Luxury Travel Advisor - September 2007 - (Page 52) Director Helen Brown (hbrown@ mayflowerinn.com; 860-6197003) says to schedule treatments at the time of hotel booking, as the spa is in demand year-round. The sun-drenched garden room is where guests can relax between treatments (we say the Red Flower Wild Lime Shiatsu Fusion is a must), curled up on one of the many elegant soft couches by the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Blue Heron Pond. For fitness-minded A-listers, the Mayflower experience incorporates seasonal outdoor activities like hiking, biking, fly-fishing and cross-country skiing. Brown can TERME DI SATURNIA‘s Roman Bath (above) is a tranquil sanctuary; the property’s Junior Suites (below) and Grand Suites offer plenty of space, fine Italian furnishings and modern technology. arrange adventure excursions to the nearby Connecticut Steeprock Reserve; for those interested in calmer mind-body pursuits, there’s ballet, yoga and daily Mayflower Rise and Shine stretching poses. Hint: If clients want to kick start a healthy diet, Mayflower Inn is the place for them. The spa cuisine prepared by chef Steven Mannino is utterly incredible, and workshops on how to prepare the meals are offered every day. Advise your VIPs headed to Europe about Terme di Saturnia (www.termedisaturnia.com), a spa and golf resort in the medieval village of Saturnia in Tuscany (not far from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino Airport). The spa’s A-list client roster includes the likes of Sofia Coppola, Tim Burton and Andrea Bocelli, but every client who visits is treated with equal first-rate service. Book couples into the romantic new Grand Suites, which have two bathrooms and one big living room with a dining table and a Bang & Olufsen television. Clients will especially like the panoramic views of the surrounding countryside found in all rooms. (Note that Grand Suites can’t be booked over GDS.) The spa menu is overseen by Piergiorgio Calcaterra, M.D. (pcalcaterra@termedisaturnia.it; 39 0564 600111) and includes a Four Hand Shower Massage and our favorite, the Gomage and Thermal Plankton, a skin-peel and mask that leaves skin feeling more moisturized than you’d ever think possible. Terme di Saturnia is popular with locals, especially its four thermal pools. There are also 60 soundproof indoor treatment rooms. Head Concierge Antonello del Regno (adelregno@termedisaturn ia.it) can arrange private shopping tours of Rome and Florence via helicopter for VIPs; guests will be accompanied by a personal shopper and visit secret store locations for the best in Italian clothing, accessories, and jewelry. 52 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | September 2007 http://www.termedisaturnia.com
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