When Christian Dior opened his iconic design house on Avenue Montaigne a new friendship was formed. The avenue quickly transformed into the place of haute couture and the Plaza Athénéé was the place to see and be seen. Christian Dior chose the hotel as a showcase for his work. In recent years the two houses joined forces to create a place of serenity and rejuvenation. The Dior Institut is an extension of the couture house both in style and sensibility.
The Dior Institut is based at the infinitely stylish and comfortable Hotel Plaza Athénée, just off the Champs-Elysées. The Institut’s cooling white, mauve and silver treatment rooms make a distinctive contrast to the signature red of the plush hotel. There’s a relaxation area with a decorative pool, gleaming changing rooms and a gym. Chic touches include Christian Dior towels and silver hair-brushes.
From deep tissue body massages that balance your body’s natural energy to total radiance rejuvenating facials, which uses sapphire particles for maximum radiance, the Dior Institut offers nothing less than decadent relaxation. After the treatment you can enjoy a cup of tea or glass of wine in the relaxation and herbal tea lounge, lounge near the central pool, or prolong your stay with a visit to the hammam steam bath or sauna.
The spa is an extravagant retreat with a relaxation lounge and five treatment rooms including the double VIP room. The spa offers a wide variety of face and body treatments such as the lavish 120-minute l’Or de Vie treatment which uses Dior’s pricey L’Or skin care line and costs $ 670.
Initiated by an exclusive diagnosis, the Dior Institut Method involves three harmonious principles to provide the quintessence of anti-aging expertise :
- 3D Lifting, a sophisticated massage based on precise understanding of the muscle fiber and energy channels, to help awaken vital flows and “reshape” the structure of the body.
- Micro-abrasion with sapphire particules, an unprecedented concept that unites the actions of several of the most high-performance devices to offer intense revitalization to the tissues.
- Dior Anti-Aging Active Concentrates, whose rejuvenating effectiveness is fully revealed during the treatments.
Website: www.spaplazaathenee.com