THE FACTS ABOUT SPA TREATS IN LONDON

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All the best Knightsbridge stores are a short stroll from the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. Choose an intimate Courtyard Room or a sumptuous suite overlooking Hyde Park (many first-floor and third-floor rooms have balconies; the largest are on the first). For a complete blowout book the Sovereign Suite with its grandstand, mid-morning view of the Horse Guards trotting up to Buckingham Palace. Must-have spa treatments include the Balinese Synchronised Massage (£345) or an Ayurvedic Holistic Body Treatment at £210 (both last two hours). X-FACTOR If you ask for them, chocolate-dipped strawberries will be left in your room and rose petals scattered on your bed. CONTACT Knightsbridge, London (020 7201 3773; www.mandarinoriental.com). Courtyard Rooms from £263; suites from £674; Sovereign Suite £2,695. Breakfast £21