Our portfolio
Boasting a collection of award-winning hotels, spa's and a skincare range in the South West, Philema Hospitality Management's diverse portfolio of properties is quite impressive. From country to coastal properties, ranging from AA 5* to 4*, each brand ensures a unique guest experience. Find out more on the individual properties within the collection below.
Boringdon Hall Hotel
Boringdon Hall Hotel is a 5* country manor house hotel in Devon where luxury and style come together with the drama of Elizabethan architecture. Imposing stone towers, secret archways and curious arrow slits hint at the hotel’s rich history. Boringdon Hall boasts a variety of private events spaces, two restaurants, fire-lit lounges, enchanting nooks and manicured grounds.
Overlooking the Great Hall you’ll find the intimate and sophisticatedly romantic Acleaf, a 4 AA Rosette restaurant led by Head Chef, Scott Paton. A showcase of inventive British fare, using only the finest locally sourced ingredients, Àclèaf is a unique dining experience exclusive to Boringdon Hall.
Gaia Spa is a purpose-built wellness spa set within the grounds of Boringdon, a completely unique space for relaxation and reconnecting with nature, designed with the need for complete well-being in mind. Gaia Spa facilities and therapies will provide the opportunity to nourish mind, body and spirit, resulting in a balance between the individual and the wider world we live in.
In five years, we have taken Boringdon from administration to 5* status and named as the best destination spa hotel UK & Ireland by Condé Nast, Hotel Spa of the Year in Western Europe & Scandinavia at the World Spa & Wellness Awards
Fistral beach hotel
Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa in Newquay is an adults only lifestyle boutique hotel with coastal chic by the bucket load. The coastal hotel has 71 rooms and suites, a 9 treatment room spa, a lounge bar and Dune Restaurant.
Fistral Spa is widely reputed as one of the best spa’s in the UK. Using a selection of carefully chosen GAIA and ESPA therapies. Fistral Spa achieves an integration of body, mind and spirit transporting guests to a place of peace and well-being. Boasting nine treatment rooms designed with total relaxation in mind, heated vitality pool, hot tub, relaxation room, steam room, sauna and state-of- the-art fitness suite, Fistral Spa helps guests to forget the pressures of the outside world and return to a state of inner-calm and outer-beauty
Just off the iconic Fistral Beach, Dune Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Newquay and offers incredible views of Cornwall with world-class surf right outside. The menu changes regularly along with the wine list to ensure that we are getting the very best in local fruit, seafood and vegetables. We’re passionate about food and our dedication, skill and knowledge results in a menu and a dining experience which reflects the restaurant’s ambience - relaxed and very much rooted in its ocean side location.
The esplanade hotel
A picturesque hotel overlooking the world famous Fistral Beach in Newquay. Genuinely welcoming, the Esplanade Hotel in Newquay is more than just a place to sleep - it's a place where families can enjoy quality holidays on the Cornwall coast, splashing about in the heated indoor pool and dining together in the informal family friendly restaurant, Cove.
Timeless activities and wholesome family time in Cornwall is what makes the perfect holiday. "The beach is our playground" and rock pooling, flying kites and surfing are our favourite things! During the holidays we run a fun schedule of free family friendly activities in Newquay. We love getting messy and generally having lots of fun...this is the kind of place where childhood memories are made.
Home to the Quiksilver Surf School, everyone from beginner to pro can be catered for. There is also an indoor, child friendly swimming pool, a hotel bar, and indoor and outdoor play areas for the children. The Esplanade Hotel really does have something for all the family!
Gaia spa
Gaia Spa is set within the grounds of Boringdon Hall, Devon - a Grade I listed 16th century country manor house hotel, on the edge of Dartmoor, near Plymouth. Named Hotel Spa of the Year in Western Europe & Scandinavia at the World Spa & Wellness Awards 2019, Condé Nast Johansen's Best Destination Spa in the UK & Ireland 2018 and 2020.Gaia Spa promotes your personal natural wellbeing in an environment designed to transcend the stresses of the modern day routine.
Creating spaces where you find yourself naturally relaxed, Gaia Spa facilities and therapies will provide the opportunity to nourish mind, body and spirit, resulting in a balance between the individual and the wider world we live in. Gaia is the ancient goddess of nature “Mother Earth” and Mother Gaia is a healing Goddess. It's believed that true wellness requires us to return to the cradle of mother nature and live in accordance with natural laws, but in modern times this has become increasingly difficult. Gaia Spa provides the time and the space to focus on your wellness, naturally.
Treatments have been created to meet the varied needs of modern individuals, using effective natural ingredients and highly skilled therapeutic techniques. Using our own GAIA Skincare range.
Fistral spa
Located at the Fistral Beach Hotel the spa's philosophy centres on achieving an integration of body, mind and spirit - transporting guests to a unique place of peace and wellbeing. The extensive range of GAIA and ESPA treatments available, coupled with inspired spa facilities, state-of-the-art fitness equipment and a breath-taking location, makes this shore-side sanctuary the perfect place to visit for a day, a stay or an express pick-me-up.
The vitality suite includes a heated 11m pool, hot tub, steam room and sauna, all designed to help you unwind after a heavy gym session, or warm up after an Atlantic Ocean surf session! The heated vitality pool is at the heart of Fistral Spa and is a relaxing place to take a dip, do some lengths and forget the pressures of the outside world.
We firmly believe in a work hard, play hard approach to staying fit and healthy, which is why our full memberships also include full access to our vitality suite. Our core membership packages offer a couple’s membership option, and we ensure the complete integration of mind, body and spirit through weekly classes and the use of soothing facilities. We also offer our spa members complimentary events, workshops, and exclusive discounts throughout the year.
GAIA skincare
Inspired by Gaia, the ancient Greek goddess known as mother nature, GAIA natural skincare products are handmade in Britain using traditional production methods. Blending the finest ingredients, plant actives and essential oils, Gaia products are full of intention and integrity. Created to nourish and nurture, GAIA is led by the brand philosophy, Your Wellness, Naturally.
Each ingredient has been chosen for its beneficial properties for the body and mind, how it will make you feel and what the ingredient will do. Made with natural and organic ingredients, no Gaia products have been tested on animals.The Gaia skincare range features three collections made with GAIA’s Awakening, Balancing and Calming blends. GAIA products do not contain parabens, sulphates, synthetic colours, or fragrances.
Each GAIA product shares a secret ingredient – the GAIA Elixir. The crystal elixir links back to ancient wellness traditions where citrine is used to treat the solar plexus chakra.
Taking inspiration from Mother Nature, GAIA uses grounding colours green and brown which connect with the earth. The bamboo jars are made from 100% natural bamboo and are biodegradable with the minimal plastic inner being recyclable. The green of the oil bottles is the most healing of the colour spectrum associated with health, growth, and rising energy. GAIA packaging is 100% recyclable.
All GAIA products are approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny programme and majority of products are registered with The Vegan Society.