Wellness Project Planning
Blu Spas leads the development of transformative wellness environments—blending sensory design with operational precision. From early concept to design execution, we shape spaces that are both elevated and efficient, purpose-built for today’s wellness guest, member, or resident and tomorrow’s operational demands.
- Background, property, branding review, and competitive market research
- Comprehensive feasibility studies
- Facility area programming
- Preliminary concept design layouts for spa, fitness, and hydrothermal features
- Business modeling, financials, and project costs
- Preliminary wellness, spa, and fitness FF&E and OSE reports
- Identification of sustainability objectives
- Concept presentation
- Project planning liaison with project consultants
- Technical services
- MEP review and brief
- Pools and thermal features
- Coordination of architecture/interior design layouts, features, and FF&E
- Full facility detail planning, coordination, and review with project team
- Technical design and specifications for thermal features and pools
- Detailed wellness, spa, and fitness operating FF&E report
- Project team drawings reviews/mark-ups
- Operating equipment and specifications
- Drawings and specifications for thermal features and pools
- Signage review
- Bid analysis, including review of systems/installation, equipment, costs, etc.
- Value engineering
- Specified FF&E review against plans
- Timely response to all site queries
- Value engineering
- Site inspection, FF&E installation review, and inspection report
Pre-opening Planning and Operational Support
Blu Spas delivers end-to-end support to bring your vision to life—seamlessly aligning brand identity, service delivery, and operational systems. Our pre-opening strategies ensure your spa opens on time, on brand, and guest-ready, with every critical element in place for long-term success.
- Branding development
- Treatment and services programming
- Signature menu of services
- Product selection and development
- Facilities, equipment, and supply specification
- Financials and reporting
- Staffing and organization
- Services standards and training
- Comprehensive marketing and public relations
- Information technology (IT) systems
- Final facility review, soft launch, and opening
- Leadership monitoring and development
Post-opening Operational Support, Management, and Advisory Services
Post-launch, Blu Spas remains a strategic partner—providing targeted operational insights and advisory services to optimize performance. Through tailored evaluations, team training, and growth-focused planning, we help ensure your spa continues to deliver exceptional guest experiences and sustainable results.
- Business model refinement
- Staffing, including compensation structure
- Treatments, products, and services
- Programming components
- Facility operations and administration
- On-going communications, including site visits and operational audit reports
- Based upon key performance indicators and benchmarks, we will provide action plans reflecting targeted strategies and processes to strengthen operational and financial performance, ultimately increasing opportunities for greater profit, success, and long-term sustainability
- Retail merchandising and display
- Proactive strategies for increasing capture rates
