The Canyon Ranch SpaClub fitness and wellness facility at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, is to nearly double in size.

The current 69,000sq ft (6,410sq m) facility will be expanded to 134,000sq ft (12,449sq m) and will also service The Palazzo hotel.

The revamped SpaClub will include massage, skincare and body treatment rooms, a 40ft (12.1m) climbing wall, beauty salon and an Aquavana suite of thermal spa cabins, experiential showers, cold rooms and aqua thermal bathing experiences.

The extension is expected to be finished by late 2008 with portions of the expansion opening as soon as they are completed.

The SpaClub first opened in 1999 and is one of the largest of its kind in North America.

The inaugural Canyon Ranch Living, in Miami Beach, US, will fully open in October 2008 as a wellness community dedicated to healthy living. However, it was recently announced that another Canyon Ranch Living property in Chicago, US, has been cancelled. Details: canyonranch.com