How does a world class, five-star hotel satisfy its spa-loving guests when it doesn't have a spa? For The Pierre, a Taj Hotel and venerable New York landmark, it was a no brainer. Like Mohammed and the mountain, it simply brings the necessary spa facilities to its guests in their rooms. No padding through the [...]
In 1778, this early western Virginia homesteader learned that the Shawnee Indians had found a sulphur spring 2,000 feet high in the Appalachian Mountains, whose waters held curative powers for rheumatism. From her home 15 miles away, the ailing Mrs. Anderson was carried on a litter to the spring, where a tent was set up [...]
The Health Club at One Aldwych has always been a welcome haven for men, and with good reason. Let me count the ways: The 8,000-square-foot facility includes a 60- by 13-foot lap pool with underwater music (it favors Mozart and Bach), steam and sauna rooms, and a gym with state-of-the art Technogym equipment that incorporates mini television sets and aromatherapy breezer fans on the treadmills. Then there's the appealing pedigree: It occupies the two lower floors of the historic Edwardian building off The Strand, where a century ago, the first occupant, The Morning Post, printed its newspapers.
