Aruba Invites You to Get Pampered On Your Next Vacation; SPA del Sol Celebrates Grand Opening!Business, Travel & Lifestyle Editors/Health Writers ORANJESTAD, Aruba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2002 Aruba's newest spa, SPA del Sol at Playa Linda Beach Resort, offers vacationers the ultimate escape. Visitors at the spa are greeted with carved statues of Indonesian gods and goddesses. The spa's customized bamboo and teak wood furniture contribute to a peaceful atmosphere where customers can enjoy a variety of spa treatments including facials, body scrubs, and wraps. Visitors can also kick back and relax at the spa's open-air gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. while they enjoy fresh juice and fruit platters. SPA del Sol also boasts a lavish Turkish steam bath, six massage beds, two facial chairs and deluxe manicure and pedicure stations. The spa's six highly trained and certified therapists use the highest quality treatments, including French products for facials. The staff includes a Reiki Reiki Definition Reiki is a form of therapy that uses simple hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. Master and individual therapists specializing in shiatsu Shiatsu Definition Shiatsu is a manipulative therapy developed in Japan and incorporating techniques of anma (Japanese traditional massage), acupressure, stretching, and Western massage. , sports massage sports massage Sports medicine A Western massage that addresses specific needs of athletes Components Swedish massage, cross-fiber friction massage, deep compression massage, trigger point therapy Timing During training, before or after events, to enhance , aromatherapy and reflexology Reflexology Definition Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. This controlled pressure alleviates the source of the discomfort. . The launch of SPA del Sol resulted from a joint venture between the Playa Linda Beach Resort and Spa Developer Fred Abspoel, trained as an architect and draft technician. Abspoel transformed office space into treatment rooms using natural light. For more information on SPA del Sol call 011-297-861000, extension 878. "We want our visitors to experience paradise for themselves. In Aruba, people can feel like they are in paradise for the length of their vacation. Visitors are usually mesmerized by our island's beauty. We want them to know they can also be captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by our spas," said Marcial F. Ibarra, Director of North America for the Aruba Tourism Authority. Aruba has a number of spas visitors can visit while on the island. The Spa at the Hyatt Regency Aruba is a full service spa and exercise center. One of their biggest draws is their unique "Conchi Splash" massage in a hydrotherapy hydrotherapy, use of water in the treatment of illness or injury. Although the medicinal and hygienic value of water was recognized by the early Greeks, hydrotherapy attained its widest use in the 18th and 19th cent. tub. For more information, call 1-800-55-HYATT. The Mandara Spa at the Marriott is recognized for using materials indigenous to Aruba in their treatments which include the "Aruba Salt Glow salt glow, n hydrotherapeutic treatment that involves vigorous rubbing of wet salt—often scented—on the skin. and Tropical Rain Shower" and the "Massage de la Aruba." If you want to learn more about the Mandara Spa, call 1-800-223-6388 or visit http://www.offshoreresorts.com. Yet another choice for visitors is the Okeanos Spa at the Renaissance Aruba Beach Resort & Casino. This spa draws from the theory of ancient Greeks who recognized the therapeutic effects of massage, hydrotherapy and natural face and body treatments. Visitors there can experience "Aphrodite's Head-to-Toe Escape" or "Athena's Spa Sample." If you want to make a reservation or find out more about the Okeanos Spa call 011-297-836000 ext. 6176. Aruba's first spa ever, Cosmos Day Spa, offers a variety of spa treatments. Guests there get to relax to the backdrop of a white sandy beach, under the shade of a unique and indigenous divi-divi tree. Call 011-297-845895 to learn more about Cosmos Day Spa. The Intermezzo intermezzo (ĭntərmĕt`sō, –mĕd`zō). 1 Any theatrical entertainment of a light nature performed between the divisions of a longer, more serious work. 2 In the 17th and 18th cent. Day Spas offers several choices for those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ultimate pampering in Aruba. There are several locations around the island to choose from with spas at Holiday Inn Aruba, Allegro Resort, The Mills Resort & Suites, La Cabana Beach Resort and Intermezzo Express. Visitors at any of these resorts can enjoy salon services including hairdressing hairdressing, arranging of the hair for decorative, ceremonial, or symbolic reasons. Primitive men plastered their hair with clay and tied trophies and badges into it to represent their feats and qualities. and nail treatments, as well as spa treatments. For additional information, contact the individual hotels or call Intermezzo Express at 011-297-933230. Aruba is a vacationer's paradise located in the heart of the Dutch Caribbean, 15 miles north of Venezuela and only two and a half hours by air from Miami. Ideally located outside the hurricane belt, Aruba boasts great weather, cooling trade winds and friendly people. For more information on planning a trip to Aruba, contact the Aruba Tourism Authority at 1-800-TO-ARUBA, or visit our website at http://www.aruba.com. This material is distributed by Everett Clay Associates on behalf of Aruba's Ministry of Tourism and Transportation. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
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