Was not happy with the massage or service. Upon arriving, I was escorted to the locker room and given a small tour of it. I was assigned a locker that had a fresh, very comfortable robe inside and instructed to head straight to the meditation room after changing, as if the amenities were in there. The robe I was given was too small for me (Makes sense because I was never asked what size I was) but I didn't realize it until I sat down to lounge in the co-Ed meditation room...... The meditation room is a room with lounge chairs & quiet spa music where you wait to be called for your service. The music in the room was very low...too low, if anyone made a peep or shuffled in their seat it was awkward for everyone. I wasn't offered champagne, tea or water until 40 minutes of being at the spa, 30 of those minutes I was in the meditation room watching a few others sip their refreshments. I noticed a couple across from me and a woman sitting near me were not offered champagne or refreshments either for a while......
I arrived an hour early to enjoy the amenities of the spa, and, to my disappointment, I found out upon arrival that I couldn't use 2 of the 3 amenities they advertise, the salt room & jacuzzi. I was told they stopped offering the salt room as an amenity and it's now converted into a "salt room massage room". Therefore it's not a use as you please amenity anymore. Not sure how you get assigned to that room though for a service?... The other amenity, the jacuzzi, I found out is outdoors not indoors (like they show on their website) and was therefore closed because it was raining. I wish I knew those 2 things ahead of time so I was prepared..... That was very disappointing. So if you're wondering the spa doesn't have much amenities besides a jacuzzi, steam room & shower.
My massage was the worst I've ever received, sorry to say. Not only was I instructed to stay lying face up for 75% of the service, but there was barely any pressure applied or any notable massage techniques experienced. The therapist did ask me if the pressure was OK and I asked for a little more pressure..... and she went from 0 to 100, it hurt sooo bad. I immediately and politely then asked her for less pressure and for something in the middle and she didn't know how, it was all or nothing. She wasn't even following the muscles of my body or knots I had. I think a muscle/myofacial anatomy training course is needed..... The massage also didn't last the whole 50 minutes. From start to finish it was 44 minutes not 50. Considering the spa is over priced for the area, these things should not be happening.
I spoke with the manager to express my dissatisfaction and she did hear me out but was also defensive, sarcastic and apathetic while doing so. As a resolution for my bad experience, I was offered a complimentary day pass to come back to the spa to use their steam room and jacuzzi but was not given any sort of refund or credit. I was told I could take back the massage therapists 20% tip I had given her, but I declined. I couldn't take money from an employee who is working to make a living and probably already accounted for her tip money. The 20% that I was offered to get refunded should have came from Cinzia Spa itself, who employs, trains and is responsible for the spa employees.
With that being said, I would be willing to come back to try out another massage therapist and enjoy the steam room + jacuzzi. But I learned a big lesson for next time I choose a masseuse anywhere I will be asking others who they recommend..... I don't have time to sift through and try out people who are not seasoned at the expense of my hard earned time and money.
Overall, the tranquil music and smells of aroma therapy were appreciated and you can tell they are using high quality massage products, linens, towels, robes, shoes etc... I really enjoyed the steam room also, it was amazing. The rolled up washcloths in the stainless steel ice bath for when you get out of the steam room were one of my favorite touches.... The locker room was the star of the show to be quite honest. It was very clean and kept up with by the hour. The towels were well stocked of all different sizes and folded aesthetically on the shelves. They have shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the showers and multiple large mirrors/a blow dryer/cotton swabs etc for afterwards. The showers are very large and have hooks for you to hang your belongings inside the shower. Although my experience in the locker room was great, for the $200+ I spent on my "spa day", it wasn't worth it.
As I come to the end of this review, I wanted to point out that Kristina & Giovanna showed great hospitality, attentiveness, concern, kindness and professionalism.
Just to note: the light was out on the pull out magnification mirror by the sinks and my shower door wouldn't stay shut..... and there were 4 opened rolls of toilet paper thrown on top of the toilet tank. read more