Sofitel London St James has appointed Robin Mauras Cartier spa manager for its So SPA.

Cartier has previously worked as spa duty manager at Pennyhill Park in Surrey, general manager of Glow Urban Spa and spa consultant with Tres in London.

So SPA presents its list of treatments like a restaurant menu, offering express starter options - lasting up to 30 minutes - or more indulgent main courses and desserts, which last up to 90 minutes.

Cartier said: "The So SPA is a superb escape from the city, offering the finest in French cosmetology for exhilarating and rejuvenating rituals, and I look forward to using my experience to develop this further."