04 Feb 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
The spa treatment that gives you the full works and leaves you ready to face the day again afterwards; St Pancras Spa talks us through a treatment that’s uniquely theirs … What exactly is the Arrive and Revive treatment? It’s an hour long and it starts with a full body exfoliation, then...
Read more → 03 Feb 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
Professing his secret love for the Spice Girls, and relief at finding a spa destination where the SatNav couldn’t get him into trouble, Andrew Boulton reports on a spa break at St Pancras Spa! First Impressions Journeys to my spa reviews never tend to go as smoothly as one would hope. My own dreadful...
Read more → 21 Aug 2013
Posted by BonnieF 
In my humble opinion, afternoon tea is one of those experiences that if you're going to do it then it's worth doing it properly; a few soggy sandwiches and low fat spread just isn't going to cut it. Obviously there are the famous options; Claridges providing probably the most famous cucumber sandwiches...
Read more → 19 Sep 2012
Posted by BonnieF Somewhat stereotypically, we tend to think of hair care as a primarily female area of concern but from the Assyrian kings who curled their hair with sticks, to the 17th Century Whigs in wigs, men have proven historically just as follicly preoccupied as us girls. (more…)
Read more → 09 May 2012
Posted by BonnieF Being an author, journalist and Editor in Chief at The Lady magazine, doesn’t leave much time-out for Rachel Johnson, but she told Spabreaks.com her secrets to health and happiness, with a little help from a particular pedigree of personal trainer … You are a busy woman … what does your average...
Read more → 23 Mar 2012
Posted by BonnieF This weekend the clocks are changing and I think we can all agree that this is a blessed relief – winter, we are done with you – go, walk out the door, and don’t let it hit you on the way out. It is now that we all come out of hibernation and start feeling a little perkier about getting up in the morning,...
Read more → 29 Feb 2012
Posted by BonnieF The on-going, if somewhat tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that the Leap Year signifies a day when women are permitted to propose to the man of their dreams (or at the very least their man of the moment) is of course supremely outdated, although the apparent 1288 decree that any woman finding herself...
Read more → 15 Feb 2012
Posted by BonnieF It's easy to dismiss a manicure as something purely aesthetic, proving you are the pinnacle of togetherness, juggling the rigors of daily life whilst still managing to have pristinely polished digits. However, the Angel Hands Manicure at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel turns the experience into one of utter,...
Read more → 13 Feb 2012
Posted by BonnieF There is plenty around for couples at the moment with Valentine's Day getting into full swing and proving that you really can put a price, or at least a gift receipt on love, but what about the rest of us?Spabreaks.com Editor Bonnie Friend visited the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel for the kind of decadent...
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