What a unique experience I could not find in San Francisco. Until proven wrong...Well Within Spa will be my go-to spa experience. I took my partner here as part of his birthday gift and he also felt the service at Well Within Spa was great. I purchased the Couples package for $275 ($295 with tax, not including tip), including a 50-minute Japanese-style spa and 50-minute massage. We both agree that the 50-minute massage was THE highlight.
*Tips:
-Book a reservation! It gets packed, believe it or not
-Most of the parking is meter-based and does not end until 8 pm, not matter the day you go unless it is a federal holiday
-Bring sandals
-No need to bring towels, robes, shampoo, conditioner, body wash,
-Couples massages are in separate rooms
*Overview:
Service: 10/10
Quality: 8/10
Vibe: 10/10
Ambiance: 9/10
*Couples package review*
SPA ROOM:
Upon arrival, once you sign the liability form and wait for your name to be called, a staff member gives you a tour of your spa room and then shows you where each of your massage rooms will be as the couple's massages are done separately.
We were assigned the outdoor spa room. Included in the room were one medium-sized kettle of Hot tea (Chamomile, Peppermint, Pomegranate, Ginseng concoction), Complimentary cold water in a dispenser, two tea cups, two robes, two tote bags (you can not keep the bag), two towels. The staff member will advise you to rinse yourself in the shower located inside your spa room before you enter the jacuzzi. The spa jets were working well. I read in other reviews that there were ants, but thankfully, we did not encounter that experience. There is also a sauna in the spa room. There was calm Lofi music playing, and you could adjust the volume to your liking.
When your service is 10 minutes close to done, you will hear a bell. You have 10 minutes to get ready to transition to your massage room. You will not be guided by the staff member to go to your massage room, nor will the masseuse give you a heads-up.
MASSAGE:
WOW. Shoutout to Laurel. This was the first time I ever received a full-body massage, and I felt SO good. The masseuse will ask you what areas of your body you would like to focus on, and if you have no preference, then the masseuse will just do their usual massage routine. The masseuse will request for you to undress after they leave the room, and you lay face down on the massage bed. There was calm meditation music in the background. The view outside the window was a very cute Japanese-style garden. Laurel went IN on the massage. I appreciated Laurel asking me if the level of pressure she was using during the massage was okay before she proceeded with the full-body massage. I felt so comfortable and felt I got my money's worth with the quality of the massage.
Overall, all the staff we encountered at Well Within Spa were so friendly and chill. The quality of the equipment did not seem top tier, but they also were not horrible or dirty, which is most important.
I wish there was something like this in San Francisco! It was definitely worth driving out to Santa Cruz to experience Well Within Spa. read more