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Relaxing in a Hobbit sauna The leading spa in the Netherlands is without a doubt Thermen Holiday. With its personal approach, attention for details, creative solutions and exquisite beauty treatments, the resort is the number one place to come to your senses after a long week of hard work. TEXT: JANINE STERENBORG | PHOTOS: THERMEN HOLIDAY
“Everything we do is focused on giving our guests the best wellness experience possible,” owner Sherita Narain explains. Many wellness centres miss an extra touch. Not Thermen Holiday: “Next to our regular beauty treatments, we offer highly specialised treatments for face and body. We work with (semi)medical equipment from award-winning brands. You can’t find these treatments in the next best beauty salon!” Specialised beauty treatments are just a tip of the iceberg of the distinctive approach of Thermen Holiday. There is a cinema sauna, in which you can watch a comedy, wildlife movie or a live concert. One of the newest eye-catchers of the resort though, is the Hobbit sauna. It looks like a Hobbit house, but inside is an infra-red sauna. “It started out as a joke,” Narain says, “but thanks to our creative carpenter, the Hobbit sauna
became reality only three months later.” Both inside and outside the craftsmanship of the wood is natural and irregular, as if you really are in a forest. “It is the tiny details that make the difference.”
our Swimsuit Tuesdays,” says Narain, “and for Valentine’s Day, we offer the ‘Lovely duo arrangement’. Couples are welcome to relax together and drink a glass of Prosecco!”
This personal approach, out-of-the-box thinking and eye for detail also finds its way into the service. At standard wellness centres, you will not meet the owner, but Narain is a well-known face to the regular guests. “I know all of them by name,” Narain explains, “I take the time to talk to them during their stay and take all of their feedback into consideration to be able to continually improve the spa.”
Thermen Holiday is located in Schiedam, in the shadow of Rotterdam, and is easy to reach by car and public transport. www.thermenholiday.nl
Thermen Holiday is perfect to enjoy with friends, and for businesses and couples the spa is a great place to relax as well. “If you are uncomfortable with seeing your colleagues in the sauna, join us at one of
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