A Special Spa
Another feature of the hotel that Jumeirah is hoping will become a big draw to the property is the opening of the country’s first Talise Spa, the group’s signature spa brand.
“While the Talise spa brand is so well known, its concept is different in every location, and while each one has been built to create a healthy lifestyle, each of our venues throughout the Middle East has a different focus. At the Zabeel Saray in Dubai there is a fantastic Hammam experience; over here the focus is on our guest’s sensory journey,” says director of spa Ayman Alamat.
“So when our guests first arrive they see the way the spa looks, and the relaxing ambience we’ve created. Then they notice the music playing and the sound of running water in the background. Finally, there is the smell of the relaxing oils in the air and when you arrive you are given a cooling towel and a welcome drink for touch and taste, so all your five senses are working together,” he says.
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One of the facilities is the spa’s signature treatment, which is the Middle East’s first Himalayan salt room. Built with pure crystal salt bricks that have been compressed for more than 250 million years, Alamat claims that lying on one of the room’s water beds can rebalance the body’s minerals and strengthen the immune system.
However, there are plans for the hotel’s spa to copy some of the facilities at its better known cousins, with the medical facilities available at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah hopefully coming to Kuwait to perform medical tests and advise guests on healthy lifestyle choices.
“Talise is such a respected name already, with some amazing signature spas in Dubai, and that is what we want to bring to Kuwait. We want guests to know that if they enjoy the Talise experience, then they can come to the hotel and have the same quality experience here as well alongside our signature treatments,” he concludes.
Stat Attack
- 316 Luxury Rooms and Suites
- 22,000 visitors to the hotel’s restaurant in its first three weeks
- 80% of business at the hotel comes from the local Kuwaiti market
- 8 Restaurants and lounges
- 80 serviced apartments for long stay guests
- 60% of the F&B business comes from outside the hotel.
- 2000m2 Size of the hotel’s large pillar-less ballroom
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