European Spa Platinum Resource 2024

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RAF F L E S LO N D O N AT T H E OWO | UK

Behind the project “The Art of Touch by Guerlain is powerful, effective, precise and always perfectly choreographed,” says Amélie Demange, international spa aesthetic and wellness creation director at Guerlain “For the vibrant city of London and Raffles London at The OWO, I wanted to offer exclusive experiences for face, body and mind. “Guerlain’s expertise offers a collection of 500 gestures: 200 for the face and 300 for the body. The objective is to design innovative experiences addressing guests’ needs at the present moment and reinventing this unique journey at every visit to act for the long term.”

Spa statistics Guerlain Spa at Raffles London at The OWO

Asian heritage, with stacked, smoked oak timber arches ceating a perspective and rhythm along the treatment room corridor. A Technogym-equipped fitness and movement studio leads to the pools and thermal areas. The centrepiece is a stunning 20m indoor pool with a double-height ceiling. At one end of the wet area is a large vitality pool that leads to the thermal suite with a Finnish Sauna and steam room.

Restorative beauty

The spa concept is based around Guerlain’s restorative beauty philosophy, partnered with the Pillar Wellbeing promotion of movement, recovery and nutrition in equal measure. The Guerlain treatment menu, developed PLATINUM RESOURCE 2024

www.raffles.com/london Spa size 2,500sqm Product partners Exclusively Guerlain Spa suppliers Cheshire Wellness, Dress Best Uniforms, BC Softwear, Gharieni, Technogym, Harvia, ISIS Technologies, Book4Time, Camellia’s Tea House

by international spa aesthetic and wellness creation director Amélie Demange, features signature treatments created exclusively for the London property. Every option on the menu has a different protocol. Pillar Wellbeing oversees training and health programming throughout the active wellness spaces at the spa for guests, members and residents. With numbers capped at just 250, a highly personalised approach is taken for each guest, with consultations, tailored fitness programming and a range of activities to balance movement and recovery. 91


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