More Than 50 of the World's Finest Spas Grace Collection
12 July 2007, Dubai, UAE- Today the Grosvenor House, Dubai announced that it has become a member of the Starwood Spa Collection, one the world's largest collections of premier spas. The Starwood Spa Collection is comprised of 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. Grosvenor House is one of the 17 spas to join the Starwood Spa Collection this year, representing an impressive 40% growth of its award-winning portfolio of spas.
The Retreat Health & Spa at the Grosvenor House hosts an entire floor dedicated to male and female grooming. With a gym, a SPA, a luxurious Rasul, steam, sauna, Jacuzzi and Cleopatra bath to indulge every desire. The Retreat Health & Spa is a complete escape from modern life, a relaxing haven for mind, body and soul.
On the same floor, N.Bar offers 'fast glamour for nails' whilst JetSet is designed for the woman on the go, specializing in all types of hair styles, curls and tints. But men are not forgotten, they find their own cocoon in 1847, a lounge exclusively dedicated to their grooming needs. Finally after your day of pampering you may relax with a refreshing mocktail in the Retreat Health Bar.
"The Starwood Spa Collection features some of the world's most renowned spas and we are honored to become part of this esteemed collection," said Pam Wilby, general manager Grosvenor House.
The Retreat Health & Spa is not a stranger to these important accolades as it recently won the MENA travel awards platinum award for Best Spa.
The Seven Pillars of Well-Being
The inspiration for each member of the Starwood Spa Collection is "The Seven Pillars of Well-Being". 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
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. Retreat Health & Spa's signature treatment is the Rasul, an oriental skin ceremony since ceremony which draws upon ancient traditions. The Rasul treatment uses specially selected natural mud that holds detoxifying and healing properties combined with low humidity and steam making it a truly unique experience. The Rasul treatment strengths the skin and influences muscle tone and stimulates the metabolism.
For more information on Grosvenor House please visit www.grosvenorhouse-dubai.com. To explore the Starwood Spa Collection please visit www.starwoodspacollection.com.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com/pressclub .
For further information on Grosvenor House please contact:
Kaja Weller and Iman Issa,
Hill & Knowlton
Tel 971 4 3344930,
fax 971 4 3344923
E-mail: kaja.weller@hillandknowlton.com;
iman.issa@hillandknowlton.com
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