LifeSpa (Carlton Hotel (prestigeone))

I’ve got one of those birthday voucher that allows me to have the first visit at discounted rate. Although not free, I still decided to go to this spa outlet, as they are located inside a hotel, thus I have some confidence in the service standard. The outlet doesn’t have a grand feeling nor a spacious feel. But I understand from the consultant that they have couple room and also room for 3 person – I know most bigger spas will have couple room, but seldom I heard about 3-persons room….. The room looks decent, if I don’t look down on the floor – they didn’t do carpet or wooden flooring, a bit far from what I expect of a hotel spa (though this is just in the hotel, targeting both hotel guest and public).

But what really give me the “hotel standard” kind of feeling, is how the staff did the treatment for me. She started with wiping my foot using lukewarm wet towel – this impress me a lot as I don’t recall any other spas doing it – both as a cleansing and to help start me blood circulation. She also ended the session with the same procedure which is refreshing to the whole massage session. Although I don’t think the towel was from the towel sterilizer in the treatment room.

During the massage treatment, she also wash her hand before doing the head massage – this is again not practiced by other spas that also used massage oil on the body and the same hands went on to touch my head! That explain why the wash basin and hand wash are in the treatment room.

The staff was professional in her work – by this I meant she concentrate on doing her massage on me, and not talking away trying to persuade me to sign up package after this promo session. The light music, the light fragrance (should be the massage oil?) and the just-right massage speed of the staff, all worked towards allowing me to relax throughout the session. I also did their “Thermal Anti-Ache Therapy” that is rolling a hand-held heat machine over my back at the end of the massage, so it helped to give a final touch, in case the massage was not “strong” enough to get rid of all the stiffness and tiredness on my back.