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| - SOOO I finally went to this much anticipated SPA and had an overall great time. I didn't have the money to spend on the special treatments QUA offered, but I did have enough to enjoy the spa's roman baths and etc. I will try my best to list the pros and cons:
Everything was very classy and upscale. However, come on...even though the name is spa, roman baths, etc etc...we all KNOW it's a freaking bathhouse...the romans may have done it ages ago, but us asians have also done it for ages and ages. :P
ANYWAYS, I'm a veteran of Korean and Japanese bathhouses, and this one is on the top of list in terms of luxury (along with this one awesome bathhouse I went to in Japan). I loved the soft music in the background and the awesome decor of the place. It was truly relaxing and very peaceful.
The roman baths were great, but nothing spectacular. The area where the roman baths are located had these cool heating chairs where people can just relax and take a nap or read a mag. Unfortunately, one of the chairs was not working, and I happened to sit in that particular one. It took me a long time to realize what was so special about the chairs...
The tea room was also very nice. I kept on going back and forth from the tea room, to the baths, to the sauna, to the tea room... etc etc. I lazily lounged on their couches while I drank my cranberry juice...and then my tomato juice...and then my water...:) It was awesome. One little thing i found annoying was that every so often, a working attendant would come with new customers and say, "this is the tea lounge where blah blah." I shouldn't complain b/c I was given that same tour when I first entered the spa, but yeah..after awhile it got a tad annoying.
Another great feature of this spa is the three rooms: aromatic steam room, snow room, and dry sauna room. My mother LOVED the aromatic steam room and forced me to stay in there while the steam suffocated us. I personally thought the aroma was overpowering to the point of serious suffocation, but I miraculously managed to stay alive by covering my head with a towel and breathing through a cup filled with ice. haha. It's amazing how the 'older' asian generation can keep up with all the steam...for the love of beauty...incredible
Anyways, after the steam room we headed to the snow room, and that was nice at first. I was marveling at the snow that was gently falling down from the ceiling until I realized that it wasn't actually really snow....It's not even ice...it's more like..bubbles or something..or maybe the snow melted...i dunno...the room was nice nonetheless, and the cold wasn't too bad either..rather very refreshing.
The shower rooms were very nice as well. Each was equipped with towels and shaving cream, body wash, shampoo and conditioner. The only thing confusing about this was wondering if each room was occupied or not. You seriously cannot tell, unless the person locks the door. Lastly, the powder room was very well equipped with all the things one needs to use after a shower (minus facial moisturizers & q-tips). The only thing about this one was that the combs and brushes the spa provides you with (which are all kept in the sterilizer) were full of hair...now I know they are sterilized, but yeah, I could not get myself to use them...
Ok, so that was it. To sum it all up. Very nice and luxurious. Prices INCREASED from 35 (?!) to 45...sucked...I think it is a tad overpriced for what it has to offer. If you think about it, all it comes down to is this: roman bath, three rooms (snow, steam, dry), tea room and shower. I KNOW i can the same thing in the asian spas all over Korea and Japan for half the price...but knowing that we are in America..perhaps this price is reasonable. For now, I'll leave it as this: great experience...but didn't feel genuinely like I got my money's worth...maybe it's just me:)
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