Caribbean resort, Kittitian Hill, on the island of St Kitts, will be celebrating the region and its heritage with its treatment menu, when the spa opens in 2015.

Local sea salt will be used to make the salt scrubs for Mango Walk and all botanicals and oils used will be organically harvested at Kittitian Hill. The spa team are currently researching local and regional indigenous treatments such as leaf wraps, to give the spa its identity.

The 16 treatment rooms and four specialist rooms have been designed by architect, Bill Bensley, who has created a spa with the vernacular of Kittitian architecture.

The spa will be very much focused on active relaxation in nature, so meditation gardens are being created, a self-guided meditation walk through nature and the yoga studio will be in a bamboo cathedral structure. There will be a hyper saline pool and hot and cold water treatments.



The spa will be run by Sedona Resorts on behalf of the developer, Caribbean entrepreneur, Valmiki Kempadoo. “With our commitment and philosophy, Sedona Resorts’ credentials in spa operation and Bill Bensley’s design we feel very strongly that this will be one of the best spas in the world,” says Kempadoo.

The 400-acre resort will include the world’s first "edible" golf course, where all redundant areas are being farmed to provide food for the resort’s restaurants. There will be four boutique hotels and a selection of private villas.

The Q2 edition of Leisure Management will feature an interview with Kempadoo, where he talks about his ambitions for Kittitian Hill and how he hopes it will help create a sustainable future for the Caribbean.