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Panta Rei
Spa-Cafè in Capri
From Area Wellness Magazine
Issue 10 | November-Dicember 2004
 The
latest Spa-Concept creation, Panta Rei, was recently
opened in the heart of Capri, 100 metres from the main
square. The club, located in an old cinema-theatre,
provides every treatment and technology found in a normal
SPA together with a club for evening entertainment.
The entrance is reached through an alleyway covered
by bougainvilleas.
The SPA covers 90 m2 of the 500 m2 total floor area.
Behind the reception desk is a tasting area and a shop
where clients can buy products made exclusively for
the club. The main hall contains an area used as the
SPA relaxation area by day and the heart of the club
by night. At the side of the hall is a bar where aperitifs
made from local products can be tasted. The back of
the hall is where the health area is located, with a
16 m2 whirlpool bath and two settees covered with water
repellent material, which are used as the massage-shower
area. On the left is the "control room", from
where five different sorts of music can be piped to
the various parts of the club. The entrance to the steam
baths is at the side, and this includes a hammam, a
Turkish bath, a sauna, a Nuvola bath, a standard shower,
a cold bath with mint essence and a jet steam shower.
At the top of the stairs is the beauty area, which includes
two massage parlours. Treatment includes purification,
anti-stress and "velvet skin" treatment.
The whole club has large glass façades, from
which the splendid Gulf of Naples can be admired.Innovative
luminous screens made of reagent chemical colouring
are used for the lighting and cover all the shelves
in the club. A special atmosphere is created inside
the club by about a hundred wax vases illuminated by
optical fibres. The main materials used are marble,
resin, synthetic tatami, fire-proof cotton and black
river stones. The colours were chosen to reflect the
Mediterranean aspect of the club. The large terrace
[150 m2] includes open lounge areas where clients can
relax on chaise-longues outside or have a massage in
one of the gazebos.
Spa-Concept
has taken care over every detail, from choosing staff
to sales packages, from choosing the wines to the realisation
of cosmetic products, from the settee covers in the
SPA to the music.
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