Your first spa visit: what to expect

Booking

You can walk in, but a quick call or WhatsApp beforehand means the treatment and the time you want are free when you arrive. We are open every day, 10:30 AM – 8:30 PM. Not sure what to book? Say so; for most first visits we suggest a Swedish massage.

Arriving and the consultation

Aim to arrive a few minutes early. Before anything starts, your therapist asks a few short questions: injuries, health conditions, pregnancy, anywhere they should not touch, and how firm you like it. It takes a couple of minutes and shapes the whole session, so bring up anything you are not sure of.

In the treatment room

At any professional spa you are given privacy to change. For an oil massage, you lie on the massage bed under a sheet or towel, and the therapist uncovers only the part they are working on. Keep on whatever you are comfortable with; a good therapist works around it. For a foot massage you simply roll up your trousers.

During the massage

Chat if you like, or stay quiet; both are normal. The one thing worth saying out loud is anything that is not right: pressure too firm or too light, a cold room, a scent you dislike. You can ask the therapist to change something, or to stop, at any time.

Afterwards

Sit up slowly, drink some water, and keep the next hour quiet if you can. After a firm massage, some tenderness the next day is common. Oil left on the skin washes off in a warm shower at home.

Paying and the next visit

Prices for every treatment are on our treatments page.

If you enjoyed the session, note the style and the pressure that worked, and ask for the same again next time, or try another from our guide to choosing a massage.