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| - My friend and i decided to go for a girly spa day this past Saturday. I've heard rave reviews about this place and wanted to check it out for myself. I got a 1 hour treatment (body scrub - $140) and with that you also get to use the water therapies which the place is known for.
We arrived 1.5 hours early and were brought into the inner sanctum of the spa, decor is very organic, lots of wood and rock - you get lockers to stash your things in (warning: communal if you are shy; change beforehand!) before heading to the waters. A shower beforehand is mandatory and they give you towels, robe and flip flops for when you're done.
You can either wear a bathing suit or go naked for the waters, and there's a recommended circuit that alternates cold and hot you can follow or do your own thing.
The warm sea salt pool is big and feels great, so does the hot green tea, the cold plunge...insanely cold, i saw many women take a step in and run away - yes it's that cold!
The steam room was heavenly with eucalyptus in the air, sauna was nice too, I did alternate hot and cold and by the end you're pretty much a marshmallow.
Then came the treatment! The body scrub was listed as a wash, scrub and moisturize. I chose the lime and ginger scrub which was a little more abrasive - its supposed to get all the dead skin off and OMG did it ever!
You get your own room where you lay on a padded table and change into a disposable thong. You get rinsed off and then washed with an exfoliating mitt, then comes the scrub - if you are sensitive - this will hurt! I didn't mind it too much my friend who got the same said it was painful.
Then came the surprise, i thought the moisturizing would just be cream slapped on and you're out the door, but no, it was like a (light) massage over the entire body as she soaked that cream into you. A heavenly 5 minutes per foot to start and i knew it was all over. She rubbed lotion into every part and by the end i was puddle of mush.
While i was being pampered she had thoughtfully bagged my wet bikini and then helped me into my robe.
End result - completely body relaxation, skin like butter, and one of the nicest days i've had in a while.
Then came another surprise - i had a gift certificate for $140, i figured i would be spending an extra $50 on tax and tip and when we checked out - it turns out tax is included, and they don't accept tips! They said they do internal rewards and if we liked our services we could review our esthetician, which we kindly did.
Great place - highly recommended! Lots of wedding showers on the week-end so either go another day or go later (after 4pm) for less chaos.
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