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After marking its first-year anniversary, SunWater Spa continues to draw local guests to its wellness classes.
Incorporating Events To help create brand distinction for the spa, Tudor and her team are working on strengthening the spa’ s retreat offerings.“ We have been trying to be an event center as well as a spa. What we do differently are all our workshops, retreats and story projects. We have also held live music concerts,” she says.
Since the spa has only been a year in operations, it continues to refine its services and address any challenges that may come its way.“ Some of the challenges have been [ on how to effectively ] integrate retreats and workshops with day-to-day activities. There are also the challenges on how to use mineral water in tubs, how to use solar to heat the water, how to accommodate all ages and backgrounds into the spa, as well as how to provide both private and communal experiences,” she says.
“ We also offer Women’ s Wellness Retreats and Thai yoga for couples,” Tudor says. For its first-year anniversary, the spa held a“ Become‘ One’ with Us” celebration, which kicked off with an“ Open Door” event, comprised of complimentary soaking, popular service demonstrations, live-music and food samplings.“ The celebration week continued with half-price hot mineral water soaks in our heated cedar pools, as well as half-price yoga classes throughout the week,” she says.
Tudor is well-aware that a big part of the spa’ s success in marking its one-year anniversary is its skilled team members.“ We not only look for people who are skilled in their professional careers but also possess a spiritual angle to their work and can embrace the spa’ s spiritual outlook,” she says. n
ABOUT THE SPA
Spa open date: August 14, 2015 Square footage: 6,000
Number of treatment rooms: 6( soon to be 8) plus a pool for aquatic therapies
Facilities / amenities: Mineral tubs, massages, facials, waxing, infrared saunas, yoga, meditation, tai chi, dance classes, Vichy, Watsu water therapy, aqua cranial
Number of full-time spa staff: 15
Method of staff payment / compensation: Full employment and contractual
Percentage of male vs. female guests: 32 % male vs. 68 % female
Signature treatment: Mountain Healer
Product lines used: Body Bliss and SunWater Spa private label
Address: 514 El Paso Boulevard, Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829
Website: sunwaterspa. com Phone number: 1.866. SUN. WATER Facebook: facebook. com / sunwaterspa Twitter: @ SunWaterSpa
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