Everything about our several visits to the Unique Day Spa has routinely been delightful. The spa…read moreoffers multiple services and pays attention to the most minute of details. Whether it is offering driver services to its location (and home again), the hand sanitize/temperature taking device just prior to walking into their lobby, the proper ambient lighting, pleasent focal point to gaze at while being massaged, or a variety of beverages upon request - there is not a detail which this establishment has missed. I have been to the spa several times with either my daughter or husband and we have managed to enjoy several of their services (salt room, presso therapy, flotation table, and sauna room) in addition to their basic massage. Each service or experience allows the visitor to feel as though they have had a mini vacation day and return home feeling rejuvenate. I very much look forward to my next visit!

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Lived up to all my expectations and then some, well worth a visit , the girl I met was very…read morepleasant and thorough in her ministrations.

I arrived in Dublin to find my fresh pedicure was ruined by my sneaks during the flight. Luckily…read morethis beautiful spa is located in my hotel and they were more than accommodating (bonus: they didn't even charge me for polish change). Lisette and Lauren are fantastic. I'm mildly obsessed with their sticker foot coverings in lieu of paper temporary flip flops. Only caveat - for indoor use only. Can't wait to come back for hair and body services.

A luxury spa situated on Stephen's Green just a short walk from all the shops and restaurants…read moreDublin has to offer. Sounds like heaven right? Well, it's pretty close! The Shelbourne Spa is not actually in the hotel, but three doors down to the right. I've never noticed it before as it blends in as one if the big Victorian style houses but it's really easy to find. The spa is actually upstairs but you have full use of the leisure club facilities when using the spa and these are on the ground floor. In terms of decor, it is every bit as elegant as the hotel, with big chandeliers and plush furniture. When you check in you are brought to change into your robe and slippers before being led to the relaxation room which looks over Stephen's Green, which I loved. If I'm honest, I've been in better relaxation rooms, this one was very bright and probably would have been relaxing if it wasn't for a group of really loud talkers. This wasn't the staff's fault but tainted the experience a little for me. In terms of refreshments there was a selection of teas, some small nibbles and water. Also, after your treatment you get a tasting plate of fruit, juice and sorbet. I opted for the 'Tropical' which consisted of pineapple juice, kiwi and coconut sorbet and it was delicious. The highlight for me was the treatment though. I received a gift of the "Celebratory Spa Package" which consisted of an Elemis facial and a hot- stone back massage. Both of these were excellent, the therapist was lovely and spoke me through the products she used afterwards. The one criticism I would have would be that it's quite expensive at €129 for the package which only lasted an hour. I would have expected it to last a little longer at this price. With the excellent staff, treatments and location I would definitely go back, but I think I'd be waiting for a special occasion!

Having a woman dig her elbow deep into your back and moving it like a glacier till it reaches your…read moreshoulder blades and then pausing to pummel it deeper may turn some people on but it brings me to tears. I hasten to add not tears of ecstasy. It's an odd relationship. You lie there with your head poking out through the hole of the massage table in your disposable knickers, hoping that you didn't miss a patch shaving your legs. But all that self consciousness evaporates when someone is digging their elbow in your back. "Just relax your leg." "I am." "Wow you are tense." Let me tell you feeling a popping sensation in your back is not hot. Having a masseuse take a focused battle to those muscles incites a range of emotions, such as you want her to win but you want her to stop too (she did ask me to speak up if the pressure was too much, so you do have control). "What popped?" "Oh that's just your muscles you have lots of knots. I am pushing them back were they should be." "Oh." "You are very tense." "I'm sorry." Why did I just apologise I asked myself. She looked at me with the same thought. "So yeah, you should do this more often." "OK." "Also you probably will be very sore tomorrow so get some anti-inflammatory cream." At this point you may be thinking, "Jez Annie you really sold this place to me and the massage." It was 20% bearable pain for me and the rest was very relaxing, also I opted for a deep tissue massage which as the name implies is not going to be sweetness and light. I also appear to be a very uptight person with an extraordinarily tense body. I have Woody Allen muscle tendencies. €60 for 1 hour. Usually it's €80 but they have loads of summer specials, just check out their website. P.S Thank you Edel N & Sharon C for liking my check in tip, your support carried me through the pain.

I think I found my new spa! After months and months of trying new places, I finally fell in love…read morewith a place and its staff. I made an appointment to get a 30min back massage in my lunch break the other day. My therapist was the lovely Laura who brought me to the relaxation area first and then offered me a robe. I told her I was on my break and needed to go back to the office so she tailored her usual routine to suit my schedule without compromising on time spent on my back. The massage itself was very good, good pressure and little talking - just the way I Iike it. The spa offers different deals depending on the weekday and they do run a loyalty scheme for returning clients. I will certainly be back soon and I will reserve the last star for when I tried one of their facials.

I came to get wax and facial treatments every so often/ regularly and…read more I stopped coming here because when I came in for my routine wax, one of the staff would comment about the service and make me feel I was making a bad choice for choosing a waxing service. She also kept offering me laser on two separate occasions and forgot who I was and I had to remind her I did not feel comfortable getting laser from this place right now. When I got laser testing the first time I wasn't shaved and I could smell it burning my hair which made me put off- especially since during my wax session I got wax flung at my eye a few times. Although the rooms were clean, the waxing techniques were not great and a different waxer bruised my skin and ripped my skin. A year on I have scaring from the wax I received. I was going to just leave it and never come back but I recently had to go to a dermatologist and a doctor to get prescribed creams and medication to fix ingrown hairs and scaring I still have. I will leave photos of my progress over the last few months of my upper leg and some of the bikini line- I had some skin ripped but that healed fine, however it's too intimate for me to share where she ripped my skin off :)

Although this place is small the rooms are still very nice and relaxing and you cannot hear anyone…read moreelse scream when getting their Californian €30, Brazilian €40 or Hollywood €45 bikini wax! They offer laser treatments as well as the usual facials, make-up application, manicures and pedicures. However I absolutely loved the Hydradermie facial of the face and neck! It really was a very deep cleansing facial and they used some sort of machine rollers on my face, guess that was to smooth out all the lines and wrinkles!

This place is the business as far as I am concerned…read more I happened to stumble across this place when I was looking to treat my lovely Mammy to a birthday present and I figured that I should do a lil something extra (as the bath salt hampers just don't really cut it anymore after the age of 12 when they are bursting out of the wardrobe still in their unopened crisp packaging). So off I toddled down to check out the place and I was really suprised. as when I walked in the door of the Spa the decor totally changed into a relaxing peaceful and personal sort of place with a small waiting area that you sit in before your treatment, nothing like the hotel that it is attached to (not dissing the hotel, it's just a very typical hotel decor), The parking here is free (score) if you are using the Spa, or it's right on the bus routes from the City centre so it's a easy enough place to get to. Although driving back I nearly fell asleep from relaxation! The staff are really professional and friendly and the products that the use is called Yonka, which is all organic, quite pricey to buy on it's own and extremely addictive! You have your own massage room complete with shower so your not sprinting from a mud bath to the other end of the hotel to rinse off (something like that happened to me before, I looked and felt like swamp thing) with the whole candles, nice relaxing music etc I went in bleary eyed and pale and when I came out I felt like I had just spent a week in a 5 star Spa in Thailand (minus the wallet stinging part). The price is actually really decent here, maybe due to the fact that it is outside the city centre but a 40 minute escale facial was €50 combined with full aroma stone body massage lasting 75 minutes was €100. I have been to places in the city centre that charged way more and I felt like I was paying for the location rather than the treatments. This place is a fantastic way to treat someone (or hey yourself) and the range of treatments is extensive, The one thing is though to make sure to make an appointment well in advance as they are usually booked up on the weekends in particular. They also do a full men's treatment list as well (I have seen some Macho lads come out looking suspiously fresh faced and sweet smelling, or maybe they all got lost on the way to the manly car garage...)

This place is heaven and a haven! Such peace and quite and tranquility and is totally kitted out…read moreperfectly thinking of everything you might need to make your experience here more enjoyable. For example lovely cleaners, toners and moisturises for use before and after treatments. Lockers, robes, towels, fruit, drinks, magazines, and really nice soothing decor and music, I just love coming here. I come here to have my spray tan done because it is a good price €30 for a full body St Tropaz tan, and it is hand done by one of the highly trained girls who get it spot on. I always look good after I get my tan done here! And they understand about drying times and will get your clothes for you and let you stand and dry off in private first even holding your towel out for you, then you can stay and relax for as long as you like afterwards! As Thursday night is tanning night make sure you book ahead, or just choose another day!

Very authentic and tranquil centre. Enjoy a regular massage here. Very attentive staff and prices…read moreare amazing for the service you receive. I'd absolutely recommend it and have to many friends and family.

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I've been at Thai Massage Dublin three times now and I'm definitely a much looser person. Looser in…read morethe good sense I hope. The first visit was the best for a few reasons. I had no appointment but they were able to fit me in. I opted for a 30 minute neck and back massage, as I'd been suffering from neck crick for a few weeks and this session really helped. The nice lady immediately found the problem areas without prompting. Also even though it was only for 30 minutes, it felt like longer. And it wasn't too painful. The next day I was definitely improved and the neck crick gone. An unexpected highlight was the hot towel. It was a wonderful touch. I've been back twice since for an hour massage each time to work on other knots in my back, however I don't think these were as good my first visit. I had the same lady for these two visits, who I don't think had the same level of experience as the first masseuse I got. There was a lot of back walking, which I think is a bit of a gimmick if I'm honest. And some of the regular hand massaging was a bit too painful at times, but I'm hoping this is the good pain! The interior is very well done, ideal for relaxation with soothing music and comfortable massage tables. Another highlight is they have electric blankets on their tables, so you won't get too cold. One useful thing to know is Tuesday is Ladies Day and Wednesday is Men's Day, when an hour massage is 40 EUR instead of 50 EUR for each day respectively. I'm still in two minds about going back again. It seems who you get here is random, but I'm not sure I could take more back walking. Let's wait and see.

I've been here twice now, both for a 30 minute back massage and an hour long traditional thai…read moremassage; both were fantastic, both therapists clearly knew what they were doing. The rooms are lovely, clean and warm, with heated tables and calm music and the massage therapists are friendly and answered all the questions I had. There was water and fruit on offer and a comfy couch to wait when I arrived early. They have a ladies day on Tuesday and gents on Wednesday where you can avail of a discount and they also offer a reduced rate if you book with your partner, however their rates are very good even at full price. The only minus I found was that you could hear what was happening in the reception area while in the massage room as it's a small place, but that was only a very, very minor downside and in my opinion not worthy a minus in the stars. I can't wait to go back frankly, just wish I could afford it more often!