For Immediate Release: May 2004

Elemis at The Lyall Spa

The Lyall, Melbourne’s newest five star hotel, is attracting visitors with its tailor-made approach to service and the luxury lifestyle of South Yarra.

Step into this chic world of indulgence, an intimate, urban resort where the owners are on hand to share their local knowledge with guests to ensure a ‘best of Melbourne’ experience.

The Lyall Hotel comprises 40 suites ranging from Deluxe One Bedroom Suites to the sumptuous Platinum Suite with 2 fireplaces and a B & O sound system. The interior design is “contemporary oriental” featuring individually handcrafted furniture with opulent fabrics. “Lifestyle” facilities within the hotel include: art galleries featuring original works of art on each floor with open fireplace and oversized armchairs, a state of the art gymnasium and full facility day spa with eight treatment rooms including steam rooms and vichy shower. The Lyall Champagne Bar has a sexy, club-like ambience where locals and guests can mingle. The Library provides fire-side comfort and vantage point to watch the hotel’s lobby life.

The address of The Lyall is upscale with its tree-lined residential location just steps from Toorak Road in fashionable South Yarra. Stroll to the shops, cafes and restaurants of Toorak Road and Chapel Street and enjoy easy access to Melbourne’s major attractions and the central business district.

The Lyall Spa is located within the hotel and is the first day spa in Melbourne to offer Elemis treatments where therapists focus on each guests’ individual requirements to enhance relaxation and relieve stress.

Elemis prides itself on being a cutting edge UK manufacturer that develops and formulates revolutionary award winning advanced scientific products and unique spa-therapies, using only the purest active ingredients from nature, grown organically where possible and formulated into natural ‘active’ bases.

The Elemis range of spa products reflect every man and woman’s need for serious skincare, bodycare and life enhancing products. The unique formulations re-awaken the senses whilst dynamically caring for the skin. Revolutionary ‘Absolutes’, oxygenating Essential Oils and collagen-rich transfer the purest form of living energy to the skin.

The Elemis spa therapy menu was created to respect the body’s complex physiology and work in natural synergy with the skin, body and mind. Each treatment is designed to offer the client a unique experience with a diverse combination of “power boosting’ facials and exotic body rituals.

Segmented into clear lifestyle headings, the Elemis spa therapies provide an unequalled point of difference in the spa industry. The therapies are exotic rituals of celebration that capture the essence of the Elemis touch – sensuality, simplicity and vibrancy. Inspiring new therapies from around the globe, from the seductive shores of the South Pacific to spiritual Indonesia. Elemis embrace the rituals of caressing touch and exquisite aroma, creating a sense of ceremony and therapy epitomising the world of sensory heaven.

Elemis treatments available at The Lyall include:

Elemis Japanese Silk Booster Facial
Elemis Japanese Silk Eye Zone Therapy
Elemis Deep Tissue Muscle Massage
Elemis Cellutox Aroma Spa Ocean Wrap
Elemis Exotic Lime and Ginger Salt Glow
Elemis Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual Wrap
Elemis Exotic Frangipani Body Nourish Wrap

For further information:

Elemis

Lucy Wheeler (nee Toothill),
Elemis Press Office
42 Brook Street,
London, W1K 5DB
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)20 8909 5042
F: +44 (0)20 8909 5030
E: lucyw@elemis.com

The Lyall Hotel and Spa

Rowina Thomas
The Lyall Hotel and Spa.,
14 Murphy Street.,
South Yarra VIC 3141
Australia
T: +61 (0)3 9868 8222
F: +61 (0)3 9820 1724
E: pr@thelyall.com