Embrace the exotic in London this autumn with a visit to the Urban Retreat Spa at Harrods; leading Mauritian hotel, Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa is in residence until the 5th of November, bringing a tropical taste to Knightsbridge. For the first time in the UK, therapists from the five star Mayritian resort are offering guests at Urban Retreat in Harrods a selection of their signature Ayurvedic and Indian healing therapies. Voted ‘Best Worldwide Spa’ by Sunday Times Travel Magazine, treatments employ the therapeutic goodness of Indian herbs and hand-blended essential oils. Treatments on offer from the resort’s resident therapists will include ‘Champi’, an Indian Head Massage including luxurious hair invigorating treatment believed to promote hair growth and restore glossiness (45 mins, £60).
I paid a visit last week to the tropical takeover, lured in by the temptation of the Mukhalepa Herbal Facial (60 mins, £85). This traditional Ayurveda facial gently cleanses and tones delicate skin using a medicated face pack enriched with natural herbs followed by the application of exotic saffron oil, which enhances the texture of the skin, leaving it blemish-free. Add in some extractions (never hugely pleasant, but desperately needed and my, did she do a good job!) and my skin felt as good as new once it had finished, cleansed and polished, deeply purified and extremely relaxed - a pleasant by product of the natural herbal products used that are mixed up fresh for each treatment.
If the treatment whets your appetite for the real thing, luxury tour operator Destinology is offering visitors a special discount on a week long trip to Maradiva to coincide with its Harrods residence. Until 31st October you can book seven nights half board in a garden suite at Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa, including return economy flights (with Emirates from London Gatwick) for just £2089 per person*. To book a treatment at Urban Retreat at Harrods please call 020 7893 8333. For further information or to book a holiday visit www.destinology.co.uk or call 0800 634 2866
Love Laurel x
*Based on two sharing. Valid for travel November 2012 or January-February 2013.
