During a particularly flush period, I went through a bit of a binge of buying daily deal vouchers…read morefor various joints around town, and one of those vouchers led me to this place for a what they term a "Chinese" pedicure, which is quite different to the pedicures on offer on most places. Basically, after a soak in a big oak barrel, a young man with a roll of sharp files and small knives chipped away at all the rough skin on my feet for about 30mins until they were as smooth as they were on the day I was born. Reader, truly it was miraculous (once I got over the weirdness of having this dude kneeling on the floor scraping my feet). I then went back for a reflexology treatment, and it really was one of the most relaxing experiences of my life helped by a very gentle therapist in a comfortable room. If you're in need of a bit of relaxing, I couldn't recommend this place more.

After a stressful week I love coming to Hadtawach in Newmarket. They specialise in traditional Thai…read moremassage and beauty care. I love their massages because they're minimum an hour (which I feel is only just long enough to truly relax and unwind) and are affordable. Their massages are either 60 minutes, 90 minutes or 120 minutes. They do traditional Thai massages, aromatherapy massages, hot oil massages and my favourite the Swedish and sports massages. They also perform facials, body scrubs and hot stone spas. There is no need to book as they do accept walk ins. Before your treatment they kindly given you some green tea, and give your feet a quick scrub before showing you to your room. After your massage or beauty treatment they have another cup of green tea waiting with your shoes. Hadtawach is located down a funny old looking drive, but seriously, this place is 100% legit and I have only ever had a fantastic experiences here! I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone. If Newmarket isn't convenient and Freemans Bay is, there is another store located on College Hill.

Great place to relax, unwind, and enjoy luxurious services for a decent prices. The staff are super…read moreprofessional and friendly. We tried the Enzyme spa where they bury you in this nice...enzyme stuff (details on website). Then we showered there, had some tea, chose our oils, and did a 60 min massage. Also added on the 20 min scalp massage which was so great, my fiance fell asleep! All prices are on their website and they respond fairly quickly. Give them a try!

From the owner: skin care, facial, massage, day spa, enzyme sparead more

Wow so who knew this was a stone spa? We won his'n'hers one hour foot massage vouchers and the…read moreaccompanying brochure made it sound like feet were pretty much all they do. Stone massage sounds more blissful than reflexology massage which was part bliss... part agony. I've never been that comfortable with the whole body-servicing thing where you're expected to pretend the person touching you is a machine and avoid eye contact and conversation. It was a whole other level with my husband being attended to at the same time but we managed to keep it together, apart from the finger popping which always makes me giggle. Anyway, turns out our services were worth quite a lot of money so it's probably a great gift idea and less an everyday thing (unless you're loaded). After reading Glenn M's review for this place, it's disappointing to see he wasn't told that Bliss provides an hour and a half free parking in the Atrium carpark; you just need them to stamp your ticket. Kind of essential info I would say.

I'm not the kind of person who goes to these types of therapeutic places on the regular. In fact…read morethis is the only one I've ever been to, so this hot rocks massage bed was a very new experience for me. The staff were very nice here and everything about the place from the first moment you enter into the lobby calms you down. Perfect for those who have a lot of stress problems, or anyone really who wants to relax for an hour or so. Located right in the middle of the city, you will most likely struggle to find a car park as we did with all the mayhem of Auckland traffic, then you'll come to this little place of serenity where you can relax and unwind, and after a while the lady tells you that your time is up, and knowing that very soon you have to leave this utopia and return once again to the crazy outside world you'll be disappointed. But at least you will come out feeling rejuvenated.

Really good massage I had today. lovely girl,soft hands . great skills .It was raining outside I…read morewas having massage inside. Great feeling. Thank you Fern massage

They moved to Customs street close to Queens Arcade since Westfield Downtown is now gone. The first…read moretime I had that $15 massage for 15 minutes, it was wonderful. So last week, I tried their recommended back massage with oil -- that's a 30-minute massage and costs $45. It was so painful. Seriously the worst experience of my life. I already asked the lady to lighten the pressure, but she just kept at it. She was using her elbows to massage me and it felt like a knife was being run through my back. She was also using her whole body to apply pressure that I could barely breathe. There was a point where I was in so much pain I think I just passed out. For the sake of giving their therapeutic massage a chance to see if it did have the right results, I finished the entire 30 minutes which was such a big mistake. Over the weekend, I had so much back pain I could barely move and I ended up with so much bruising. It is now three days later and I am still bruised and in pain. I guess I would recommend the shorter and cheaper massage than the longer, more expensive and definitely more painful one.

I normally don't opt for these mall massage places... especially midday on a weekday. But I was…read moredesperate with aches and weird knots in my back from sleeping in a funky position. I happened to be picking something up from the mall when I walked past this place... as I walked past it on the way back to the car I decided to give Fan's a chance... and get over my massage snobbery. I asked if they could take a take me without a booking and the emphatic enthusiastic guy behind the counter gave me a quick run down by waving at the big oversize price list over his shoulder. I explained I needed a long deep hard massage and chose 40mins with oil for $60 (very reasonable) I started to regret the decision when I was shown into the "room" which was only marginally bigger than the bed itself with no space to turn around. The separators are super thin cloth dividers which let you hear and see the silhouette of everything/everyone the guy next to me was getting a thumpy bumpy massage. The elevator windpipe music was a little trite but relaxing... and I stripped down throwing my clothes and possessions into a washing basket which was stowed under the table. Wrapped the big thick spa mat around me and layed down on the heated massage table for the first time in a long time I realized how noisy the mall is. The guy came in with a timer and got to it... no messing about, he also didn't ask if I had any injuries or problems. But he figured it out. He methodically found all the knots and worked them through and left me totally satisfied. Feeling completely relaxed and glowing. The oil was non-scented and water based. You do hear everything going on inside and out of this little nook in the mall but the massage is totally worth it... I haven't had on this good in a long time... and I'm tempted to try the other mall style places in Botany Downs and Sylvia Park... ya know... for yelpers :) I guess its highly dependant on who you get and the time of day but isn't that the case with everything?

Wow!! That was one amazing experience. I did one of the packages and went with combo for type of…read moremassage. So part of it was a good pain and part relaxing. I will definitely be back. Was very clean and everyone was friendly. The ginger tea afterwards was the perfect way to end the experience.

Tanya gave me an incredible 75 minute massage. Perfect. Recommend to everyone. Temperature,…read moreatmosphere, price and products were all great.