Mirbeau Inn & Spa’s Matthew Dower Accepts SpaFinder Award, Presented by Actress Mariel Hemingway
11/17/2011 - Skaneateles, NY
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SKANEATELES, NY – (November 17, 2011) – Matthew Dower, Spa Director at Mirbeau Inn & Spa, accepted the SpaFinder Readers’ Choice award on behalf of the Resort, for its recent recognition as one of the “Best Boutique Hotels” and “Best Spas for Romance.” The award was presented at the 2011 ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas which took place November 7-9, by acclaimed actress Mariel Hemingway. This marks the fourth year in a row that Mirbeau Inn & Spa has received a nod from the readers of SpaFinder as one of the “Best Spas for Romance.”
Spa Mirbeau at Mirbeau Inn & Spa offers guests a customized wellness experience with unique spa services and life enriching programs tailored to provide balance, soothe stress and instill tranquility. The 14,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility features 18 treatment rooms, changing rooms with herbal infused steam rooms and dry sauna, a unique resting area located in the heart of the spa with a stone fireplace and heated foot massage pool, a year-round aqua terrace (an outdoor oasis offering a relaxing 15-person hot tub, waterfall, oversized fireplace and wellness bar featuring small plates and beverages), nail salon with heated leather massage pedicure stations and stained glass foot baths, a state-of-the-art fitness center with expert-led fitness classes, mind, body and spirit studio, and health and nutritional consultations. Spa Mirbeau offers a balanced program of classic and modern treatments created for well-being of its guests including massages, body wraps, mineral steam baths, facial treatments and vinotherapy.
About Mirbeau Inn & Spa
The 34-room Mirbeau Inn & Spa is an intimate, year-round retreat for rejuvenation and romance, offering gracious hospitality, award-winning cuisine, and world-class spa treatments in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region. Steeped in elegant French country style, Mirbeau is tucked into 10 acres of Monet-inspired gardens, surrounded by spruce forests, rolling hills, crystal clear lakes and more than 100 wineries. Mirbeau Inn & Spa is the only Forbes Four-Star Award winner for hotel, spa and restaurant in New York State, and an AAA Four-Diamond winner. It is also distinguished by the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Top Ten Spas in the World in the categories of romance, yoga and cuisine in Spa Finder’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Five Spas for Couples in the World in back-to-back years of Spa Magazine’s Silver Sage Readers’ Choice Favorites, has been awarded a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 30 Small Resorts in the US for three years in a row and won a 2011 SpAWARD for Most Romantic Spa. For more information, call 877-MIRBEAU or visit www.mirbeau.com.
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