LAS VEGAS, Nevada - June 9, 2005 - Mandalay Bay today announced that BATHHOUSE Spa has been selected as the winner of the first annual Creative Achievement Award for best spa design by Hospitality Design Magazine, the premier architecture and design publication for the hospitality industry. Created by New York-based design firm Richardson Sadeki, BATHHOUSE Spa is located on the second floor of THEhotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"BATHHOUSE Spa is one of the most striking and dramatic projects that has ever come across our desks here at Hospitality Design," said Michael Adams, editor-in-chief of the publication. "We rarely highlight spas on the cover of HD, but given its exquisite features, we were compelled to feature BATHHOUSE on the cover of our August 2004 issue. BATHHOUSE was chosen from numerous spas across the globe for our Creative Achievement Award, further certifying Richardson Sadeki's incredible talent and the spa's unique aesthetics."

In designing the 15,000 square-foot BATHHOUSE Spa, the Richardson Sadeki design team was charged with creating something truly unique to Las Vegas, but they went a step further and set a new precedent for the entire spa industry.

Clarissa Richardson, a lead designer of BATHHOUSE, said "BATHHOUSE reveals itself in small moments. The energy of Las Vegas fades and a contemplative atmosphere appears, quiet and tranquil. We've stripped away any remnants of theme in favor of a Zen-like, Asian-influenced form, in which guests can find balance."

Born of quiet slate and polished stone, cool glass and falling water, BATHHOUSE delivers a spa experience like no other. Visitors pass through an ultra-suede-lined passageway into a spacious lobby marked with white onyx floors and signature slate walls. Beyond the lobby, guests journey down a common corridor toward a peaceful rainfall before parting into separate lounges for men and women.

On BATHHOUSE's main level, areas of repose, where only the sounds of water emanate, complement communal areas where water is used to refresh and relax through hot-and-cold plunge pools and open rainfalls. Within private rooms, guests may enjoy total solitude while soaking in spacious four-by-eight-foot bathtubs under dramatic 23-foot ceilings. Connected by a glass-railed stairway, BATHHOUSE's second level features 12 private treatment rooms, an area for manicures and pedicures, and a lounge where male and female guests may enjoy each other's company while awaiting individual treatments.

BATHHOUSE represents a dramatic departure from the expected, and mirrors the understated luxury and clean, unfettered lines of its elegant host, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. The resort's architecture communicates an urbane sophistication with clean lines and a subdued palette. With the introduction of Alain Ducasse's MIX Restaurant in December 2004, THEhotel added yet another architecturally astonishing venue to its refined offerings.

The judges for Hospitality Design's first annual Creative Achievement Award included Glen Coben, Glen & Company; Andre Kikoski, Andre Kikoski Architect; Julie Yurasek, The Rockwell Group; Gustin Tan, BBG/BBGM; and Ron Kollar, Tishman Hotel Corporation.

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