Where’s Anne? Interlaken!

Anne just got back from the Global Spa Summit in beautiful Interlaken, Switzerland. While she was in the country, she took the opportunity to drop in on our Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Montreux.

Here’s Anne with Maxime Cormier, Willow Stream Spa Director in Montreux. You might remember him as the first Spa Director at the Willow Stream Mayakoba on the Mexican Riviera. Maxime moved back to Europe to be nearer his family in France. He quit smoking, which is good, but at the same time his love of French cooking added some weight to his frame, which is not so good. So he and Anne made a pact to start a new fitness campaign. Our fitness director at Montreux, is developing a program and Anne and Maxime will compare notes once a month. Maxime is younger, so Anne insists that he has to reduce twice as much. On the other hand, he’s a much better cook, so …

Maxime is a champion of the Willow Stream brand because he’s seen firsthand what it has brought to so many properties. He’s eager to bring the same energy to the Montreux team and members.

When Anne visited, they were having their first member barbecue and were planning a run for the upcoming holiday weekend. “It was great to be back at this wonderful hotel and spa,” said Anne. “It’s a historic property that was once called the Montreaux Palace and is now a Fairmont. The Spa, of course, is a Willow Stream. When I was there, 200 antique Porches (all from 1956) showed up”.