Stockholm in Sweden.  The Nordic-inspired Raison d’Etre spa celebrates the history and landscape of the Swedish archipelagos and expertly blends Swedish materials, design traditions and natural resources with a contemporary design. Spread over two floors in the Burmanska [...]

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