Spa-cation at The Ritz-Carlton Dubai : Afternoon Tea, Included!

Are you still thinking about a spa-day? Stop procrastinating, hurry up and book one! 🙂 The Ritz-Carlton Dubai in JBR has an ongoing spa-cation offer that might fit – if you want to do a spa day, get fed, and relax by the pool. Here’s what to expect from Spa-cation at The Ritz-Carlton Dubai.

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SereniTea @ The Four Seasons Resort Dubai : Where Wellness meets Tea

Four Seasons Resort Dubai has introduced a new wellness offer, called ‘SereniTea’. Wouldn’t be too hard to guess what you get from the name right? We drove up to the Four Seasons one weekend in August to review the offer. Here’s our experience of SereniTea.

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A Luxurious Summer Glow Up Spa Day @ Raffles the Palm Dubai

For the summer season – Raffles the Palm have introduced a generous spa day offer, called the ‘Summer Glow Up.’ With mum in town, I took the opportunity to bring her along to review the offer, late July. Mum loves being pampered. Who doesn’t? 🙂 Here’s what to expect from the Summer Glow Up at […]

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The Best Spa Deals in Dubai : 2023 Edition

With the temperature and humidity at a high throughout summer, wouldn’t it be nice to book yourself into a nice spa – all by yourself, possibly with a friend, or your other half? The great thing about summer in Dubai is there are always lots of awesome deals, and a spa day is one of […]

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Couples Massage @ Oaks Spa, Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel Dubai

Aching for a massage as it had been months since we went for one – we started hunting around for an offer online. The husband found one on Groupon – it was 359 AED for 60-minutes – for two people. A bit of googling and we found that the spa – called Oaks Spa – […]

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An Exclusive Couple’s Spa Day @ One&Only The Palm Dubai

Summer 2023 Update : This experience is now called ‘Sunny Glow Journey’ Have you ever been to the One&Only at the Palm? Did you know that there are rabbits running freely in their gardens? I know I share a lot about these rabbits and even wrote a piece. I also know the rabbits have absolutely […]

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Sultan’s Massage @ Talise Ottoman Spa, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

I literally could not find my way back down after having my tea and that customary post-massage snack all spas in Dubai provide – dates, apricots and peanuts. I walked out of the relaxation room and turned, and turned, and turned. And then realised I was back at where I started. Maybe I’ve had too […]

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Bastien’s Pedicure @ One and Only The Palm

I had initially thought that Bastien Gonzalez would just be dropping by for a chat during the treatment. So when he popped in with a smile – explained that it was going to be done by he himself – I was thinking to myself – o noooo. Maybe I should have gone to one of […]

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The Rainforest Experience @ Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert RAK

I remember reading about the Rainforest Experience a few years ago when the property was still under the Banyan Tree brand. I also remember driving to the entrance four years ago, on the way home from RAK, hoping to have a bite but were politely turned away as entry was only available to in-house guests. […]

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An entire afternoon spent @ So Spa, Sofitel The Palm

So if you want to bring your mum to one spa during her trip to Dubai, or your sister, or a good friend – I highly recommend So Spa. Such beautiful interiors, and it’s huuuuge – a whole ‘2500m2’ according to their website blurp. I’ve been to so many spas during our time here in […]

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Spa and Pool Day @ Habtoor Grand Resort Dubai

So… it’s been a long time since we’ve been to a couples spa treatment. My neck and back has been aching since no.2 came along. I gave the Entertainer App a try, then went onto Cobone… and found this. 60 minutes spa treatment, plus pool and beach access for AED 229. That’s AED 460 for the […]

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Massage Date @ Shine Spa, Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai

Early last week, mum and I booked ourselves into a massage date at Shine Spa in the Sheraton Grand Hotel, on Sheikh Zayed Road, giving daddy the chance to babysit (and Little S slept right through the afternoon.. 🙂 ). If you didn’t know ( I didn’t..), all the spas under the Sheraton are called […]

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Real Nurturing Experience @ The Spa, The Address Dubai Marina

Few days ago I was not well, came home after work and was laying in bed, resting. My nose was running, my throat was sore, and my body ached 🙁 I started going through all the 241s in my HSBC Entertainer and couldn’t find a single massage suitable for my ‘current state’ i.e pregnant. O […]

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An ‘Eastern Renewal’ @ Sensasia Urban & Spa, The Village

Few weeks ago when I had a short break back in Dubai in between my work stint, I grabbed the opportunity to do a massage treatment in Sensasia The Village, as part of an invite. I had been to the same spa, based in Downtown Dubai before on my own account, and it was a […]

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Bespoke Massage @ Waldorf Spa, The Palm Dubai

And to end a busy week of work (no Ramadan hours for me…) – what better way than to complete it with another spa date in the palm – a lil visit to Waldorf Spa 😉 Few weeks ago we did a little digging around in my girlfriend’s Entertainer Body app and decided on the […]

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Hydrating Body Treatment @ Saray Spa, Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel

Writing about your experience at a spa treatment is not easy. With food you can take a lot of pretty photos, from this angle, that angle, aerial view, macro shot, and it makes your blog post looks very….. interesting. It makes you hungry 🙂 When it comes to spas, unless you’re quite happy to display […]

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Couples Massage @ Mist Spa, Jumeirah

Hmm. You know when you buy these groupon/cobone deals and it’s really cheap and you’re not sure if it’s good or not, so you yadig.com it and find mixed reviews so you think you’ll just give it a shot? Yeah, that’s what we did 🙂 Look, G liked it. I’m a lot more critical when […]

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Hydrafacial @ Beverly Hills Aesthetic and Medical Centre

When I first got the invite to the launch, I was a bit sceptical of turning up….. worried that someone from work would see me walking into something with the words “Beverly Hills” and “Aesthetic” in Jumeirah, haha. Oooo, is she getting a nose job? Boob job? 😉 But I thought, hey, let’s check out […]

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Phytoceane Facial @ Kalm Holistic Spa

No pretty photos, just a short review, for those who have shit skin and would like someone to fix it for you 🙂 I’ve been to a few facials around Dubai (Cleopatra, Bloomingdales’ Elemis, Saray, Sanctuary to name a few)…. most do not offer extraction as they reckon it’s not good for your skin. I’ve […]

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