Ivanka Trump’s signature 10,000sq ft (929sq m) flagship The Spa by Ivanka Trump is set to debut this year at The Old Post Office in Washington DC – soon to be the Trump International Hotel, Washington DC – before being rolled out across Trump’s nine existing hotels, as well as future properties.
Ivanka is a former model and Trump Hotels is owned by her father Donald Trump, the US real-estate developer who’s currently making headlines worldwide with his 2016 presidential campaign.
Spa consultants WTS International and Robert Henry Architects are both involved with the spa project in Washington DC, which is part of the historic property’s US$200m (€144.4m, £119m) redevelopment.
Robert Henry says the spa will be a prototype introducing Ivanka’s “unique positioning within spa and wellness”. He adds that “Ivanka has mandated that this will be a game-changing wellness project establishing a new benchmark for the wellness industry”.
WTS will help to launch and manage first spa in Washington DC. It will also be the management company of choice for The Spa by Ivanka Trump says WTS senior vice president Kim Matheson Sheldrick. She says: “WTS has partnered with Trump Hotel Collection Management, Ivanka Trump, as well as the Trump family to craft a fresh, authentic and purposeful spa concept. Ivanka Trump is synonymous with unpretentious elegance, exquisite design and sophistication.”
Matheson Sheldrick points out that in addition to Ivanka’s role as executive vice president of development and acquisitions at The Trump Organization, she’s also a busy mother, wellness enthusiast and avid traveller.
“Every moment of the guest journey and each touchpoint have been scrutinised by Ivanka and her team, as well as WTS to curate experiences gathered through Ivanka’s international travels, made contextual to each spa location,” says Matheson Sheldrick.
Ivanka has worked on previous spas for the hotel group and at the launch of Trump International Tower Chicago in 2008 she said: “Being female, I’ve been to quite a few different spas and given my travels and all of the different locations we have hotels in, I’ve really experienced a lot.”
Matheson Sheldrick adds: “The Spa by Ivanka Trump personifies her lifestyle, embarking on every endeavour with energy and passion, but always taking the time to pause, heal and recharge.”
Colony Capital LLC, a private investment firm, partnered with the Trump Hotel Collection to preserve the landmark post office building. The new hotel will feature 263 bedrooms, restored historic woodwork as well as crystal sconces and chandeliers.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redevelop one of this country’s most historic buildings and we will spare no effort to ensure that the hotel, once completed, lives up to the legacy and integrity of this iconic landmark,” said Ivanka at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Completion and opening of the hotel and spa are anticipated before the US elections in November this year.
The Trump Hotel Collection also includes locations in New York; Chicago; Las Vegas; Waikiki Beach, Hawaii; Panama; Toronto; Miami and Ireland. Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver is also slated to open in 2016.
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The Old Post Office in Washington DC will be the first hotel with The Spa by Ivanka Trump when it opens later this year
The spa at Trump
The spa at Trump
The spa at Trump
Ivanka, her brothers and father Donald – who has a US presidential campaign – break ground in Washington DC
Ivanka Trump’s signature 10,000sq ft (929sq m) flagship The Spa by Ivanka Trump is set to debut this year at The Old Post Office in Washington DC – soon to be the Trump International Hotel, Washington DC – before being rolled out across Trump’s nine existing hotels, as well as future properties.
Ivanka is a former model and Trump Hotels is owned by her father Donald Trump, the US real-estate developer who’s currently making headlines worldwide with his 2016 presidential campaign.
Spa consultants WTS International and Robert Henry Architects are both involved with the spa project in Washington DC, which is part of the historic property’s US$200m (€144.4m, £119m) redevelopment.
Robert Henry says the spa will be a prototype introducing Ivanka’s “unique positioning within spa and wellness”. He adds that “Ivanka has mandated that this will be a game-changing wellness project establishing a new benchmark for the wellness industry”.
WTS will help to launch and manage first spa in Washington DC. It will also be the management company of choice for The Spa by Ivanka Trump says WTS senior vice president Kim Matheson Sheldrick. She says: “WTS has partnered with Trump Hotel Collection Management, Ivanka Trump, as well as the Trump family to craft a fresh, authentic and purposeful spa concept. Ivanka Trump is synonymous with unpretentious elegance, exquisite design and sophistication.”
Matheson Sheldrick points out that in addition to Ivanka’s role as executive vice president of development and acquisitions at The Trump Organization, she’s also a busy mother, wellness enthusiast and avid traveller.
“Every moment of the guest journey and each touchpoint have been scrutinised by Ivanka and her team, as well as WTS to curate experiences gathered through Ivanka’s international travels, made contextual to each spa location,” says Matheson Sheldrick.
Ivanka has worked on previous spas for the hotel group and at the launch of Trump International Tower Chicago in 2008 she said: “Being female, I’ve been to quite a few different spas and given my travels and all of the different locations we have hotels in, I’ve really experienced a lot.”
Matheson Sheldrick adds: “The Spa by Ivanka Trump personifies her lifestyle, embarking on every endeavour with energy and passion, but always taking the time to pause, heal and recharge.”
Colony Capital LLC, a private investment firm, partnered with the Trump Hotel Collection to preserve the landmark post office building. The new hotel will feature 263 bedrooms, restored historic woodwork as well as crystal sconces and chandeliers.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redevelop one of this country’s most historic buildings and we will spare no effort to ensure that the hotel, once completed, lives up to the legacy and integrity of this iconic landmark,” said Ivanka at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Completion and opening of the hotel and spa are anticipated before the US elections in November this year.
The Trump Hotel Collection also includes locations in New York; Chicago; Las Vegas; Waikiki Beach, Hawaii; Panama; Toronto; Miami and Ireland. Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver is also slated to open in 2016.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
Interview: Kenneth Ryan
Marriott’s global head of spa talks exclusively to Katie Barnes about the new ‘game-changing’ Ritz-Carlton Spa brand and market domination
Promotional feature: Steve Kass Consulting
Steve Kass, founder and former CEO of American Leisure, has launched a new business, Steve Kass Consulting. The global leader explains his goals as an innovative concept and design creator
Research: Work it out
Ophelia Yeung gives a sneak preview of a new study on workplace wellness that debuts later this month
Fitness: Competitive edge
Could a touch of rivalry help spas to engage more people in fitness? Niamh Madigan finds out
Promotional feature: Ojmar
A growing number of spa operators across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions
Previously at Trump Ivanka has been involved in spa design and concepts at Trump hotels in the past, but this is the first time she’s put her name to the brand
The spa at Trump
The Old Post Office in Washington DC will be the first hotel with The Spa by Ivanka Trump when it opens later this year
The spa at Trump
The spa at Trump
The spa at Trump
Ivanka, her brothers and father Donald – who has a US presidential campaign – break ground in Washington DC
Private hotel owner and developer HVL Hotels will open a new luxury resort and tourism
destination called Laval Hunter Valley in the second half of 2027 in Pokolbin, Australia.
The annual wellness festival dedicated to wellbeing, culture, longevity and human connection,
called Alma, will be hosted by Rocco Forte hotel, Verdura Resort in Sicily, Italy.
Capella Hotel Group has appointed Feisal Jaffer as chief development officer as the company
ramps up its global expansion of both its Capella and Patina brands.
People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound
may be losing weight, but they’re also becoming less physically active, according to new
research presented at the ENDO 2026 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The
Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme.
The Standards Authority for Touch in Cancer Care (SATCC) charity has announced its first five-
day Living with Cancer and Beyond retreat, which will be held at Carden Park Hotel and Spa in
Cheshire, UK, between 1 and 5 September.
Patmos Aktis, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, has opened in Greece, with a renovated and
rebranded wellness offering called Ansana Wellness and Spa.
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, an Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, US, has opened its
22,000 sq ft indoor-outdoor Spa at Mauna Kea as the final step in the property’s overall
renovation, which has cost more than US$180 million (€166 million, £140 mill
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House
Hotel in St Albans, UK.
