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US$20m renovation for one of the 'dirtiest hotels in America'
BY Helen Andrews | 26 Aug 2015
Once ranked as the third dirtiest hotel in the US by Forbes, the Desert Inn Resort on
Daytona Beach in Florida is set to experience a complete US$20m
(€17.4m, £13m) renovation before reopening in Q4 2016. The previously independent
resort will then be rebranded as the Westin Daytona Beach Resort & Spa.
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Pennyhill Park completes numerous spa renovations
BY Helen Andrews | 26 Aug 2015
Following a £1.2m investment over the past 12 months, Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa in
Bagshot, UK, has recently completed a number of renovations, including the installation of
a Dröm UK dry sauna, a rose herbal steamroom and Canadian hot tubs.
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BK Architects and Office WINHOV collaborate on W Amsterdam
BY Helen Andrews | 25 Aug 2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ first Dutch property, W Amsterdam, is due to unveil a series of
gastronomic experiences and some accommodation before the full hotel’s debut in
December, designed by Office WINHOV and BK Architects.
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Steiner Leisure to enter merger with private equity firm for US$925m
BY Helen Andrews | 25 Aug 2015
Steiner Leisure has signed a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of
private equity firm Catterton will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Steiner for US$65
(€56, £41) per share in cash. The total transaction value, including assumed net debt, is
approximately US$925m (€799m, £599m).
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PKMN Architectures leads community workshop to build urban spa
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Aug 2015
International design firm PKMN Architectures was selected to lead this year’s edition of a
workshop known as Taller del Desierto – which aimed to build a small urban spa at Parque
Urueta in the Mexican city of Chihuahua – with the help of local architecture firm Memela and
designers Juan Castillo, Miguel Heredia and Miguel García.
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Spa at Ramside opens with thermal suite and sleep sanctuary
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Aug 2015
The Spa at Ramside in Durham, UK, has opened after an investment of £16m. It follows
the creation of a second championship golf course in 2014 and a new wing of 47
bedrooms at the hotel, which opened earlier this year.
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Rosewood’s Clearwater Bay a ‘private, sophisticated sanctuary’
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Aug 2015
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open a new 116-villa resort on Hainan Island, China in
2018. Rosewood Clearwater Bay Hainan will feature the brand’s signature Sense spa with
six treatment rooms and balconies overlooking private gardens.
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Marilyn Monroe Spas receives US$20m investment for expansion plans
BY Helen Andrews | 21 Aug 2015
Marilyn Monroe Spas, the US spa brand with 10 locations across four states, which serve
70,000 customers, has received a US$20m (€18m, £13m) investment from JCR Holdings
which will be used to fund domestic and global expansion plans. The total capital raised by
Marilyn Monroe Spas, including the sum from JCR Holdings, is US$36m (€32m, £23m).
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Men less likely to beat melanoma: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 21 Aug 2015
Women are more likely than men to survive a melanoma diagnosis, regardless of the
stage of their tumour at diagnosis, new research from Australia shows.
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Social enterprise to seek approval for UK lido and health spa
BY Helen Andrews | 20 Aug 2015
The founders of social enterprise Twickenham Alive, Teresa Read and Berkley Driscoll,
are spearheading plans to recreate a lido and health spa in Twickenham, UK, to increase tourism in
the area and restore some of the borough’s historically popular facilities.
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Westin to manage Spanish golf and spa resort conversion
BY Helen Andrews | 20 Aug 2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Westin brand has signed a deal with a subsidiary company
belonging to Phoenix Enterprises to operate an Andalusian resort conversion in Benahavís,
Spain, when it opens in March 2016.
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Four Seasons Resort Orlando focuses on attracting couples
BY Helen Andrews | 19 Aug 2015
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is introducing couples' packages
– an unusual strategy for resorts in the area that tend to focus on the family-oriented fun
provided by the nearby Disney attractions.
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The Spa at Ballantyne Hotel adds cosmetic surgery site
BY Jane Kitchen | 18 Aug 2015
Graper Cosmetic Surgery has opened a location within The Spa at Ballantyne Hotel in
Charlotte, North Carolina, US, to offer services including peels, dermaplaning and micro
needling, as well as non-surgical services such as injectables and CoolSculpting.
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