Starwood Hotels & Resorts EAME recently announced that 10 additional properties have joined The Starwood Spa Collection, one of the world’s largest collections of premier spas.

The Starwood Spa Collection comprises more than 50 hotels and resorts, in every corner of the globe, that are renowned for their incomparable service, luxurious treatments and

unwavering standards of excellence. Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia, Hotel Schloss Fuschl, Austria, Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & Spa, Canary Islands and Le Royal Méridien Beach Dubai are some of the new spas that have joined the Starwood Spa Collection this year,

representing an impressive 40 per cent growth in its award-winning portfolio of spas.

The spas that are now part of the collection include:

Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia – themed around Roman baths with spectacular sea views, with all the modern comforts of the 21st century.

Le Méridien lle Maurice, Mauritius – with a range of exotic Asian spa treatments, specialising in Ayurveda.

Le Méridien St Julian’s, Malta – a Balinese-style spa harmoniously combining the best of the world’s great cultures: Nordic, Mediterranean, Oriental and Asian.

Le Royal Méridien Beach, Dubai – uniquely designed in a Roman theme.

The Grosvenor House Dubai – the Retreat Spa has a Nail Bar, a Gents grooming salon and a Health Bar.

Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Spain – the treatments combine the virtues of warm water with wine, grape and grape seed extracts from the surrounding vineyards.

Hotel Schloss Fuschl, Austria – composed in Art Deco elegance, the glass façade of the spa affords a seamless view of enchanting Lake Fuschlsee.

Sheraton Fota Island Hotel & Spa, Cork – lies deep within one of the most dramatic and outstanding natural settings on the Irish Coast.

Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & Spa, Canary Islands – designed as a monument to aloe, the most beneficial plant indigenous to the Canary Islands.

Sheraton Sharm El Sheikh Spa, Egypt – a water lover’s dream, with a waterfall in the lobby, elevating water therapy to satisfying heights.

The Seven Pillars of Well-Being

The Seven Pillars of Well-Being philosophy that distinguishes each member of The Starwood Spa Collection are:

Beauty – a celebration of inner and outer beauty

Life Balance – mind and body in peaceful symmetry

Harmony – achieving an inner peace where all the senses balance in harmony

Aqua – water, the source of life and the heart of the spa experience

Vitality – heightened energy and vigour, expanding your fitness horizon

Nature – Centres the mind, body and spirit with earthly elements

Nutrition – Healthy nourishment for the mind and body

These elements serve as the benchmark for the treatments and services available throughout The Starwood Spa Collection.

For more information please visit Starwood Spa Collection at www.starwoodspacollection.com.