Umklami we-Spa odume kakhulu emhlabeni
U-Sylvia Sepielli ungomunye wabaklami be-spa abakhulu emhlabeni, abanama-spas amaningi adumile kwiphothifoliyo yakhe. Umsebenzi wakhe uphefumulelwe izwe, amasiko nomlando wendawo ngayinye. I-Mii Amo e-Sedona, e-Arizona ithonywe amasiko aseMelika-America, abahlengikazi abanamandla, nabafundi abanembile abaphumelela ezweni lezimoto. Ku -Ojai Valley Inn & Spa eCalifornia, wakhetha idolobha elithile le-spa elinombhoshongo wesitayela nesitayela saseSpain-Colonial kanye ne-cottage yomculi.
Futhi i-The Spa eColonial Williamsburg eVirginia, waphefumulelwa ngamasiko okuphulukisa aseMelika kusukela kuma-17 kuya kwekhulu lama-21, kufaka phakathi imikhuba yamaMelika, amaColoni kanye nama-Afrika. Enye yezinhlelo zayo zamuva kwakusungula kabusha i- The Spa ku-Breakers ePalm Beach, eFlorida .
Q Lena umugqa womsebenzi othakazelisayo nesingavamile. Ungene kanjani ibhizinisi le-spa?
A Esikhathini eside esidlule ... Ngafunda ubuciko bokuphulukisa baseMpumalanga eJapane. Ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu mina nomyeni wami sanquma ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sabuyela emazweni futhi sithole imisebenzi yangempela. Ukuzivocavoca kwakuyinto enkulu, ngakho-ke sasiphakamisa, ngakho sanquma ukuvula isikhungo sempilo kanye ne-vitamin centre enyakatho yeKalifornia. Ngacabanga, "Ngisanda kuchitha iminyaka emihlanu ngifunda imithi yokwelapha." Kodwa sifinyelele ekuziphatheni kanye nokudla okunomsoco. Kwase kuthi ngo-1987, umkhwekazi wayehlala eDesert Springs futhi wathi "Kufanele ufike lapha!
Bakha indawo entsha yokubhuka! "Kwakuyi-Marriott Desert Springs: beyakha indawo enkulu kakhulu futhi eyinkimbinkimbi yezindawo zokungcebeleka ngemuva kweLa Costa . Ngacabanga ukuthi, 'Manje ngiyitholile! Yilokho okwenzeka eminyakeni emihlanu eJapane.' Yingakho konke engangikuthanda ukukwenza-ukuqina nokudla kanye nokwelapha konke endaweni eyodwa.
Ngasebenza lapho futhi ngaqala ukusebenza ngokujulile, futhi ngo-1994 ngaqala inkampani yami yokubonisana, i-SPAd (Sylvia Planning And design).
Q Indlela i-spas ne-spa design eyashintsha ngayo eminyakeni engamashumi amabili owayiklama?
A Kwakukhona isikhathi lapho ama- resort spas kwakufanele akwenze. Kumelwe uwenze amaqembu akhuthaza kakhulu kangaka angasebenzisa amahora amane okuphumula kwawo lapho. Kodwa ukuhlala kwe-spa kwanciphisa kakhulu isikhathi sonke. Lezi zinto ezinkulu zazingenalutho! Manje, ukuthuthukiswa kwe-spa kuthola kahle. Kubalulekile ukuba usayizi ngendlela efanele - hhayi enkulu kakhulu, futhi hhayi encane kakhulu. Kufanele usebenze kahle ekwakheni. Awudingi ukuqasha abantu abaningi kakhulu ukuze usebenze isikhala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ufuna izivakashi zizwe zikhululekile.
Abantu babevame ukuziqhenya ngobukhulu be-spa yabo. "Sinezinyawo ezingu-45,000!" "Amamitha ayizinkulungwane ezingu-60,000 !"
A Kudukisa kakhulu. Ngizama futhi ngiqede amaklayenti ukuba ahambe lapho. Ngifuna ukuthi bakhulume ngezici kanye nesipiliyoni. SpaHalekulanai kuWaikiki incane kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-spas amaningi, kodwa ihle kakhulu! Inesimo sogu lolwandle futhi isevisi mkhulu. A
Q Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuza nomklamo noma umqondo?
A Ezinye zilula kunezinye. Abakwa-Breakers ePalm Beach beza kimi ngokushesha okukhulu. Ihotela lokuqala lakwakhelwa ngo-1920 ngabadwebi abavela e-Italy futhi liwumsebenzi omuhle, omuhle wezobuciko. Ngangifuna ukugcina uxhumano lwe-Italy.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyisakhiwo se-oceanfront, futhi i-spa ivuleka egcekeni elibheke echibini labantu abadala kanye nolwandle. Ngangifuna into ezobe ikhululekile kakhulu, futhi ngilondoloze uxhumano lwase-Italy, ngakho ngize nomqondo weNdlu yase-Armani yase-beach. Kungaba nomklamo ohlanzekile, wesikhathi esizayo. Kungaba njalo.
I-Breakers inomndeni wokuqala. I-spa yayineminyaka engu-16 ubudala, futhi babefuna ukuyifaka ngokuthile okuyiqiniso, okwakuzohlala, futhi lokho kwakungeyona inkinga. Yakhelwe isikhathi eside, hhayi kumthuthukisi ukwenza kube yimpumelelo bese uyijika.
Umqondo we "shades of white" ubonakala usebenza. Iphalethi evumela ukuthi ungene futhi uphumule. Abasebenzi kanye nesithameli banamathebula. Futhi ngeke kulandwe.
Q Wake wake wabuzwa ukuthi ubuyele emuva ku-spa owayilwe futhi uyibuyisele kabusha?
A Okwamanje. Lokho kungaba mnandi. Kunzima kodwa kuyathandeka.