Hotel and resort operator Marriott has launched a new spa concept called Saray.

To be rolled out across the Middle East, the first Saray-branded spa opened at Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites on 1 February.

The concept has been designed using Arabic design elements and traditional remedies and all products and ingredients used at Saray will be sourced from the Middle East region.

Treatments include hammam rituals, Dead Sea mud and salts treatments, massages and hydration treatments.

Saray will use its own branded products for the majority of the treatments, although additional product houses include Phytomer and June Jacobs.

Each Saray spa will conducts all training on-site with additional information and updated instructions occuring twice a year.

The next three Marriott properties to open Saray spas are JW Marriott Hotel Tripoli in Libya, Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel in Qatar and JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. For more on the launch of Saray, see Spa Business Q1 2011.