TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Responding to spa goers’ needs for services that are long on benefit but short on time, CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver has added new treatments ranging from 45 to 75 minutes. The new menu items include massages, facials, and foot rituals designed to relieve tension and promote well-being, in less than 90 minutes.
“While the CHI approach centres around deep-rooted Asian healing philosophies and practices with many treatments requiring two hours, we do have clients who want the benefits of a specialized treatment but in a shorter time-frame,” said Karen Sato, manager of CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. “We have designed our new treatments around a ‘lunch hour’ concept so you can be in and out in an hour to an hour and a half.”
The new “Rescue Me” treatment (CAD$120 plus tax) is a 45 minute relaxation massage focused on relieving muscle tension in the back, head and shoulders and/or feet. Clients are able to direct the therapist to focus on one specific area or combine.
Two new 50 minute treatments – a “Deep Tissue Massage” (CAD$165 plus tax) and the “Men’s Executive Facial” (CAD$145 plus tax) – are equally results-oriented in a focused time frame. The Deep Tissue Massage puts clients in the hands of skilled CHI therapists who use direct, deep pressure in slow, focused movements to enhance muscle function and promote well-being. The Men’s Executive Facial gives an instant boost for skin by exfoliating and brightening with products and technique customized for male skin.
“Shangri-La Head to Toe” is a 75-minute treatment (CAD$150 plus tax) that begins with a CHI foot ritual to relieve tension and stress by applying pressure to key acupressure points. This is followed by a Vitalizing Summer Facial with Eminence Organic products, and the finale is a head massage to stimulate the body’s own natural healing. In a short period of time, guests will be pleasantly tingling, from head to toe.
CHI, The Spa – Shangri-La’s signature spa brand – made its North American debut in 2009 with the opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. CHI introduced a new concept to the Vancouver marketplace, focusing on a holistic approach to physical and spiritual well-being based on the ancient healing traditions and rituals of Asia. Located on the fifth floor of Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, CHI is open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Bookings can be made directly by telephone at (1-604) 695-2447. View the CHI menu for Vancouver on-line at http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/vancouver/shangrila/health/chispa/intro.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, currently owns and/or manages 66 hotels under the deluxe Shangri-La and mid-market Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of 30,000. The groups has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Mongolia, Russia, Qatar, Seychelles, Turkey and United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel profession or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.
