One&Only Spa at One&Only Reethi Rah

Visiting Practitioners and Fitness Centre Upgrades

An exclusive sanctuary surrounded by lush vegetation, overlooking the crystal blue waters of the Indian Ocean, is the Spa at One&Only Reethi Rah, a recent recipient of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Award for ‘Best Overseas Resort and Spa’. In partnership with ESPA, One&Only Spa offers guests tailored holistic experiences in eight treatment villas and two over-water couples’ treatment suites. The thermal facilities include separate ‘his’ and ‘hers’ vitality pools, crystal steam rooms, saunas and stimulating ice fountains, with spa cuisine and garden relaxation pavilions to complete the journey.

“As General Manager of One&Only Reethi Rah, it is really important for me to listen to all of our guests’ feedback. I am passionate about ensuring that the resort’s experiences are kept up-to-date and as a health and fitness enthusiast myself, I am acutely aware of what is required to stay healthy even when on holiday. Whether it’s going on my daily jog around resort with guests or taking part in a tennis tournament, I love to participate, which is also how I connect with our guests and hear what they really want and then endeavour to make it happen,” says Mark Hehir.

Continuously striving to offer guests the best service and experience, the Spa has multiple visiting practitioners throughout the year. These practitioners are specialists in their field, who conduct services to the guests of the resort and offer the latest in health and wellness, many of them returning due to the popularity of the experience. Early September saw Francesc Mirailles return to the Spa, an expert in the field of Chinese Medicine and the originator of Harmonia, as well as Marissa Allen, who specialises in pain management, myofacial complaints, sports injuries and infertility, and uses the ‘needling’ technique. From 1 – 21 October, Dr. Buathon Thienarrom, a Holistic Practitioner from Thailand with extensive knowledge and experience in alternative medicine and Chinese Traditional Healing has been at One&Only Reethi Rah. Dr. Buathon seeks to deliver an integration of the Body, Mind and Spirit, and offered ZeNaTai, Tibetan Sound Therapy, Alchemy Meditation, Private Transformation and Sleep Retreat whilst visiting the resort.

Dr. Igor Roganin, a renowned founder and chief physician of DAO clinic in Moscow, will be at One&Only Spa from 23 October to 14 November. With more than 20 years of practical experience in China and Russia in the field of acupuncture, he has mastered the art of integrating ancient traditional Chinese methods and modern medicine to assist in the prevention of stress, correction of pain syndromes and chronic fatigue, insomnia, detoxification, as well as in health and beauty - improving skin tone and texture, increasing ‘pleasure and youth hormones’ of the face and the body. Guests will be offered a range of treatments including his well-known and exclusive Punctural Face Rejuvenation, which helps to reduce wrinkles, eliminate fine lines, lift sagging skin and strengthen skin regeneration through the activation of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid synthesis.

The One&Only Spa also plays host to permanent specialists; the stunning One&Only Hair Salon by Taylor-Taylor London, a Pedi:Mani:Cure Studio by the award-winning Bastien Gonzalez and Sun Spa by Esthederm, ensuring that guests have access to the best wellness and beauty treatments.

The Fitness Centre, adjacent to the Spa, also offers guests a unique partnership with international health and wellness expert, James Duigan who created Bodyism and the Clean & Lean programme. Starting with thorough consultations, fitness tests and realistic goals with achievable results for the end of their stay, the Clean & Lean technique is an all-encompassing health and body transformation system that results in guests reaching maximum individual genetic potential whilst also improving personal wellbeing. If James is not on resort to offer the training, a member of his expertly-trained team at the resort at all times.

To continuously inspire guests in achieving maximum training results, the size of the Fitness Centre is increasing from 200m² to 300m², allowing more space for versatility for both personal and small group training sessions. Both the indoor and outdoor fitness areas are currently undergoing a complete change and will include additional equipment such as the Technogym ARTIS range and QUEENAX (both a first in the Maldives). The Technogym ARTIS range consists of a fully integrated collection of cardio, strength and functional products. The unique, seamless design and frameless geometry will capture the senses and allow guests to move naturally and feel at ease in a quiet, unintimidating environment. The Fitness Centre extension will also feature PAVIGYM functional and shock absorbent flooring, incorporating floor markings to guide movement patterns, and an 8 metre sprint track allowing for combinations of interval training, multi-jumps, strides, reaction training or speed, agility and resistance skills.

The outdoor area of the Fitness Centre will offer a unique QUEENAX X2 600 Functional Bridge which allows for various kinds of fitness training activities in a one-on-one or smaller group session format. The outdoor, dedicated suspension and functional training zone offers a selection of training applications, ranging from punching bags, a plyometric platform to a mini trampoline and suspension kits, which allows any ambitious goals to be reached.

For reservations or more information, please contact One&Only Reethi Rah on telephone + 960 664 8800 or email Reservations@oneandonlyreethirah.com or visit the resort online at oneandonlyreethirah.com