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The Spa Ritual

3.1 (49 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

By appointment only

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Ladies change room (showers and infra-red sauna).
Jessica P.

One of the best places to go in November and December when you need to use up your Health Spending Account. Your $150+ for a massage will also get you access to a plush change room with showers and an infrared sauna, as well as "ergonomic" (supposedly) heated stone recliners (though how relaxing can reclining be when it's right beside the "cafe" area?). Decent beauty products in the change rooms too, though it's disappointing that they only have three scents of massage oil (choose the grapefruit-mint unless you want to smell like chicken curry- that's the ginger one- or your grandma's sweater- that's the lavender one). I've only been for massages, and they've definitely underwhelmed. You're getting the spa experience, not necessarily massage "therapy" (although the services are performed by RMTs and you can get an insurance receipt). During my first massage the therapist didn't even ask me about the pressure or my comfort level. Had he asked, I would have said that the "deep tissue treatment" I was supposedly receiving needed to have about four times more pressure. My second treatment was a different "ritual"- hot stones this time- and while at other places I've always been asked what kind of pressure I'd like, here I was almost "forewarned" by the therapist that it would be "light to medium pressure". I didn't feel comfortable constantly asking for more pressure, so I just resigned myself to getting the benefits of relaxation without necessarily the muscle relief I'd been hoping for. I'll probably go back if I find myself with some extra cash in my account at the end of the year, but when I'm actually looking to leave the treatment feeling better I'll stick to the nearby Synergea.

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I have been here before for a few different treatments...massages, pedicures etc. I really enjoyed my time there- pricey, but very relaxing.

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“After the massage you can just hang out in the lounge area or warm lounge bed area and drink tea and eat biscotti!!”

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