• Bookings for Mandarin Oriental’s second London outpost are available from 1 July

• A subterranean spa has been imagined by Tokyo-based design studio, Curiosity

• The vision is to create a hub of nature and art, resulting in a sleek and stylish wellness space that draws on the greenery of Hanover Square on its doorstep

• Spa partners will include Swiss Perfection, Seed to Skin, OTO and Aromatherapy Associates

• Mandarin Oriental first landed in London’s Hyde Park in 1996 and spent £100 million (US$126.8 million, €117 million) on a major renovation, including its 14-treatment-room spa, in 2018

• The group has already revealed a third property in London Mandarin Oriental Bankside, which is due to open in 2028

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• A reported £3 billion (US$3.8 billion, €3.5 billion) has been invested in transforming The Whiteley, one of London’s first department stores which opened 130 years ago, into a notable property destination

• It will be home to the first Six Senses Place - an exciting new social wellness club concept for the brand which will offer wellness rooms alongside a central bar and lounge restaurant, co-working spaces and meeting rooms

• On top of this, the Six Senses hotel will still include a major focus on wellness and feature a separate 12-treatment-room spa, alchemy bar, gym and pool

• Six Senses was acquired by InterContinental Hotels Group for US$300 million (€274.8 million, £235 million) in 2019

• Today, it has more than 25 operational properties, a number which is likely to double in the next three years

READ MORE: Find out more details about Six Senses social wellness club concept in our exclusive interview with CEO Neil Jacobs: spabusiness.com/neiljacobs

READ MORE: Six Senses’ wellness pioneer Anna Bjurstam also reveals more details here: spabusiness.com/satellitesites

• UK debut for the high-end Asian-based operator that’s been seven years in the making

• Spa director Louise Molloy has more than 20 years of experience and has spent much of her career in Hong Kong and the UAE

• The two-floor spa and wellness facility has been inspired by London’s famous parks and created in guidance with a feng shui master

• The spa was designed by US architect and designer Peter Marino, a creative who’s also worked with Cheval Blanc, Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton

• Suppliers include Subtle Energies and Margy’s Monte Carlo – Peninsula’s preferred skincare partners – as well as Barr + Wray, Gharieni, Italidea linen and ZeroWaste by Urb’n Nature

• Established in 1928, Peninsula Hotels has 12 properties in 10 major cities in its portfolio

• The brand is owned and operated by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd, which was incorporated in 1866 and is one of Asia’s oldest hotel companies that’s still in operation

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• Opening in April, The Emory is the latest development by the Maybourne Group, which owns and operates Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley

• The all-suite hotel has floors dedicated to different world-class interior designers including Alexandra Champalimaud, André Fu and Pierre-Yves Rochon

• Spanning four floors and 2,000sq m, its private members’ club, Surrenne, is a major new wellness retreat for the capital

• Surrenne facilities will be free to hotel guests, while an annual club membership sits at £10,000 (US$12,662, €11,752), plus a £5,000 (US$6,331, €5,876) joining fee

• It promises a blend of immersive spa, beauty, recovery and fitness amenities and is firmly positioning itself in the longevity bracket – think Virtusan wellness tech, hyperbaric chambers and cold plunges mixed with skincare by plastic surgeon Dr Lara Devgan, aromatherapy sauna, snow shower and ashiatsu massage

• An entire floor is dedicated to classes by fitness pioneer, Tracy Anderson, who has a celebrity following for her sculpting method

• Itanda, the spa design agency led by Inge Theron, is charged with developing all wellness concepts for The Maybourne Group

READ MORE: Find out more about Claridge’s first-ever spa: www.spabusiness.com/claridgesspa

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• spokesperson from The Ritz has revealed to Spa Business that plans to modernise the famous hotel are still forging ahead

• The refurbishment was announced in 2021 and will reportedly cost more than £300 million (US$378.7 million, €350.2 million)

• The green light has been given for an extensive 12-storey extension – including a five-floor basement – that will see leisure facilities added to the grande dame for the first time in its 118-year history

• It’s believed that a spa spread over multiple levels, offering anything from eight to 18 treatment rooms, will be a key feature

• Qatari investor Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri purchased The Ritz from the Barclay family in 2020 for an estimated £700 million (US$883.7 million, €817.1 million)

• News broke in late February that London’s iconic BT Tower is going to be transformed into a luxury hotel after being sold to MCR Hotels

• MCR, which owns 150 US hotels, will work with London-based design firm Heatherwick Studios on the project

• BT Group, the telecommunications conglomerate, sold the property in a £275 million (US$347 million, €321.3 million) deal

• The 620ft tower is a well-known landmark spanning 37 floors

• It opened in 1964 and was the tallest structure in London until 1980

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• Rosewood is due to open its second site in London next year Paragraph in here

• It will feature an Asaya spa, an integrative wellness concept which the group launched in late 2017 and is now rolling out with much momentum globally

• Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg is imagining the spa, while British architect David Chipperfield is leading the transformation of the hotel which was once home to the US Embassy

• Rosewood opened its first hotel and signature Sense spa in London in 2013, marking the group’s debut in Europe

• The Chancery project is being delivered by Rosewood in partnership with real estate developer Qatari Diar

READ MORE: Find out more about Rosewood’s first London spa here: www.spabusiness.com/rosewoodlondon

READ MORE: What is Asaya’s interpretation of ‘integrative wellness’? See www.spabusiness.com/rosewoodtopteam to find out