Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach has elevated the Hawaiian spa experience to new heights
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Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach has elevated the Hawaiian spa experience to new heights
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-07-03
The new Waikiki Plantation Spa has opened its doors on the rooftop of this
deluxe oceanfront hotel in Waikiki offering an island-style menu of
massages, facials, body wraps, body polishes, pedicures, manicures and
beauty services along with unobstructed vistas of the ocean and blue
Hawaiian sky.
Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach has also opened a brand-new fitness center,
spanning a thousand square feet and equipped with seven weight machines to
work out the chest, shoulders, back, legs and arms; seven cardiovascular
machines including ellipticals, treadmills and recumbent bicycles; and free
weights. The fitness center is located adjacent to the new spa.
Although the Waikiki Plantation Spa held a soft and quiet opening (grand
opening celebrations are being planned for later this summer), it didn’t
take long for customers to find it. On the third day, every massage
appointment for the day was booked.
“Many of our guests choose to stay with us because of our fabulous location
directly on Waikiki Beach and the strong caliber of service and amenities we
offer to our guests,” said Jim Heather, general manager of the Outrigger
Waikiki on the Beach. “We’re elated to add a high quality spa to our array
of guest options, and give it a home in a place that takes full advantage of
our gorgeous environment.”
Accessible via an express elevator to the 17th floor, the bi-level Waikiki
Plantation Spa is the only rooftop spa in Waikiki, and features an exquisite
décor inspired by Hawaii's plantation heritage. The interior is both
elegant and home-like, graced by finely wrought tropical wood accents,
refreshing natural hues, stone tiling, and gracious home-like furnishings.
Under the direction of Tony Young, one of Hawaii’s top spa experts and
director of the Waikiki Plantation Spa, therapists provide a wide range of
services in six treatment rooms (two designed for couples) including
therapies specially formulated for sun-burnt skin, pre- and post-natal
guests, teenagers and men. An especially yummy treatment is the spa’s body
polish and scrub, which cleanses and exfoliates the skin using the guest’s
choice of scrub ingredients such as macadamia nuts, pineapple, sugarcane,
Kona Coffee, Hawaiian salt or green and white tea.
“Often, spas have been retrofitted into existing hotel rooms or on
ground-level facilities,” said Sheryl Bell, co-owner of the Waikiki
Plantation Spa. “With our new Waikiki Plantation Spa, we had far greater
leeway to create something different and something special, a place that’s
very upscale, but where our guests can feel right at home in a contemporary
but ‘Old Hawaii’ setting.”
Waikiki Plantation Spa features a private label line of lotions and oils
called "Island Girl," and the Sundari line of cleansers, essential oils and
moisturizers. Inspired by Ayurvedic principles, Sundari skin care products
were created by three women including supermodel Christy Turlington.
The Waikiki Plantation Spa is affiliated with Serenity Spa Hawaii, whose
popular 5,000-square-foot spa is located at the nearby Outrigger Reef on the
Beach. Guests may choose ala carte from the spa’s extensive menu, or go for
an all-out experience with one of several spa packages that combine several
treatments. Private celebrations, “girls day out” sessions or incentive
packages can also be custom built.
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