Steiner Leisure Announces Agreement to Operate a New Spa at the Musket Cove Island Resort In Fiji
NASSAU, The Bahamas | Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR) today announced that Mandara Spa, its premier resort spa brand, has entered into an agreement to operate a new luxury spa facility at the Musket Cove Island Resort in the Fiji Islands. The resort is owned by Musket Cove Resorts Limited. Located on Malolo Lailai Island, the exclusive 52 bungalow Musket Cove Island Resort is a premier boutique resort situated directly on oceanfront...
NASSAU, The Bahamas | Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR) today announced that Mandara Spa, its premier resort spa brand, has entered into an agreement to operate a new luxury spa facility at the Musket Cove Island Resort in the Fiji Islands. The resort is owned by Musket Cove Resorts Limited. Located on Malolo Lailai Island, the exclusive 52 bungalow Musket Cove Island Resort is a premier boutique resort situated directly on oceanfront property located 15 kilometers west of Nadi in the scenic Mamanuca Islands of Fiji.
The term of Mandara's lease of the spa facilities will be five years. The new spa will blend the distinctive Fiji style architecture of the resort with Mandara's signature contemporary-Balinese elements. The 222 square meter spa facility will include treatment rooms and couples suites accented with Balinese inspired art and textiles. Additional features of the spa include men's and women's changing lounges, dry saunas, a reception and retail boutique and a "hair spa" and nail salon, thus offering a complete array of beauty services in a single setting. A full compliment of spa services custom tailored for the unique Fijian setting and spa environment will be featured. Under the agreement, Musket Cove Resorts Limited will build the spa facility. Mandara has agreed to pay approximately $50,000 for the installation of furniture, fixtures and operating equipment.
Mandara estimates that the new spa will open in December 2005.
Leonard Fluxman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Steiner Leisure, said, "The Musket Cove Island Resort is a beautiful boutique resort set amidst some of the most spectacular vistas in all of the Fiji Islands. We are pleased and proud of our new relationship with the resort and we are certain our spa services will be a perfect compliment to the amenities offered in this distinctive setting."
Steiner Leisure also owns and operates three post secondary schools (comprised of a total of seven campuses) located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; York, Pennsylvania and Charlottesville, Virginia. Offering degree and non-degree programs in massage therapy and skin care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty positions within the Steiner family of companies or other industry entities.
Our statements with respect to the proposed services at, and the estimated opening date of, our operations at the above resort may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. Such statements do not guarantee the timely construction or final characteristics of this new spa as known and unknown risks and other factors may preclude results that match these statements. Such risks and factors include uncertainties beyond our control that could adversely affect the timely construction and final characteristics of land based spas such as at the Musket Cove Island Resort, including our lack of control over the construction and the venue where the spas will be located and possible weather-related, or other, delays. Other risks are described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2004.