Interlaken's Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel Opens Sensai Select Spa

  • May 23, 2010
Interlaken's Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel Opens Sensai Select Spa
Sensai Select is the top-of-the-line from Japanese brand Kanebo International whose products can be found at Barney's and Bergdorf Goodman.

Kanebo appropriately chose the Victoria-Jungfrau for its first Sensai Select spa because the landmark hotel is steeped in the Swiss spa world, with its 60,000-square foot wellness wing (including an ESPA with 16 therapy suites, tennis courts, outdoor saltwater Jacuzzi, and health bar) and location smack in the middle of the Bernese Alps.

The new spa features six therapy rooms, including one specifically outfitted for the three-hour signature treatment, Indulgence in Silk. Silk is the common theme here, as all treatments utilize Koishimaru Silk, the finest facial and massage techniques blended with traditional Japanese beauty treatments. All seven treatments (including the Silk Celebration for Men and the Silk Celebration by Four Hands) begin with either a soothing silk bath or foot bath, harkening back to the Japanese hot spring rituals, which warms the body and increases blood circulation, thereby enhancing the benefits of the treatments to follow.

The calming Japanese sensibility is found throughout the design of the spa as well. The tranquil music, delicate fragrance of moon flower, and the presence of hanging silk all bring the concept full circle.

Now when hiking or skiing your way to total rejuvenation in the Alps, feel free to take your pick of Western Shiatu or Eastern Amma. An addition to the hotel's 60,000 square foot ESPA spa, Sensai Select features seven traditional Japanese treatments, all featuring the decadent Koishmaru silk.

Hotel Profile: Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa