October 17, 2005 - Rejuvenation and Relaxation for the holidays The Spa announces special packages

HIGHLANDS, NC- The Spa at Old Edwards Inn is pleased to announce a lineup of special treatments and gifts created just for the Holidays. Unique treatments offer a relaxing getaway for the body, mind and spirit during this busy season while lavish gift boxes allow the luxurious spa experience to linger long into the cold winter months ahead.

Heavenly Holiday Body Treatment $125, plus gratuity 60 min
This heavenly holiday body treatment begins with a luscious Cranberry Sugar Scrub, followed by a stress-relieving, tangerine-infused cranberry body butter massage focusing on shoulders, low back and feet. A final application of Pine Nettle Sorbet seals the skin with aromatic moisture. This treatment would leave even the stodgiest scrooge feeling warm, comfortable and at peace.

Divine Essence Massage $125, plus gratuity 60 min
This Divine Massage focuses on individual needs and begins with a ritual foot washing and an application of a very special massage cream by I Coloniali. The pleasantly perfumed healing properties of Myrrh sooth, purify and revitalize the skin.

Cranberry Delight Pedicure $80, plus gratuity 60 min
This treatment is an essential for relaxation and will make you feel like the holidays are here without the stress. We will exfoliate with a cranberry sugar scrub. Your legs and feet are massaged with a wonderful cranberry lotion and your nails are polished to perfection. It is well known that Cranberry is an anti-aging agent.

Delicious seasonal teas and house-spiced cider are available to further enhance the spa experience before, during or after treatments.

At the Spa Apothecary, holiday gift boxes are available laden with exclusive products for the skin, hair and bath. Choose from one of our clever combinations, or let the Spa Concierge customize a gift collection just for everyone on your shopping list. Gift certificates are also available.

$99 Spa Gift Box
• Oasis (Green Tea) Tea Forte
• A selection of Davies Gate products including creamy shower gel and walnut scrub
• Luxurious talc-free powder wands for the body and linens
• Garden Made soy wax candle
• La Natura aromatic bath soak
• 100% Chenille bath mitt for application of all the products included in this festive parcel

$175 Spa Gift Box
• Twin pack of ‘Oasis’ Tea Forte with complementing tea trays
• Davies Gate soothing and smoothing Garden Made lip balm, harmonizing soy wax candle, velvety shower gel and talc-free powder wands
• Harmonizing Soapstone soap ‘rock’ enriched with vitamins A, C, D, E, B1, B2, B6, B12,
• Two Dresdner Essenz herbal bath soaks
• La Natura aromatic bath soak
• Ahava hand and body cream for the most sensitive and dry winter hands

The Spa located at 445 Main Street, Highlands, NC. (828) 526-9887. Hours are 9AM to 9PM daily. Customized Spa experiences are available at other times. Please contact the Spa Concierge for availability and reservations.

The Old Edwards Inn and Spa is located at 445 Main Street, Highlands, NC 28741, 828-526-8008 or 1-866-526-8008. The Old Edwards Hospitality Group, LLC, founded in 2003, includes the Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden, The Farm special events facility, Acorns retail shop, Miss Priss-Highlands, Miss Priss-Charlotte at Birkdale & Stonecrest; The Lodge at Old Edwards Inn, Old Creek Lodge, Rib Shack and The Laundry and Dry Cleaners at Old Edwards Inn.

Accolades and awards for the Old Edwards Inn and Spa include: AAA-Four Diamond award winner; member of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America and a Recommended Hotel in Condé Nast Johansens 2005 and 2006 Recommended Hotels, Inns and Resorts Guide. Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden is a 2005 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner.

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Elizabeth McDonald
McDonald Media
404.822.3788
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lizzie@mcdonald-media.com