A New Spa in Curacao

By: - January 29th, 2015

Above: the Floris Suite Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Floris Suite Hotel in Curacao is set to debut a new spa, the property announced.

The island’s boutique property will unveil a 1,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art spa this year.

The new facility will include a large steam room, a dry sauna, treatment facilities, wood floors and rain showers among other features.

The hotel is also planning to build a new gym facility later in 2015, it said.

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