Down Hall Hotel, one of England’s most established country house hotels on the Hertfordshire and Essex borders has enhanced its leisure facilities with the opening of four Eden Spa luxury treatment rooms. The new treatment rooms form part of a £2.5 million investment which has already seen the renovation of 71 of the 99 bedrooms in the main house freshly redecorated using heritage country colours, the hotel’s kitchen refitted with state of the art catering equipment costing £200,000 and the installation of a high-tech gym with adjoining sauna and steam room facilities completed in February 2014.

 Andrew Oxley, general manager of Down Hall said: “Huge investment is being made to develop both the leisure and corporate facilities to reinforce our position as a four star superior hotel. The combination of experienced staff, premium products and therapeutic treatments will ensure guests are provided with a first rate leisure experience.” 


The brand new treatment rooms are made up of three single rooms and one double room for couples. Guests can choose from a wide variety of revitalising hot stone, Swedish, aromatherapy and deep tissue massage. Each massage is designed to ensure the client experiences the best physical and emotional therapeutic benefits.  Facials begin with a detailed consultation and skin analysis with treatments specially tailored to the client to include cleansing, exfoliation and steam. Treatment specific massage, mask and intensive serum are applied to the face to achieve the best possible results. Facials available on the treatment menu can lift and firm, hydrate, radiate and purify the skin. Other treatments include manicures, pedicures, waxing and make up makeovers.

ESPA products will benefit facials and body treatment while Jessica, a world leading brand of nail polish, will be used for manicures and pedicures. Makeovers and bridal make up will use Mii cosmetics. The perfect spot to relax the mind, body and soul the treatment rooms are designed to appeal to residential hotel guests and corporate business travellers.


Further planned development of the leisure facilities has commenced including the addition of a spa with a water feature, tanning facilities and indoor and outdoor relaxation areas due to open in April 2015. A project to refurbish the remaining 28 bedrooms in the main house has been ear marked for early 2015.

With 18 multi-purpose event spaces, Down Hall Country House Hotel offers extensive options for meetings and events and has created flexible conference packages, designed to cater for all business needs, whether big or small. A number of seasonal special offers are available throughout the year for residential guests.

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Notes to Editors

·         Visitors need to pre-book their slot for treatments on telephone: 01279 732105 or email: [email protected]

·         A full list of treatments can be found: www.edenspadownhall.co.uk

·         Spa opening times from November 2014 onwards are (subject to change):

Monday: 9am- 1pm

Tuesday: CLOSED

Wednesday: 9am- 1pm

Thursday: 11am- 7pm

Friday: 11am- 7pm

Saturday: 9am- 5pm

Sunday: 10am- 3pm

•  Down Hall Hotel is a beautiful country house hotel, rich in heritage and history, boasting grand exterior architecture and elegant interiors.

• Down Hall Hotel is a 4 star hotel conveniently located on the Hertfordshire and Essex borders, with excellent transport links to London and Birmingham, other UK regions and Europe. Stansted Airport is a mere 20 minutes away which means cities such as Amsterdam and Paris can be reached within one to two hours.

•  The hotel has its own kitchen garden providing the restaurant with seasonal, organic produce.

•  Down Hall Country House Hotel is located at Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7AS

 

 

Prestigious City of London venue, Middle Temple, is offering brides and grooms a fantastic 15% discount on venue hire packages for weekend weddings taking place from January- March 2015, and *remaining dates in November and December 2014! On top of this Middle Temple is generously including all furniture hire and the use of its silver candelabras. Licensed to hold both weddings and civil partnerships Middle Temple provides the perfect backdrop to a dream wedding combining stunning historic features with beautiful secluded grounds.

Middle Temple boasts one of the finest Elizabethan Halls in the country; providing an impressive setting to host a wedding breakfast for between 80- 300 guests. The wedding party will be in good company following generations of royalty from Elizabeth I to Prince William. Middle Temple also makes a fabulous venue for proposals; it’s the location where Mark Darcy popped the question to Bridget Jones in The Edge of Reason. 

With views across the River Thames, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies can be hosted in the sophisticated Queen’s Room which can accommodate 50 guests or the Parliament Chamber which can accommodate 75 guests. The Prince’s Room reflective of a grand country house drawing room with honeyed oak panelling is ideal for intimate dinners and receptions for up to 100 guests.


A hidden gem, Middle Temple’s award-winning landscaped gardens offer the ideal spot to pose for photographs alongside the striking interiors which feature carved woodwork, stain glass windows and ornate cornicing. The garden can house a marquee hosting up to 1,000 guests.

As a special bonus couples choosing any of the Middle Temple dinner menus will receive an unlimited soft drinks package on top of 15% off venue hire and the use of all furniture and candelabras. Vintage afternoon tea packages for weddings are also available. For more information, to book a venue visit or pencil in a date couples should quote WED2014/2015 to claim the discount and contact the wedding team on telephone: 0207 427 4820 or email: [email protected]

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Notes to Editors

• * Remaining dates are currently Sunday 30th November and Saturday 6th and Saturday 13th December 2014.
• Middle Temple is located on Middle Temple Lane, London, EC4Y 9AT.
• Middle Temple is within easy reach of Charing Cross and Blackfriars stations and Temple tube station.
• Middle Temple should not be confused with Temple Church – which is very close by- as it has no religious bearing and can be used for a variety of events by the general public as well as members.
• Middle Temple is steeped in over 400 years of history and has welcomed Queen Elizabeth I and II, William Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake and Charles Dickens. The Hall is notable for many reasons a few being surviving Civil War, The Great Fire of London and two World Wars whilst preserving the finest example of an Elizabethan oak hammer beam roof.
• Middle Temple has its own in-house caterer and has a list of preferred suppliers including caterers, entertainment, florists and staff.