Melanie Waxman is the type of mum you thought only existed in the pages of Cotswold kitchen catalogues - think earth mother with a hint of free spirit and a juxtaposing soupçon of city-girl spark.  Living close to Philadelphia she writes, cooks and teaches the art of macrobiotic living; but this isn’t a woman promoting an […]

Extolling the virtues of seaweed, VOYA products claim to have powerful effects on the body, not to mention being at the forefront of an ever growing trend for organic products ranging from tea to massage oil.  Waterside Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour have been putting the products to the test in the form of our […]

The use of herbs and oils to help heal the body has a history dating all the way back to the Neolithic period, with plenty of people attesting to their feel-good-factor and even their aphrodisiac qualities.

With Valentine’s Day coming up, the spa industry is awash with recommendations for mud rasuls as the ideal treatment for couples.  That is all very well but the clue isn’t really in the title as to what it is or what it does, is it?  So we asked Jemma Fidler, Spa Manager at Harte & Garter Hotel […]

The slimming market is saturated with a plethora of offerings when it comes to weight loss, from the sublime to the ridiculous, but when Galia Grainger, founder of Slimmeria Retreat at Hye House, devised a detox diet and exercise programme that helped her lose four stone, she just couldn’t help but share it! What makes Slimmeria different […]

Ever wondered who finds all our wonderful spa venues and luxurious packages?  Yummy Mummy and Product Manager Sarah Hill is a spa devotee  who knows exactly what it takes to provide the ultimate day of relaxation. What do you do at Spabreaks.com? I am Product Manager: I liaise with our venues in terms of business […]

Signe Johansen is everything you want from a modern day food writer. Petite and blonde and rosy-cheeked from the winter cold outside, she is the picture of wholesome health; Saltyard books (her publisher) could not have baked a better face for their new book peddling Scandinavian epicurean delights - Scandilicious. So it’s fitting that we […]

Creating one major brand in a lifetime is enough to keep most people occupied, but after Liz Warom and her husband Mark were done creating global brand Virgin Vie with Richard Branson, it was time for a new challenge and so their sumptuous, organic range, Temple Spa was born, so Spabreaks.com caught up with Liz to […]

Who went? Spabreaks Editor Bonnie and Product Executive Danielle Where is it? Dartford, Kent Perhaps it is the signposted ‘duck’s crossing’, the forested journey up a winding drive, or simply the nineteenth century house and clock-house with Hansel and Gretel thatched roof, but the first glimpse of Rowhill Grange as you drive to the front […]