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Sanctuary Spa expands collection with new Cape Town hotel spa
POSTED 27 Jun 2012 . BY Pete Hayman
Image: A treatment room at the new Banksia spa

Sanctuary Spa has expanded its collection with addition of the new 71sq m (764sq ft) Sanctuary Spa at Banksia Boutique Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

Located at the foot of the iconic Table Mountain, the hotel's spa incorporates three large treatment rooms - one double room and two single, in addition to a Rasul chamber/steamroom.

Facilities also include an indoor 12m swimming pool and hydro-pool within a glass atrium, along with a reception and waiting areas and relaxation spaces.

The spa - designed by Sanctuary Spa CEO Alison Rightford and hotel owner Shelley Kingston - uses products from Moya, Essie and Phytomer, with Elemis soon to be added.

Sanctuary Spa rents the premises from Banksia Boutique Hotel, with the spa now the second owned by the group - the first being Sanctuary Spa Newlands, also in Cape Town.

Elsewhere, the group has been responsible for the design, set-up and operation of another site in Cape Town - The Sanctuary Spa at the Twelve Apostles Hotel - for seven years.

Rightford also helped design the Spa at Saxon Boutique in Johannesburg and the group runs a further seven spas across the region. It is currently working on a number of new projects.

A spokesperson for Sanctuary Spa said: "Since our inception, we have pioneered new approaches to spa conceptualisation and have contributed to designing spas that take advantage of the magnificent wealth of this country.

"Each initiative is designed to context, with every aspect carefully considered, including signature treatments to suit the establishment and its guests."

Details: www.sanctuaryspa.co.za
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NEWS
Sanctuary Spa expands collection with new Cape Town hotel spa
POSTED 27 Jun 2012 . BY Pete Hayman
Image: A treatment room at the new Banksia spa

Sanctuary Spa has expanded its collection with addition of the new 71sq m (764sq ft) Sanctuary Spa at Banksia Boutique Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

Located at the foot of the iconic Table Mountain, the hotel's spa incorporates three large treatment rooms - one double room and two single, in addition to a Rasul chamber/steamroom.

Facilities also include an indoor 12m swimming pool and hydro-pool within a glass atrium, along with a reception and waiting areas and relaxation spaces.

The spa - designed by Sanctuary Spa CEO Alison Rightford and hotel owner Shelley Kingston - uses products from Moya, Essie and Phytomer, with Elemis soon to be added.

Sanctuary Spa rents the premises from Banksia Boutique Hotel, with the spa now the second owned by the group - the first being Sanctuary Spa Newlands, also in Cape Town.

Elsewhere, the group has been responsible for the design, set-up and operation of another site in Cape Town - The Sanctuary Spa at the Twelve Apostles Hotel - for seven years.

Rightford also helped design the Spa at Saxon Boutique in Johannesburg and the group runs a further seven spas across the region. It is currently working on a number of new projects.

A spokesperson for Sanctuary Spa said: "Since our inception, we have pioneered new approaches to spa conceptualisation and have contributed to designing spas that take advantage of the magnificent wealth of this country.

"Each initiative is designed to context, with every aspect carefully considered, including signature treatments to suit the establishment and its guests."

Details: www.sanctuaryspa.co.za
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