Vancouver Spa Staycation - Feel a World Away.
October 28 2021, Mercedes-Benz Vancouver
The chilly season is still upon us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t indulge with a warm escape—of the spa variety. The West Coast has world-class spa experiences that provide ample opportunity for pampering with the highest safety measures in place for true peace of mind. Due to COVID, some additional amenities at each spa may be closed, but we assure you, you will still leave walking on a cloud, glowing from head to toe.
While staying close to home, take advantage of a unique wellness experience and book a coveted spot at Vancouver's Circle Wellness, which offers a completely self-guided thermal spa experience in a space that looks torn from the pages of a design magazine. This perfect socially-distant detoxifying experience for you (and a partner, if desired) provides a 2.5-hour choose-your-own-adventure scenario that takes you both indoors and outside. It includes a natural cedar soaking tub, a hot-stone studded outdoor area for relaxing, and a WelPod, a multisensory sauna-like space with therapeutic salt walls where hot yoga or meditation can take place. Founder Paul Hennessey outfitted the space with the utmost intention, including materials of key wellness rituals—think thermal wood, Himalayan crystal salt, and detoxifying charcoal—throughout the ritualistic space.
Another of the city's best “spa vacations”, Miraj Hammam transports you to the heart of Marrakesh or Istanbul with no flight required. At this intimate South Granville oasis, unparalleled service starts at check-in, where a sarong, slippers and a robe are provided for you to get comfortable in, then continues with guidance into a private, beautifully-tiled room for a Hammam (steam), which has been revered as a healing remedy since ancient times. Indeed, Miraj Hammam is somewhat iconic as it was the first of its kind to open in Canada. Guests and couples can book into the invigorating gommage (black Moroccan salt exfoliation) experience, where a trained practitioner will buff the entire body to a fresh sheen, or choose a massage or aromatherapy facial. It all takes place within that steamy tiled oasis with a chilled bottle of water at your side and a trained practitioner wearing a mask throughout.
For a final “trip” book into the Willow Stream Spa, situated on the fifth floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel. Beloved by those with an eye for detail and luxury, this local darling clocks in at 8,500 square feet—plenty of space to socially distance—and offers a spa menu laden with facials, body wraps, and excellent massages, which will likely start with a relaxing lavender-oil inhalation to set your mind at ease, and end with a neroli face spray to bring you back to life after your dose of deep-tissue bliss. Feel like really splurging? Opt for the Trio of Treatments, a package consisting of three 60-minute experiences of your choice, and a complimentary to-go kit of travel-sized Biologique Recherche beauty products.
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