Trying out Park House hotel's new Germaine de Capuccini spa treatments

Fans of Germaine de Capuccini who are wondering where to get Germaine de Capuccini spa treatments in the UK, will be delighted to hear that award-winning hotel Park House hotel and spa in West Sussex offers the skin care specialist products.

Park House hotel is a charming country house hotel set in the West Sussex countryside

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1 Germaine de Capuccini treatments

2 Germaine de Capuccini at Park House hotel and spa

3 Staying at Park House hotel

4 Bedrooms at Park House hotel

5 Park House hotel spa

6 My Germaine de Capuccini treatment

7 Dinner in the hotel restaurant

8 Breakfast at Park House hotel and spa

9 Hotel information and to book Park House hotel and spa

Germaine de Capuccini treatments

Founded in Spain in 1964, Germaine de Capuccini offers beauty and spa treatments suitable for cancer patients and people on intensive medication – which might lead to skin-related side effects – as well as anyone in need of a de-stressing spa experience.

indoor swimming pool Park House hotel and spa

The award-winning spa at Park House hotel has two swimming pools – one indoor, one outdoor – as well as a hot tub and plenty of places in which to relax

Germaine de Capuccini at Park House hotel and spa

The spa at Park House has already been attracting attention, having been garlanded with awards from the likes of Conde Nast and The Good Spa Guide and the new treatments offered by Park House – the only hotel in Sussex to provide Germaine de Capuccini – will reach a new audience which have greater need than most of some serious pampering. There are four treatments available, including a facial, a body and scalp massage, a full body exfoliation, massage and scalp massage and and intense nourishment and hydration option.

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During my recent visit – my second stay at Park House, read my first review here – I opted for the Phytocare Baobab Body Ritual which was 90 mins of full-body exfoliation, massage and scalp massage with Baobab oil, which is supposed to revitalise the hair and soothe the scalp. It certainly did the trick: I emerged glowing, de-stressed and thoroughly relaxed.

park house hotel and spa west sussex bowls lawn

Park House hotel is surrounded by quintessentially English attributes including a golf course, bowls lawn, grass tennis court and croquet lawn

Staying at Park House hotel

In fact, the relaxation process had started the moment I arrived at Park House hotel in West Sussex south of Midhurst and can be reached by a variety of pretty, winding country lanes. The hotel is small ish – with 21 rooms and suites in the main building and adjacent cottages – but perfectly formed, with a a lounge, bar and restaurant downstairs in the main hotel.

The downstairs lounge at Park House hotel

The deceptively large spa, with a gym, treatment rooms and both an indoor and outdoor pool, is just next door across its gravel drive. Surrounding the hotel and spa are acres of beautiful grounds containing quintessentially British country house attributes: grass tennis courts, croquet and bowls lawns, a six-hole golf course and a beautiful ivy-covered walkway.

The hotel is set in the heart of West Sussex

Bedrooms at Park House hotel

Having stayed in the separate South Down cottage during my previous visit, this time we were upstairs in the main house in a beautiful corner room which overlooked the grass tennis court. From my chaise-longue window seat I could be thoroughly lazy while watching a Wimbledon-inspired group hit balls back and forth over the net, and enjoy a drink while enjoying the superb views across West Sussex. The decent-sized bathroom was immaculate and there were all the towels and fluffy robes you could wish for, plus a kettle, TV, table and chairs and absolutely no traffic noise whatsoever.

Our corner room was the perfect spot for a summer stay

Our chaise-longue window seat

Park House hotel spa

Reluctant as I was to leave the room, the spa was calling, and I enjoyed a small but tasty Caesar salad in the poolside cafe before heading indoors for my massage. The changing rooms at Park House spa are pretty compact but manage to fit a lot in, including a foot spa, sauna and plenty of showers (and tonnes of fluffy towels).

My tasty Caesar salad by the outdoor pool

The foot spa in the Ladies’ changing rooms at Park House hotel and spa

My Germaine de Capuccini treatment

My massage was as relaxing and soothing as I’d hoped, with a thorough exfoliation, tension-relieving massage and very indulgent scalp massage – and I felt very looked after by my therapist from the start to when I was shown to the relaxation room afterwards. In fact the staff were excellent throughout the hotel; efficient, friendly and able to deal with some pretty demanding guests.

The hotel has a small bar in the corner of its light and airy conservatory at the rear of the hotel

The conservatory overlooking the grounds at the back of the hotel

My starter of beef carpaccio and stilton salad

Main course of lamb rump, fennel and red onion

Dinner in the hotel restaurant

Dinner was served in the hotel restaurant which has a lovely conservatory overlooking the croquet lawn. The menu was clearly laid out and offered a great selection of modern British cooking on the page but disappointingly didn’t really live up to expectation on the plate and didn’t seem to be up to the standard of my previous visit.

My choices – peppered beef carpaccio and lamb rump – looked pretty but lacked taste and my dining companion wasn’t wowed by her guinea fowl main course either, or the overpoweringly minty chocolate and mint souffle, but fared better with the starter of handpicked crab and crevettes and I enjoyed the cheese selection to finish off the meal. However the wine was excellent and the service quick and flawless.

Main course of guinea fowl, chilli and sweetcorn

Cheese selection at Park House hotel

Breakfast at Park House hotel and spa

Things vastly improved at breakfast time with excellent Eggs Florentine and Eggs Benedict to complement the large buffet selection and we felt we’d earned a blow-out after an early-morning swim in the deserted indoor pool (though lots of day guests were arriving for the morning yoga class).

Excellent Eggs Florentine for breakfast

Well-rested from a night in the quietness of the West Sussex countryside we went for a post-breakfast amble and even managed a rather inept game of croquet before departing. Park House hotel and spa is fast-becoming one of my favourite country house hotels and several people have gone now on my recommendation. Let me know your thoughts if you pay it a visit!