After closing down in early January, the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz welcomed its first guests last month with a completely revamped spa and gym. Behind closed doors, the spa and Ayurveda centre was almost entirely torn down and remodelled in the space of just five weeks.

One of the largest and most conspicuous projects was the extension of the indoor pool area, which also included a complete re-tiling around both the indoor pool and the hydrotherapy pool.

The Kempinski's Ayurveda centre continues to provide - and improve - the benefits of an inimitable experience of authentic Ayurveda with a Mediterranean touch. The centre was redesigned as an independent unit within the spa, and enjoys now its separate entrance and lobby area.

One important element of the Kempinski Spa is the gym, which received the same face-lifting treatment as the other spa areas. More importantly, all fitness and work-out gear has been changed and replaced with state of the art cardiovascular equipment.

For the last three years, the luxury countryside resort has been voted Malta's Leading Spa Resort at the World Travel Awards.