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| - Ovarium seemed so mysterious, I'd been dying to go for more than a year now. Well, thanks to a trusty Groupon, the mystery is no more!
I had booked a Pulsar, Neurospa and flotation bath, in that order, for a total of 3 hours. First, I should say that it had been a very stressful day, add to that the fact that I was curious and unfamiliar with my surroundings, so I never really relaxed, but that's in no way related to Ovarium. I'm sure if I were to go back, I'd go with the flow a lot more.
I was worried about the Pulsar, having bright coloured lights flashing 1 inch in front of my eyes didn't seem fun, until I fell asleep, only to wake up super energized afterwards! The whole thing lasts about 30 minutes, which is ample time to relax and refuel. Afterwards, I was ushered into another section of the spa, for my Neurospa. You are lounging in an oversized chair, which emits deep vibrations to music. The goal is for your whole body to unwind over time. This sounds swell, and it is, but I could never let go of the fact that, ohmygod, I'm in a pram! It's a pram! It's an oversized adult pram, complete with overhead cap that the personnel unfolds over you. I found it all very funny, and the purpose was defeated slightly. In the end, this is a lot more relaxing than the Pulsar, and I was sleepy when my time was up.
The bath, as others have described, is egg-shaped but the door opens and closes, and the inside/outside lights up or not depending on your preference and comfort level. It's a whole procedure: you have to shower and wash your hair first, then descend into the egg, and float for a good hour. You can control both the egg's door/light/music from the inside! I chose to go for full silence/darkness, which I don't regret at all! It took me a while to get relaxed; if you're pint-sized like I am, you'll find it's totally easy to rotate in the pod, tour the pod, flip-flop around, and none of that is very meditative. Still, the sensation of floating is great, and the salts make your skin ridiculously smooth afterwards (but very slick during the bath, it's surreal). A soft carillon tells you your time is up, and off you go back into the shower.
My main gripe here is with the space itself: after any treatment, you are ushered back into a fairly public waiting area by the door, before being picked up and guided somewhere else, which undermined any relaxation for me. The biggest exemple is after the bath, you've taken your shower and shampooed your hair, aaaand...you have to walk the whole nine yards, and meet the whole waiting area to go and dry it in the vanity room. The staff accompanying you is ever changing, which makes it awkward i think, so you'll start a treatment with one person, and awake to someone new. Eh.
Once again, I think my experience was altered by my own state of mind, so your mileage may vary. Regardless I'd love to be back, mainly for the baths and maybe try the massages..
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