6 Great Luxury Spas in Phuket

Luxury spas in Phuket offer you the ultimate pampering experience, more than just a massage. Everyone likes a bit of a back rub from time to time, or a neck massage, but until you’ve tried a spa treatment in Thailand you really haven’t lived.
Thailand turned the back rub into an art form thousands of years ago, and has been refining it ever since. And in Phuket, that refinement is at its zenith. Ever dreamed of spending an entire day being pampered? Or of being massaged with honey, tea, or chocolate? It’s all in Phuket. For some of the island’s top treatments, read on.

1. Mandara Spa at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

A variety of relaxation experiences

Good for: Couples, Luxury

Mandara Spa at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa has 40 different treatments on its spa menu but for couples, the Romantic Getaway is, frankly, a must. It lasts 4 hours, starting with a floral foot ritual, and followed in sequence by aromatic steam, aromatic salt scrub, aromatic floral bath, aromatic massage, aromatic facial, and finally refreshments.

The Mandara also offers a healing traditional Thai massage, using techniques going back more than 2,500 years. It comes in options of 90 minutes and 2 hours.

Location: JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa, Mai Khao, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand

Open: Daily from 10am to 10pm

Phone: +66 (0)76 338 201

2. Banyan Tree Spa

Full-day spa treaments

Good for: Couples, Food, Luxury

For those who take their luxury seriously and are ready to spend some money pursuing that end, the place to go has to be the Banyan Tree Spa. The Day Package there consists of a mind-altering 7 hours of complete surrender to the spa’s therapists who deliver a series of stimulating body treatments. These include a body scrub, a body conditioner, and a massage. And that’s just in the morning.

After a lunch of spa cuisine, it’s time to submit to 3 additional treatments, for the face, the hands, and the feet. The only worry will be whether anyone will recognize you when you emerge, shining and beautiful, in time for sunset.

Location: 33, 33/27 Srisoonthorn Road, Cherngtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand

Open: Daily from 10 am to 7 pm

Phone: +66 (0)76 372 400

3. The Royal Phuket Yacht Club

A combination of Thai and Nordic relaxation techniques

Good for: Couples, Luxury, Unusual

Le Royal Massage at The Royal Phuket Yacht Club combines techniques from chilly Sweden and tropical Thailand. Just in case, there is also some aromatherapy included, too. The therapist gently massages you, applying pressure on your back and moving towards the legs. Turn over and get the other side done, then finish with a head-and-face massage.
The treatment lasts about 90 minutes and leaves you feeling relaxed, revived and with improved blood circulation. It’s a great opportunity to smooth out all that stress and tension to make the most of your time in Thailand.

Location: 23/3 Viset Road, Rawai, Muang, Phuket 83000, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0)76 380 200

4. Le Spa at Le Meridien Phuket

Spa treatments, massages, and exercise

Good for: Couples, Luxury, Unusual

Tea lovers might be surprised when they visit Le Spa at Le Meridian Phuket. It has a few treatment options that combine gentle exercise and spa treatments using massage products derived from different kinds of tea: green tea, fruit tea, flower tea, and others.

A light leg therapy session helps you relax and to counter the effects of jet lag. Packages with exercise, stretching, and meditation, together with choices of facial, body wrap, or body scrub are also available.

Location: 29 Soi Karon Nui, Karon, Muang, Phuket, 83100 Thailand

Open: Daily from 9am to 11pm

Phone: +66 (0)76 370 100

5. The Aspara at Vacation Inn Resort Phuket

Relaxation before hitting the beach

Good for: Couples, Luxury, Unusual

There are 2 treatments at the Aspara Spa (Vacation Inn Resort Phuket) that deserve special mention: the Hot Stones Therapy and the Aroma Meridian Massage. The Hot Stones treatment starts with heated basalt stones being placed on strategic points of the body to decongest stressed muscles and promote blood circulation. This is followed by a soothing massage using aromatic oils.

The Aroma Meridian massage combines the benefits of aromatherapy with the Chinese theory of Yin and Yang. A warm compress filled with extracts of flowers and herbs is used to heat up the body’s meridian pathways, stimulating acupressure points, before a pleasant massage is delivered using aromatic essential oils.

Location: 52 Thawewong Rd, Patong, Phuket, 83150, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0)76 370 200

6. The Spa at Mövenpick Resort & Spa

Unique and aromatic treatments

Good for: Couples, Luxury, Unusual

If you thought tea was for drinking, honey was for toast, you will have learned by now that they have other luxurious uses. So if you thought that chocolate was just for eating, you and your partner should head on over to the Mövenpick on Karon Beach for the Romantic Harmony couples’ treatment.

In a double suite, lit only by candles, the relaxing 2-hour session begins with a pampering Foot Soak to soothe tired feet in nourishing lavender extract. Next comes the Chocolate Body Scrub, a sensory delight that also softens your skin. After that, soak in a luxurious floral milk bath before the final Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage to release stress and tension and increase blood circulation.

Location: 509 Patak Rd, Karon, Muang, Phuket 83100, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0)76 683 350

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