Get inspired to take your luxury wellness offerings to the next level with these three spa openings from prestigious hotels throughout the United States.
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1. Highgate
Highgate has announced the grand opening of Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa in Honolulu, Hawaii. The hotel offers a seamless blend of accessibility and indulgence with an urban, residential experience, effortless discovery and immersive island activities.
The vast eighth-floor Sky Deck offers a full-service spa, meditation gardens, fully equipped fitness center with state-of-the-art LifeFitness and Peloton equipment, a glass-enclosed yoga studio and an outdoor MoveStrong strength training experience.
The Uhiwai Spa offers a variety of treatments including massages, facials and more. Relaxation and socialization are prevalent in Oahu's first traditional Japanese ofuro indoor and outdoor soaking tubs, Himalayan salt saunas, steam rooms and cold plunge baths.
The Sky Deck also features a 25-meter lap pool, two hot tubs and a heated saltwater swimming pool surrounded by large, shaded cabanas and BBQ pavilions. While relaxing, guests can purchase convenient barbecue packages from MARA, inclusive of all the necessary ingredients for a delightful poolside meal, to be self-grilled or further elevated with private chef service.
2. Signia by Hilton Atlanta
Signia by Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, announced the debut of Spa Signia, offering a curated mix of premium wellness and luxurious leisure amenities designed to help visitors and hotel guests maintain their self-care routine while traveling or pampering themselves for a special occasion.
The spa offers results-driven treatments and amenities from renowned wellness brands including Babor, Botanika Life, Essence One, Higher Dose and Hyperice. Featuring six treatment rooms, guests of Spa Signia can expect recharging experiences from detox massages with manual massage cupping therapy, recovery treatments featuring air compression massage technology and CBD pain cream to a cryo facial lift, combining cold therapy and gua sha, along with percussion therapy. At the beauty bar, the full-service salon team offers services ranging from Dazzle Dry manicures and CBD pedicures to HydraFacials.
“As Signia by Hilton Atlanta embarks on this journey to redefine wellness in downtown Atlanta, our team is thrilled to unveil Spa Signia,” said Jaimie O. Allums, director of spa and wellness, Signia by Hilton Atlanta. “On our dedicated wellness floor, our mission is to create a serene sanctuary where our hotel guests and locals alike can relax, rejuvenate, indulge and escape. Whether our guests are looking to level up their wellness game, or simply spend time winding down and recharging in between meetings, Spa Signia offers something for everyone.”
Signia by Hilton Atlanta features 11 guest wellness rooms with amenities centered around Hilton’s wellness pillars – sleep, movement, nourishment, spa and mindfulness. In each of the rooms, special design elements include an ALEN BreatheSmart air purifier and blackout curtains to optimize sleep.
Other amenities include a Dyson hair dryer, Sprig by Kohler aromatherapy for showerheads and a Loftie alarm clock specially designed to emulate sunlight to peacefully awaken guests. Rooms also include fitness and yoga mats, Normatec compression cuffs and Hyperice equipment.
Signia by Hilton Atlanta’s fitness center features yoga stations, Peloton Bikes, Technogym equipment and group fitness classes. The hotel also has an outdoor rooftop with a seasonal pool and lounge that overlooks Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
“The debut of Spa Signia is a significant moment for Signia by Hilton Atlanta, providing our guests and locals alike with a new destination in the city for luxurious relaxation, self-care and renewal,” said Teri Agosta, general manager, Signia by Hilton Atlanta. “With Jaimie’s extensive background, passion for health and beauty, and attention to detail, she plays a crucial leadership role in crafting exceptional experiences that are a testament to Hilton’s commitment to holistic and results-driven wellness.”
3. Hotel Bardo
Hotel Bardo has announced the opening of a location in Savanah, Georiga, the result of an adaptive reuse project by LEFT LANE that transformed a 19th-century Southern Gothic structure into Hotel Bardo Savannah.
Hotel Bardo Savannah is a sprawling, two-acre resort with 149 guest rooms, 50 suites, a coastal Italian restaurant, the kids program Camp Bardo, a membership and social club Club Bardo.and Saltgrass - a holistic fitness and wellness spa concept.
Saltgrass features massages, facials and a dynamic athletics program. Facial treatments utilize Codage elixirs and serums across five signature facials, including one designed specifically for men. Body treatments span modalities with massages, wood therapy and heat-based experiences tackling muscle recovery, enhanced circulation and rehydrating the body.
Bardo offers personal training and small group classes across the resort grounds and in Forsyth Park. Cameron Scott, director of fitness & activities, will lead daily bootcamp/HIIT classes alongside a run club, pilates and yoga classes hosted by a rotating roster of local instructors. The resort also features wellness-oriented snacks like Italian Bone Broth, Farm Vegetables with Cannellini Bean Hummus and Protein Bites.
Within the next five years, the Bardo brand plans to expand to high-growth secondary markets including Pittsburgh, PA and Providence, RI, among others.
