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Company profile
Blu Spas, Inc.
Whitefish
Montana
59937
US Web: www.bluspasinc.com
Email: i[email protected]
Tel: +1 (406) 862 2200
About us
Since the 1998 launch of Blu Spas spa
wellness design and planning company,
Cary Collier, Doug Chambers and
their international team have provided
consulting, advisory and operating
solutions for over 400 projects in 39
countries – including hotels, resorts,
clubs and residential properties.
Key markets
Hotels & hospitality, spa & wellness,
mixed use & urban regeneration, sport
& recreation, residential, active living
communities, hot springs, integrative
wellness projects (including spa and
fitness) and hydro /thermal concepts.
Product range and services
Blu is a full-service firm offering
consulting, advisory and operating
solutions. Blu has extensive experience
in the wellness, spa, salon and
fitness industries, masterplanning
and concept development, business
analysis and modeling, design and
project planning, FF&E and product
designation, pre/post-opening
support and creation of experiences,
branding and wellness partnering.
USP
Blu Spas’ long-standing commitment
is to create extraordinary experiences
and adventures for people of all ages.
Blu has been recognised for innovative
concepts; for capturing authentic and
marketable qualities from local cultures;
for delivering memorable facilities and
guest experiences; for its market-based
approach to planning and for its pre-and
post-opening business advisory services.
Features that today’s spa goers
consider de riguer – spa suites with
private pools, baths and/or showers;
orchestrated indoor/outdoor spa
experiences; indigenous healing traditions
and local culture were pioneered by Blu’s
visionary creative team. Their mantra:
create “sensory sanctuaries” that honour
and celebrate a sense of place, culture,
heritage and sustainable practices.
Key clients
Four Seasons; Marriott | Ritz-Carlton,
Luxury and Autograph Collection, St.
Regis, W Hotels, Bulgari, Le Meridien,
Tribute Portfolio; Hilton | Waldorf-
Astoria; Two Roads Hospitality;
Kimpton; Nobu; Hard Rock;
Howard Hughes and Blackstone.
Further information
Blu seeks to launch proprietary concepts:
evolutionary wellness and spa experiences
and alliances for compelling technologies.
Blu Spas and a team led by Hirsch Bedner
Associates planned and designed the spa
at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kyoto, Japan
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