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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Pezula Hotel & Spa, Knysa Garden Route in South Africa

Pezula Spa wins coveted spa award for second time

The 5 star Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa has again been named Best Resort/Hotel Spa in South Africa by Les Nouvelles Esthétiques magazine. The awards were presented at a gala dinner in Sandton on Sunday night, 24 June.

According to Dr Nadine de Freitas, Managing Editor of Les Nouvelles Esthétiques, the aim of the awards is to encourage the highest standards within the local health, beauty and skin care industry.

“We wish to encourage innovation and ensure excellence in a growing local and international market,” said de Freitas. “The growth in the spa sector in South Africa has been phenomenal and the awards honour this flourishing market and those who excel in their field.”

The awards are presented in association with Les Nouvelles Esthétiques Paris and were initiated three years ago to acknowledge and honour the superb world-class spas in South Africa. They are judged in five categories by a number of respected independent industry professionals including members and heads of international skincare associations, professional spa consultants and media professionals.

The five categories are:
• Best Resort/Hotel Spa (this category is inclusive of Destination Spas and Boutique Hotel Spas)• Best Day Spa • Best Safari Spa• Best Medi-Spa, and • Best Unique Spa Concept
Pezula Spa is part of the magnificent Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna which opened in February 2005 and has already appeared on the Hot Lists of both the UK and the USA Condé Nast Traveller magazines and the Gold List of the UK Condé Nast Traveller as One of the Best Hotels in the World for Leisure Facilities.

The spa boasts nine therapy rooms, a sauna, steam room, outdoor Jacuzzi, 12m heated indoor pool, nail bar, hair salon and post treatment room with heated water beds. It offers a comprehensive range of treatments and therapies from exotic scrubs and wraps to thirteen different massage options and complete beauty treatments, combining natural treatments with the most technologically advanced equipment. It recently launched its own signature treatment product range, Maruwa, made from local fynbos, the indigenous vegetation of the Western Cape.
Russel Binks, GM of Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, said that he was delighted with the award.
“We know that our spa is extraordinary and welcome the national and international recognition that comes with winning awards of this stature.” Binks said. “We raised the bar when we opened Pezula Spa and will continue to strive to improve our standards, products and treatments.”