The Alpina Gstaad Voted Top Luxury Hotel in GALA Spa Awards 2014
GSTAAD, Switzerland - March 26, 2014 - At the GALA Spa Awards 2014 in Baden Baden last week, The Alpina Gstaad won top prized in the "luxury hotel" category. The best international spas and care concepts were honored in a glittering ceremony on March 16 hosted by GALA, an upscale lifestyle magazine and Brenners Part Hotel & Spa and attended by TV stars, celebrities and well-known leaders in the cosmetics and hospitality industries.
Since its opening in December 2012, The Alpina Gstaad has become known as a spa and wellness destination. Its 21,500 square-foot Six Senses Spa features 12 treatment rooms, a fitness center, an 82-foot lap pool and a relaxation area. Two of the care product lines - QMS and ilā - which are used at the Spa were also honored for "treatment concepts" and "natural cosmetics" respectively.
The nine judges included: Dr. Heinz Kroehl, Chairman of the European Spa Academy; Dr. med Martina Kerscher, a professor of cosmetic science; Frank Marrenbach, Managing Director of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa and Christian Krug, GALA Editor-in-Chief.
The GALA Spa Awards is one of the most important international beauty and spa awards. Only superior care products and hotels that meet the holistic requirements of the Awards are honored.
For more information about The Alpina Gstaad, please visit www.thealpinagstaad.ch.
About The Alpina Gstaad
The Alpina Gstaad is set on five acres in Oberbort, the exclusive hilltop area of the village which is in Saanenland in the heart of the Bernese Alps. Part of a CHF300 million luxury development which includes private chalets and apartments, The Alpina Gstaad is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Swiss architecture incorporating local materials and authentic Alpine style. Blocks of Ringgenberg limestone, the rich brown stone from local quarries and hundred-year-old fir wood, gathered from old Alpine farm houses have been used in the construction. The Alpina Gstaad has three restaurants: the first European outpost of MEGU, the renowned Japanese restaurant; a traditional Swiss stübli, and the Michelin-star Restaurant Sommet serving contemporary cuisine. The luxury hotel has a bar and lounge, wine-tasting room, private cinema, cigar lounge, a ballroom and several boardrooms. The 56 spacious rooms and suites - all with balconies - range from 333 square feet to 4,305 square feet.
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