First Northern California TheGreenhouse Spa Opens Today; Menlo Park Now Home to the Eighteenth U.S. Location of the World's Largest Spa Provider

Business Wire, Jan 9, 2002

Business/News Editors & Lifestyle Writers

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002

Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR), which currently operates more than 110 spas at sea and 80 resort and day spas around the world, today opened its first Northern California day spa in Menlo Park. TheGreenhouse Spa Menlo Park is now the eighteenth day spa location to offer both men and women a comfortable place to build a regimen of personal care essential to maintain the feeling and appearance of health, vitality, and good looks.

As part of the Steiner Spa Network, TheGreenhouse Spa Menlo Park offers its clients exclusive access to proven and exotic therapies from around the world designed to excite the senses and achieve results.

"We are incredibly excited to open our newest location in Menlo Park and provide the community with a stress-free environment to unwind and celebrate health and rejuvenation," said Celeste Dunn, president of Steiner Leisure North American Day Spa Group.

"We designed our newest day spa based on our knowledge of operating spas throughout the country and around the world. Our goal is to make the customer experience truly enjoyable and consistent from spa to spa within the Steiner Spa Network. From the minute the customer enters the spa and is greeted by a spa coordinator to the complimentary signature services offered when they leave, TheGreenhouse Spa mission is to make each customer visit a special one. We've learned that our customers don't want to repeatedly give the same information or have to remind us what was prescribed or what type of service they prefer," commented Dunn. "We have all of the client's information electronically at our fingertips, even if their last visit was at a different location."

TheGreenhouse Spa defines the "ultimate" spa experience with exotic spa treatments, such as a Japanese Silk Booster Facial, a Well Being Massage (includes Ten Cultural Touches), or an Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual Wrap. TheGreenhouse Spa is the only U.S. day spa to offer the Elemis skin and body care products based on the finest quality medicinal plants, organic herbs, and revitalizing extracts blended with active natural bases. For more aggressive therapy, TheGreenhouse Spa offers the exclusive La Therapie skincare preparations and treatments using a balance of nature combined with scientific knowledge to achieve maximum results. In addition, TheGreenhouse Spa is one of a few non-department store outlets to offer Trish McEvoy cosmetics and is one of only a handful of Kerastase Certified Consultants for hair care in the United States.

The complete range of services provided at the spa includes Quick Fix Treatments, Nurturing Face Treatments, Anti-Aging Face Treatments, Body Treatments, a vast array of different Massage Therapies, Hair Care, Hands & Feet Care and Make-up Artistry.

Another unique aspect to TheGreenhouse Spa and its services is that every spa technician is certified in delivering the specific treatment provided, assuring clients consistently superior service every time they go to the spa. Complimentary signature services upon every visit further enhance the experience, with Sensory Massages (head, neck, and shoulders), Paraffin Hand Treatments, Make-up Touch-up (for women), and Hot Towel Treatments (for men).

TheGreenhouse Spa also takes the spa experience one step further by bringing it into customer's homes, offering secure online access to personalized client profile and assessment, in-home delivery of homecare products (discount and free shipping provided), and online appointment booking.

TheGreenhouse Spa Menlo Park is located at 1158 Chestnut Street. Its hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For spa information, please call the spa at 650/325-0700.

About TheGreenhouse Spa

TheGreenhouse Spa (www.thegreenhousespa.com) is a chain of luxury day spas consisting of 18 locations throughout the U.S., including New York City, Beverly Hills, Houston, Greenwich, Connecticut, Denver, and Menlo Park, California. As a member of the Steiner Spa Network, TheGreenhouse Spa is the U.S. day spa link to a network of more than 100 spas-at-sea and 80 resort and day spas worldwide. The spa's mission is to deliver personalized, quality customer service through a unique 15-step client care process and complimentary signature services.

About Steiner Leisure

Steiner Leisure Limited is the leading worldwide provider of spas. Steiner provides its services on 107 cruise ships, and at 50 resort spas and 17 luxury day spas. Steiner's customers include Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Holland America Lines, Marriott, Park Place Entertainment and Sun International. Our Elemis Limited subsidiary develops many of the high-quality beauty products and treatments offered through our Steiner Spa Network. Our Elemis(R) line of beauty products is also distributed worldwide to some of the most exclusive five star hotels, salons, health clubs and destination spas. Elemis(R), as well as La Therapie(R), Ionithermie, and Steiner Hair Care products, are available on our website http://www.steinerleisure.com. Steiner Leisure also owns and operates three post secondary schools (comprised of a total of nine campuses) located in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, offering degrees in massage, advanced 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.