Bollants in the Park – a very two-faced spa resort experience
Bollants in the Park - a very two-faced spa resort experience The Bollants in the Park is said to be one of the best Wellness Hotels in South West of Germany. I had heard so [...]
Bollants in the Park - a very two-faced spa resort experience The Bollants in the Park is said to be one of the best Wellness Hotels in South West of Germany. I had heard so [...]
Kulm Spa St Moritz - a retreat within a retreat The invite for a spa review from the Kulm Spa comes as a huge treat to me! I have just had some rough weeks with [...]
Merlot and Mud – Wine & Wellness in Napa Valley I admit, the scale for my recent Wine & Wellness in Napa Valley trip got tipped heavily towards one side…the wine side… Wellness is not [...]
The Spa at Kempinski Grand Hotel Des Bains St. Moritz Swiss hoteliers are know for innovative services that secure customer satisfaction and return on investment. To a point, were Swiss Hospitality Management has become a [...]
The different Steps in the Spa Sales Process. A Case Study I have recently stayed in St Moritz. In a 5* Hotel within a superior hotel chain, in one of the prime tourist destinations in [...]
Silver Swimmer Paradise: Wellness 60plus I am driving West, almost 700 km one way on a hot summer Friday, in desperate need of a break, and eventually end up in silver swimmer paradise. To be [...]
Talise Ottoman Spa Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai Palm – the ultimate spa sensory journey How to instantly feel like a princess out of 1001 nights? Sign up for the royal hammam experience at award winning [...]
Bathing History: Hamam, the Turkish Bath Bathing traditions in Tirol developed centuries ago from people seeking refreshment with cold, fresh, clean mountain water during hot summer months. What could be more different than another bathing [...]
The Spa at the Intercontinental Dubai Marina - a city hotel spa at its best I recently stayed at the Intercontinental Dubai Marina Hotel, as the name suggests located on the Dubai Marina, only a [...]
The Charles Spa Munich - Wellness to Millennials I was fortunate to listen to Irene Forte’s presentation at the Global Wellness Summit in 2016 about ‘Wellness to Millennials”. Irene Forte is the daughter of Sir Rocco [...]
Luxury Mountain Spa at Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol My series ‘The Stunning Spas in Kitz’ is not ending just yet. Not before I have taken you to the Kempinski Hotel in Jochberg with their luxury mountain [...]
An Alpine Spa Indulgence at Jesacherhof It is one of those days… I hardly slept the night before. I am in a pretty foul mood. I don’t feel like driving the two hours to my [...]
Saarland Therme - successful German-French Wellness Cooperation I am always thrilled when I can report about wellness from my home country Saarland, the small and charming region in the south-western part of Germany. And if [...]
The Stunning Spas in Kitz IV: Grand Alps Spa at luxury resort Grand Tirolia If you are into Golf & Spa in Tirol, this is where you want to be! A splendid Alpine hotel, a [...]
Cryo Therapy - Ice Age 2.0 What was the coldest temperature you have ever experienced? For me until now it was -37 C, which was not so unusual in Finland back in 1985 in January [...]
Europe’s first forestSPA, experience nature at waldSPA About one month ago, the family owned and run 5* Hotel Forsthofgut in Leogang (in the Salzburger County) has opened the doors to their newly expanded waldSPA® (wald [...]
Love is in the air at Kitz Spa & Wellness! I think I fell in love… For my series ‘The Stunning Spas in Kitz’ I visited Kitz Spa Wellness in the 4* Hotel Kitzhof Mountain [...]
The Stunning Spas in Kitz II: Hotel Elisabeth It is a horrible day outside, the clouds are hanging tight over the roofs of the houses, it is pouring down with rain accompanied by a cold [...]
The Stunning Spas in Kitz I: Spa-Rosa at A-Rosa Resort Happy news: during the Global Wellness Summit in Mexico in 2015, my adopted home Kitzbühel has been chosen as venue for this years GWS event. All year [...]
Floating – tank, dome, or pool? A recent discussion in a Wellness Facebook Group has triggered my deeper interest in floating. I have done some floating session in the past, including in facilities such as a kind [...]
Spa Review: SoSpa Sofitel Bayerpost MunichNowadays I only live about 1,5 hours car ride away from Munich. The beautiful city in Bavaria in South of Germany is well known not only for its famous Oktoberfest, [...]
Spa Check: Watzmann Therme BerchtesgadenIt is a gloomy day. The clouds have been distributing snow and rain alternating over the past few days, the tops of the mountains can only be guessed from way below in [...]
Spa Review: Heavenly Spa at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort At the beginning of this winter I managed to get away from Austria for a few days to a warmer spot on the map: [...]
A truly oriental spa experience – Hamam Baden Review Whenever I think “I have seen it all” a little gem pops up seemingly out of nowhere. The little gem I am talking about today is [...]
The Body Wrap Vienna – my mummy experimentOnce you have made your way through the shabby lobby and lift to the 19th and top floor of Vienna’s first residential high tower located in Vienna’s 5th district, [...]
Spa Review Römertherme Baden – Wellness like the Romans Just only about half an hour car ride out of Vienna, the small town Baden is a real fountain of health, located along the so called [...]
Spa Retail Inventory Management In some spas I know, spa retail inventory management works like this: “Manager, we are out of this product!” reply: “Ok, thanks, I will place an order.” Or even worse, orders [...]
Review: Vinoble CosmeticsAfter experiencing two wine & wellness themed beautiful short trips to Weinrefugium Brolli and LOISIUM Wine & Spa Resort, I think it is time to talk more about vino therapy and grape based skin [...]
Review: LOISIUM Wine Spa Resort Langenlois Since I had travelled to Southern Styria in May for the first time, I was intrigued by the “ Wine & Wellness ” theme. This is so Austria. This [...]
Spa Review: Felsentherme – The Thermal Waters of Bad Gastein Bad Gastein – also called the Monte Carlo in the Alps – is one of 3 towns in the Gasteiner Valley in the midst of [...]
Spa Review: Timeless Spa Dubai AirportDo you remember Mandy’s article “Does travel need to be disruptive to our wellbeing”? Mandy rightly says: “Traveling is disruptive. Be it to our sleep, our diet, our work, our fitness [...]
Floating to my heart beat in Vienna I have had a few floating sessions before, mostly in larger pools in public thermal spas or hotel spas, and have never really experienced such profound relaxation that [...]
Therme Linsberg Asia Having tested Therme Wien the other day, I am intrigued about getting to know further thermal spas in the Vienna area. I have to say, I find the about 40 min car ride [...]
Sabai-Sabai Thai Massage in Bad ReichenhallA piece of Thailand in BavariaSince I had visited THE Thai massage school at the Wat Po temple in Bangkok in 2008 – where, by the way, the only remains [...]