LPWire: Mandara Spa to Build and Operate the Spa at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Agreement by Mandara Spa to Build and Operate the Spa at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida
Steiner Leisure Limited today announced that its
Mandara Spa division has entered into an agreement to build out and operate a
luxury spa facility at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando,
Florida owned by Tishman Realty & Construction Corporation and Met Life and
managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Located in Orlando, Florida, the
2,267 guest room AAA Four Diamond Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is a
premier resort complex situated on 87 acres of beautiful lakefront property in
the heart of the Walt Disney World® Resort.
The terms of Mandara's lease of the facilities will be for 20 years (including
renewals at the option of Mandara). The spa is situated within the resort and
will blend the distinctive architecture of the resort with Mandara's signature
contemporary-Balinese elements. The main spa facility will comprise treatment
rooms and couples suites accented with Balinese inspired art and textiles.
Additional features of the spa include a relaxation Tea Garden and Meditation
Garden with lakefront views and balconies, men's and women's changing lounges,
steam rooms, a sophisticated nail salon and a "hair spa" offering a complete
array of beauty services in a single setting. A full compliment of spa services
custom tailored for the unique Orlando setting and spa environment will be
featured. Mandara estimates that the build-out will cost approximately $2.5
million.
Mandara estimates that the spa will open in Summer 2005.
Leonard Fluxman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Steiner Leisure, said
"Starwood operates some of the finest resort facilities in the world. The Walt
Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Florida is no exception and we are
extremely pleased to be able to continue to build our Mandara relationship with
Tishman and Starwood at this magnificent destination."
Bill McCreary, President of Tishman Hotel Corporation, said, "We are pleased to
continue our relationship with Steiner Leisure in this endeavor. The Mandara Spa
will meet a growing demand of our guests and will provide an additional
dimension of luxury options for them to enjoy."
Steiner Leisure Limited is a worldwide
provider of spa services. The Company's operations include spas and salons on
114 cruise ships, at 53 resort spas and at two luxury day spas. In addition, we
license the "Mandara" name for use at 12 resort spas in Thailand and two resort
spas in China and we also license the "Greenhouse" name for use at a luxury day
spa in New York City. Our cruise line and land-based resort customers include
Carnival Cruise Line, Caesars Entertainment, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises,
Cunard/Seabourn Cruise Lines, Hilton Hotels, Holland America Line, Kerzner
International, Marriott Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises and
Royal Caribbean Cruises. Our Elemis Limited subsidiary manufactures its Elemis®
brand products for use in our cruise ship and land-based spas. This top quality
European line of beauty products is also distributed worldwide to exclusive
hotels, salons, health clubs and destination spas. Elemis®, as well as other
Steiner private label products, including La Therapie®, Ionithermie, and Steiner
Hair Care, are available at http://www.timetospa.com.
Steiner Leisure also owns and operates three post secondary schools (comprised
of a total of seven campuses) located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and
Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; York, Pennsylvania and Charlottesville,
Virginia. Offering degree and non-degree programs in massage therapy and skin
care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty
positions within the Steiner family of companies or other industry entities.
--Posted January 18, 2005
Source: Steiner Leisure