News and Reviews
Idyllic Greek Retreats: Daios Cove Launch Their IMMOT Detox Programme
By Lisa BrownLocated on an unspoiled hillside in North East Crete, with private pool villas and a state of the art spa Daios Cove is one of Greece’s leading retreats.
This season the resort launches an innovative four and seven-day ‘IMMOT Detox Programme’ to promote weight loss, fat burning and increased immunity.
June Marks the Launch of Body Balance Month at Original FX Mayr
By Lisa BrownJune marks the launch of “Body Balance” month at Original FX Mayr, an additional programme combining yoga, meditation and a training plan to complement the basic cure.
Review – Inside the Uber-Luxe Lanesborough Club & Spa
By Laura IvillLike the promise of sharing a bottle of Krug, the anticipation of this new London hotel spa has been delicious. The Lanesborough Club & Spa is the cherry on the cake of the hotel’s multi-million-pound redevelopment – a grande dame Regency property at Hyde Park Corner.
Five Luxury City Spa Breaks for Spring Bank Holiday
By Lisa BrownWe’re being thoroughly spoilt with bank holidays this month, aren’t we? Good Friday, Easter Monday and the May Bank Holiday are in quick succession and give us three weeks of intermittent long weekends, perfect for recouping and relaxing before the summer season kicks off.
While Easter may be spent at home, surrounded by many of your nearest and dearest, take the May Bank Holiday for yourself – and maybe your partner, mother, or friend – and jet off to the continent. Long weekends are made for city breaks, after all!
We’ve compiled a list five luxury spa getaways in Europe, perfect for a rejuvenating city break:
Spring Sees Fresh New Looks and a New Head Chef, at the Original FX Mayr Health Center
By Lisa BrownSpring sees fresh new looks at the Original FX Mayr Health Center both in the dining room and tea bar with the arrival of new head chef, Andreas Wolff.
A Brandenburg native, Head Chef, Andreas Wolff, is used to cooking at the renowned Fischers Fritz in Berlin and the Bellevue Palace. Today, the culinary delicacies at the Original FX Mayr Health Center bear his indistinguishable signature.
Review – A Non-Surgical Tummy Tuck at Coco Nail Bar, Notting Hill
By Juliet KinsmanIt sounds like snake oil. A quick, safe, simple treatment which improves and sculpts your skin tone, whether your bum, tum, or even your jawline or neck. But LipoFirm Pro is as close to a silver bullet as I’ve known when it comes to erasing those flabby bits you just can’t shift.
Spa Social at Mondrian London – The Latest Rejuvenating Way to Catch up With Pals…
By Lisa BrownSPA Social at agua Bathhouse & Spa, Mondrian London is a new socialising concept, born from the growing wellness scene in the city. With many Londoners no longer choosing to go to bars after work and instead opting to catch up with friends during a boxing class or mindfulness session, agua Bathhouse & Spa created the evening to bring people together through health, wellness and social interaction.
Hasya – ‘Laughing Yoga’ – Beams Positivity to Amankila, Bali
By Lisa BrownProving the adage that laughter really is the best medicine, Amankila in Bali, offers guests Hasya or laughing Yoga, a practice based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same psychological and physiological benefits as spontaneous laughter, strengthening all immune functions, bringing more oxygen to the body and brain, and fostering feelings of positivity.
Anna Hart’s Californian Style Detox at Golden Door, San Marcos
By Anna HartGolden Door comes with a starry spa pedigree that other destination spas can only dream of. Opened in 1958 by Deborah Szekely, philanthropist, writer and early pioneer of the So-Cal wellness movement, this groundbreaking spa was soon attracting Hollywood luminaries such as Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Burt Lancaster, in preparation for film roles. Even today, the Golden Door tote that every guest is issued with on arrival still amounts to a membership card for a secret society of international high-flyers; more recent guests have included Tina Brown, Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Barbra Streisand and Nigella Lawson.
Beach Ready Hair – Top Tips From Fashion Stylist Tracie Cant
By Tracie CantVisiting or living in a hot or tropical climate can have an adverse effect on the quality and texture of your hair.
Fear not – there are certain regimes and simple protocols that we can follow to prepare and protect the hair whilst basking in the delights of our new surroundings. Tracie Cant hairdresser, treatment expert and tousler to stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Emily Blunt shares are top tips and products:
Teosyal RHA – A New Generation Filler With Dr Jules Nabet
By Lisa BrownA slightly frown-lined botox virgin at the ripe old age of 47 I decided to bite my lip and take the plunge. As I entered Dr Jules Nabet’s serene white clinic I felt re-assured. If the fresh-faced receptionists were an example of Nabets new Teosyal RHA injections (they were), I’m in.
Sakti Ritual at Fivelements, Abiansemal, Bali, Indonesia
By Juliet KinsmanTuning into nature is inevitable at Fivelements, the riverside wellness retreat 15 minutes south of increasingly-bustling Ubud. Here in this thatched, bamboo paradise, a swerve of the road through endless bright-green rice fields, it’s just the sound of the jungle blended with wind chimes and birdsong — and maybe the New Age playlist plumbed into the rooms… Every detail feels characterful and considered, and every tableau is a charm — this is wild, tropical wellbeing at its most organic and transformational. Follow twisting paths, tiny bridges and stepping stones through the enchanting gardens past yoga pavilions, the vegan restaurant and the secluded suites and a grandstand view of that frothy river is never far away.
A-list Skin Expert Teresa Tarmey Takes Residency at the Worlds First Underwater Five Star Spa
Renowned skincare expert Teresa Tarmey, has unveiled a residency at the soon-to-be re-launched Maldives luxury resort Huvafen Fushi – home of the world’s only underwater spa. From December 2017, guests will be able to experience Teresa Tarmey’s celebrated Signature Facial in the opulent Huvafen Spa treatment rooms situated in the lagoon, eight metres deep in the Indian Ocean.
Dhyana Self Realisation at Ananda in the Himalayas
In the heart of India’s Ranjipuri National Park, surrounded by mountains and forests, you couldn’t find a more idyllic setting for a spa. Ananda in the Himalayas has the healing powers of nature right on its doorstep.
A Spotlight on COMO Shambhala Estate, Bali
By Juliet KinsmanWhen investing in a fancy five-star escape this exclusive Balinese perch proves to be a spiritual experience — even when an average stay in this soothing sanctuary is only four to five days.
Nosh Garden Kitchen at La Suite West, London
By Amanda CamilleriPerfectly positioned on a quiet tree-lined street close to Hyde Park, La Suite West, a wellness destination and boutique hotel, has collaborated with Nosh detox founder Geeta Sidhu-Robb (a pioneer in the British wellness industry, Nosh Detox was the UK’s first-ever detox home delivery service) to launch the new Nosh Garden Kitchen. The vegan menu uses superfoods and produce which are additive, egg and preservative-free, high in vitamins and naturally flavoured. Over 90% of the menu is also gluten-free.
We headed to the eatery to see if the hummus lived up to the hype…
Adler Spa Resorts Launch Their Adler Med Programme – Tailored to the Individual
By Amanda CamilleriADLER Spa Resorts has launched ADLER MED, a unique premium health holiday programme that offers cutting-edge medical services tailored to each guest’s individual wellness needs in the cocooning comfort of a luxury spa resort. The programme is being offered in the elegant surroundings of two of its properties: ADLER Balance in the Italian Dolomites and ADLER Thermae in Tuscany, both located in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
NihiOka Spa Safari at Nihi Sumba Island
By Juliet KinsmanFar-flung wild-fitness spa adventures don’t leave you feeling better than here on an undeveloped eastern island of Indonesia. The NihiOka Spa Safari takes guests on a journey across Sumba island’s dramatic west coast for a full day of locally inspired treatments amid soul-stirring nature at its wildest.
Barnby Moor Welcomes Ye Olde Belle Spa
By Amanda CamilleriWith interiors that combine pure relaxation with the utmost of luxury and dedicated spa butlers that strive to cater to your every need, Ye Olde Belle Spa is set to become one of the UK’s leading spas. Here’s our lowdown on this exciting new launch.
Swept off Our Feet by Antigravity Yoga at Bali’s Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay
By Juliet KinsmanHour-long hammock-yoga sessions leave Juliet Kinsman inverted, introspective and quite possibly, elongated.