The Spa shortlisted for award

The Spa is a finalist in the Professional Beauty Spa of the Year Award 2012, and will be competing for the title against well-known names such as The Dorchester Spa in London and The Sanctuary Spa Covent Garden. It is the only venue in the Midlands to feature in the five-strong shortlist for the Day Spa of the Year category.

Housed in a Regency mansion near Henley-in-Arden, The Spa offers the complete range of beauty treatments, from Hopi ear candles to Thai massages, semi-permanent make-up to laser hair removal, using top brands such as Elemis, Bare Minerals make-up, Environ and St Tropez.

Operating as a professional, commercially-run business, The Spa also offers a practical training experience for students studying beauty therapy and spa management courses at Warwickshire College’s Henley-in-Arden centre.

Kerry Shemmans, Spa Manager, said: “I’m really delighted that we have been shortlisted.  This is the first time we have entered the competition and it is a real privilege knowing that we are the only one in the area for this category, and up against some really prestigious and well-known spas.

“I hope the judges see that we are something really different.  We are smaller spa, able to offer a really personal service and offer a very different experience to some of the bigger spas in the category.

“I hope people enjoy our experience as we offer a more intimate and relaxed environment to our customers.”

The venue has already received a visit from an industry insider and staff are now awaiting an assessment from a ‘mystery shopper’.

The winner will be announced at a glittering ceremony on Sunday 4 March at the London Hilton Park Lane.

For more information about The Spa, Henley visit www.henleyspa.co.uk