by Heidi Olivier
It’s been a rough day, week, month. We know. We all had a bumpy JanuWorry which turned into a stressful FebuWorry, and now that we're in March, it almost feels like the festive break was eight months ago. There's no time to take off for an extended holiday, but a trip to a Joburg spa might be just what you need to take the edge off. Here's where to go for the pampering you so desperately need (and deserve!)
Aspire Day Spa
Day spas are an awesome way to rejuvenate body and mind if you only have a day to spare. Aspire Day Spa is not only conveniently situated in luxurious Sandton but also offers couples sessions as well as men’s treatments and grooming. This includes facials, hand and foot grooming, and wax treatments. Ladies can expect the following: Massage therapy, including a ‘Precious Cargo Massage’ (for moms to be), skin therapy, body therapy, and hands and feet therapies. The ‘Spa Journeys’ on offer will really work wonders for your stress levels.
Details: 150 West Street Corner, Maude St, Sandton | 010 880 4449 | Luxury Spa in Sandton, Johannesburg
Mowana Spa
Set in the bushveld-style gardens of the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Mowana Spa offers relaxing day spas as well as multi-day retreats. The head-to-toe pampering includes crafted massages using some of the finest products, and they'll also come by for corporate sessions at your place of work. Not everyone can afford a day off work, so ‘Mowana on the Move’ creates the perfect calming space in your office and offers on-site massages. Maybe get the boss on board for this one!
Details: Indaba Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre, Winnie Mandela Drive, Fourways | 011 840 6780 | Johannesburg Spa Indaba Hotel
The Colisseum Health Hydro
Inspired by the healing rituals of the ancient Roman baths, The Colisseum Health Hydro is a sanctuary of renewal and well-being. They have an extensive menu of treatments on offer from just R390.00 for an Indian head and neck massage, to full spa packages including Stress Relief Therapy at R1 340.00 for 2h30. That’s a bargain we can get in on! Other treatments include: massage treatments, reflexology, waxing, facial treatments, and hand and foot treatments, to name a few. Details: The Colisseum Day Spa, The Italian Club, 7 Marais Road, Bedfordview | 011 454 1890 | 061 498 0422 | [email protected]
Orchid Thai Relaxation & Spa
Get yourself revived and recharged at the Orchid Thai Relaxation & Spa in Constantia Kloof. The traditional Thai-style massage is performed by professionally trained Thai masseuses with years of experience. For the especially health-conscious, it may bring you comfort to know that only natural materials and products are used in all their massage oils, facial treatments and aromatherapy. A traditional Thai menu with simple (but still incredibly delicious) food can be enjoyed in-house. This full-house of pampering will ensure a calm and relaxing reset.
Details: 25 Jim Fouche Road, Constantia Kloof, Roodepoort | 011 475 3929 | 078 010 2778 | 076 407 1111 | Orchid Thai Relaxation & Spa
Aronia Day Spa
Aronia Day Spa was created as a peaceful retreat from the demands of our crazy modern lives. They've been recognised as one of South Africa’s most trusted and awarded spa destinations, offering customised massages and facials to suit your individual needs, plus floatation therapy and rasul steam rooms. Floatation therapy involves guests floating in a tank filled with buoyant water, creating a sensory-free environment that promotes relaxation and stress reduction. A rasul treatment is a traditional Arabian spa experience that combines heat, steam, and mud. It's about 10 times more amazing than it sounds, we promise. Day visits and multi-day retreats are available.
Details: 9, 11th Avenue, Houghton Estate | 011 447 1204 | [email protected] | Aronia Day Spa
Asher Spa & Hair
Asher Spa & Hair was voted Best Day Spa in Southern Africa and Best of Joburg. The spa offers bespoke personalised treatments, where your stress levels can get back down to a healthy baseline, and you can relax. The massages, ozone therapy, sauna treatments and rasul take place in the tranquil surroundings of Eagle Canyon Golf Estate. If having exclusive hair treatments is what helps you relax, then keep in mind that this is on offer as well.
Details: Eagle Canyon Golf Estate, Blueberry Road, Honeydew | Bookings 010 541 2129 | WhatsApp 068 223 0127 | Asher Spa & Hair
When the chaos of life is stressing you out and the ‘Worry’ months have got the best of you, take some time to reset, rewind, and revive. There are spas in Joburg that'll give you the pampering you deserve.
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