The first Bliss Spa at W Barcelona Spain

With a world presence in countries like U.S., Britain and China, Bliss Spa has decided to bring its mission to improve the health of their clients to Spain, where it wants to leave its mark with the opening of its first European Spa.

The nearly 700 m² of Bliss Barcelona, open to everyone (whether or not hotel guests) are spread over two floors. There is a boutique with beauty products, two centers and two pedicure manicure, eight treatment rooms and relax lounges for post-treatment for women and men. The Bliss Barcelona has a wet area, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi. Luxury made to enjoy and relax.

The mix between massage and facial treatments together with its exclusive spa-services, music of bliss and a legendary brownie-buffet, have made the Bliss Barcelona one of those places that you must visit when staying Barcelona.

By staying at W, you not only can get the amazing spa experience and exclusive amenities in the rooms, but also BIP welcome gifts such as toilette products and a priority treatment when making reservations. Concierges are responsible for reserving the Blissage75 and Triple Oxygen treatments, and also for making wake up calls, all as part of the incredible service Bliss/W.

To learn more about the W Barcelona Bliss Spa or to contact them directly, go to our website WWW.COCOSUITES.COM , to the section “Book”. Remember, if you book a hotel room and you are a CocoSuites registered user, you will get distinguished treatment and a glass of cava by submitting your CocoCard on arrival. Have a nice trip!

Tags: BLISS, RELAX, SPA, W BARCELONA

Hotel VIURA – the first true luxury boutique hotel opens in Rioja

Hotel VIURA – the first true luxury boutique hotel opens in Rioja

London, March 2010:  This summer visitors to the wine region of Rioja will be able to stay at a brand new four star hotel VIURA (www.hotelviura.com).  Named after the most widely planted white grape variety in Rioja, Viura is a new-build, contemporary hotel with 26 guestrooms and seven suites, two bars and a restaurant.

Hotel Viura is the fifth hotel in the MHM portfolio, which specialises in the development, launch and management of independent hotels.  The current portfolio comprises Villa Soro and Astoria7 in San Sebastian, Iturregi in Getaria (Guipúzcoa) and Palacio Guendulain in Pamplona.  Ongoing projects include Cap Rocat in Mallorca (opening June 2010) and a project in Normandy scheduled for 2011.

Pablo Carrington, Managing Director of MHM said:

“Viura is Rioja’s first true luxury boutique hotel.    It feels cutting edge, exciting and fun.  But we also want to give anyone who stays here a true feel of La Rioja – after all, we are right in the middle of a typical, working wine village. So, although it is very contemporary, Viura really blends in with the village.”

Villabuena de Alava, home to Hotel Viura, is typical of the many small medieval villages dotted amongst the vineyards in the rolling wine country of La Rioja Alavesa, one of three regions – with Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja that make up La Rioja, Spain’s prime wine-producing area.   Though part of the Denominación de Origen of La Rioja, the area actually lies within the province of Alava, southernmost of the Basque Country’s three provinces.

Cutting edge architecture and design.

This ancient and illustrious wine country is the place where the old world charms of Spanish wineries now blend flawlessly with ultramodern architecture, and Viura is a perfect example of this.    Although it is set in the middle of the traditional village, next to the 17th century church, Viura’s architecture, is a true departure from traditional form:  a series of concrete cubes, one on top of the other, that seem to rise out of the ground.   The architecture successfully links the interior to the exterior landscape; floor to ceiling windows throughout and private terraces ensure that there is always a view of the village, the Sierra de Cantabria or the church.

The sleek, uncluttered interiors have been designed by designhouses (www.designhouses.es) who are also the owners of the hotel.   Clever use of partitions, glass and sophisticated lighting add to the ambiance and fun.  Materials and techniques have been brilliantly used together to create avant-garde work of art, strikingly different to its environment but nonetheless blending in to its surroundings.

The Best Summer Lounges

Although with some delay, the heat is finally coming. What better way to enjoy a sunny evening with friends than having a cocktail in a terrace overlooking the sea or the city in a fancy luxury Hotel?

Yes it might sound like quite a jet-setter thing to do, but most terrace lounges are actually open to both guests and locals, and the mixture of both visitors and local cosmopolitans creates an amazing atmosphere!

Here we present you with some of the coolest out-door lounges of boutique and luxury hotels:

Rey Juan Carlos I (Barcelona)

AC Santo Mauro (Madrid)

Pulitzer (Barcelona)

Hospes Amerigo (Alicante)

As always, the best way to find the most distinguished and coolest lounges of the best luxury hotels in Spain, is to go to www.cocosuites.com