Hotel style: Emerald Mists Spa

The lighting is subdued, soft tunes play gently on overhead speakers, everything from the creamy paint colours on the walls to the neutral fabrics that cover cushy chairs is carefully coordinated to impart a sense of serenity.

There's nothing that can chase away your stress like a day at the spa and you can recreate that cool, calm feeling in your home with a little inspiration from Emerald Mist spa in the Marriott St. Kitts Royal Beach Resort.

Emerald Mist spa
A quiet island paradise in the Eastern Caribbean's Leeward Islands, St. Kitts is about 110 km square in size with a population of about 32,000. It's home to historic treasures like the UNESCO world heritage site Brimstone Hill, agriculture and fishing industries and tourism, inviting visitors to experience the island's treasures firsthand. One such treasure is the beautiful Emerald Mist spa where travellers can unwind and refresh.  

At 15,000 square feet, Emerald Mist spa boasts eight large treatment rooms including men's and women's saunas, hot and cold tubs, and comfy relaxation lounges where you can laze between treatments.


The look
The hot and cold tub room at Emerald Mist spa is energetic and refreshing yet elegant and controlled. A wall of shimmering mosaic tile in a rainbow of stripes creates a beautiful backdrop for two jacuzzi tubs that are flanked with more mosaic tile that's patterned with crimson, beige and clean white. Sandy beige paint on the walls and dim pot lighting grounds the medley of colours in the room, keeping the entire effect sophisticated and unified. There's no strong sense of symmetry; rather, there's a no-rules, carefree appearance with plenty of interesting touches to feast your eyes on.

The inspiration
It's difficult not to be inspired by St. Kitts's natural beauty. There are black-sand beaches and golden-sand shores too, lush green plants, rugged mountains, vibrantly coloured flowers and varying shades of blue from the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea which hug the island on opposite shores. Mother Nature provides plenty of colour-coordinated palettes to draw ideas from and you'll find nature-inspired hues like watery blues, pebble greys and earthy browns throughout the décor at Emerald Mist spa.