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Kohler Waters Spa Expansion Enhances Guest Experience

KOHLER, Wis. April 2005 – Broadening the year-round appeal of The American Club resort complex, the Kohler Waters Spa has undergone a major expansion and renovation. The increased capacity, due to overwhelming demand from resort and day trip guests, will include additional treatment rooms and newly-created Immersion Suites to meet peak guest demand and to enhance the quality of the overall spa experience.

Major construction elements of the project will add 9,045 square feet to the existing Kohler Waters Spa space, expanding it by more than 50 percent. Interior décor of the expansion will emulate the same traditional and timeless sense of The American Club and the relaxing environment of the Kohler Waters Spa. Eight new treatment rooms, with the service menu continuing to focus on innovative water experiences, will be added. Additional lounge space will accommodate guests during continental breakfast and evening refreshments. Capacity of the women’s locker rooms will also be expanded while maintaining the relaxing, soothing, intimate environment experienced within the spa.

Perhaps the most exciting new amenity is the new rooftop deck with a waterfall, whirlpool, fireplace and lounge that will provide a relaxing co-ed area that guests may enjoy year-round. The rooftop deck is also comprised of a 600-square-foot open air relaxation space with McGuire chaisse lounges and an abundance of greenery and flowers.

“The rooftop deck is intimate and spectacular, it has a real communal feel to it,” says Jean Kolb, Director-Wellness Business & Product Development for Kohler Co. “Guests can relax in the warmth of a 12 foot-long fireplace, or submerge themselves in the waterfall and whirlpool amenities available on the deck. The room is surrounded by three sides of glass windows that open to bring the freshness of the outdoors in.”

The expansion will also include a reconfiguration of guestrooms in the Carriage House, an annex to The American Club situated directly above the Kohler Waters Spa. Five existing guestrooms will be converted to Immersion Suites and five new Immersion Suites will be added to the three-story building.

The ten Immersion Suites will reflect the same unstudied sense of comfort found throughout the Kohler Waters Spa. Averaging 560 square feet, each suite will offer a KOHLER Tea for Two whirlpool and a shower centrally located within the room with fireplace, plasma screen television, and sitting area. Guests can enjoy a relaxing whirlpool bath in front of a fireplace, in the center of the suite and the opportunity to have a treatment in the suite. A mix of furniture styles, fresh colors, and textural fabrics and surfaces will create a serene environment that allows spa guests to immediately relax and reconnect.

“Our Immersion Suites address an industry trend toward more in-room service. They are plush, private and the perfect place to ‘stay within’ mentally, emotionally and physically,” explains Kolb. “With these suites, Kohler Waters Spa takes in-room service to a whole new level. In addition to providing massage, we’ll draw a guest’s bath so they may enjoy any number of therapeutic water treatments in the privacy of their own guest room. The focal point of the room is the whirlpool bath and shower located in the center of the suite.”

The Kohler Waters Spa will reopen the week of April 4. The Immersion Suites, new treatment rooms and rooftop deck are scheduled to unveil in Summer 2005.

The Kohler Waters Spa operates as a resort amenity within the American Club resort complex while offering day-visitor access. A popular amenity with guests, it was ranked #19 in Conde Nast’s Top 40 Spas in 2003.

The American Club, a member of Historic Hotels of America, is located in the Village of Kohler, two-and-a-half hours north of Chicago and within an hour’s drive of Milwaukee or Green Bay.