Rocco Forte Collection

Beat the Winter Blues at The Balmoral

The Rocco Forte Collection’s luxury Edinburgh hotel, The Balmoral, is introducing two brand new overnight experiences to banish the post Christmas January blues.

Hit the sales with The Balmoral’s “Simply Sales” Shopping Experience. Head to Scotland’s most stylish city for a luxury two night city shopping break and enjoy the ultimate in retail therapy with a personal shopping session at Scotland’s oldest department store – Jenners and some indulgent pampering at the award winning Balmoral Spa.

The Balmoral’s “Simply Sales” Shopping Experience includes:

  • Two nights luxury accommodation in a classic bedroom
  • One glass of champagne per person on arrival
  • Full Scottish breakfast per person
  • Personal shopping experience with Aimi Hautau, stylist and personal shopper at the world famous Jenners Department Store, with a glass of champagne on arrival. Aimi will talk you through which styles and cuts of clothing work for you and your individual body shape. She will touch on your colours and then prepare a rail of clothes for you to try in accordance with her findings. Benefits include learning how to maximise your existing wardrobe, and analysis of your lifestyles and different looks
  • 10% Jenners discount card for use on the day
  • One ZenSpa Pedicure – to pamper those precious tootsies after some serious pavement pounding! This foot and nail treatment uses luxurious Jessica ZenSpa products and leaves your feet feeling soothed and in top condition 

Price:

  • £486.00 (based on two people sharing a classic bedroom over two nights)
    Valid 1 January – 31 January 2008

If you don’t fancy hitting the sales and you’ve over-indulged during the festive period then The Balmoral’s “Detox in Style” Spa Experience will have you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated and ready to face your New Year’s Resolutions. A luxury detox spa break designed to banish the winter blues, The Balmoral’s “Detox in Style” is guaranteed to lift your post Christmas spirits.

The Balmoral’s “Detox in Style” Spa Experience includes:

  • Overnight accommodation in a classic room
  • Luxury detox room amenities on arrival - Mocktail (non alcoholic cocktail) or smoothie, exotic fruit platter and sparkling and still mineral water
  • Healthy Start Breakfast - vanilla bean and yoghurt smoothie, honey bran muffin, pineapple, melon and passion fruit soup, multi-grain bagel, low-fat cream cheese and smoked salmon, free range eggs “en cocotte” and garden herbs, decaffeinated tea or coffee
  • Two and a half hour Saat Complete Detox treatment in The Balmoral Spa. This is ideally suited to refine your skin and boost your metabolism, leaving your body deeply cleansed and your mind with a renewed vitality. The body wrap contains 100% natural papaya and aloe vera extracts, and this unique treatment incorporates banana leaves, to help eliminate toxic wastes

Price:

  • £631.00 (based on two people sharing a classic bedroom for one night)
     Valid 1 January – 31 January 2008


Essential Details:
To book, please call Balmoral Reservations on: +44 (0) 870 460 7040, or email reservations.balmoral@roccofortecollection.com. Full details on The Balmoral can be found on: www.roccofortecollection.com
Please refer to www.roccofortecollection.com for full details on The Balmoral’s leisure experiences, which include the Gourmet Experience and Simply Romance.

For more information:
Jessica Trotter
PR and Marketing Executive
Direct line: 0131 622 8825    
Email: jtrotter@roccofortecollection.com  

NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Rocco Forte Collection was established in 1996 to create a group of luxury hotels in Europe. The hotels have individual styles, with each hotel reflecting its nationality and location. The properties are linked together under The Rocco Forte Collection, which guarantees attention to detail, quality and service delivery.

The company is celebrating its ten year anniversary this year.  The Rocco Forte Collection took control of The Balmoral in Edinburgh on March 1 1997. 

- The Rocco Forte Collection includes:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
- Hotel de Rome, Berlin
- Le Richemond, Geneva
- The Charles Hotel, Munich

Future openings: 
- Prague - 2008
- Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily – 2009
- Marrakech - 2009

For further information and online reservations, please visit The Rocco Forte Collection website: www.roccofortecollection.com.

Angleterre Hotel, St Petersburg, is a deluxe four-star sister to Hotel Astoria.  For information and reservations, please visit www.angleterrehotel.com.

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