Yikes! More Spa Haters
Wednesday August 6, 2008
I had no idea there were so many reasons to hate spas!! First the About.com Guide to Honeymoons, listed all the reasons she hates spas, including steam rooms, being touched by "strangers", and New Age music. I suggested we just send her love. Now another spa-hater, the About.com Guide to Southwest Travel has weighed in with why she hates spas, including spartan treatment rooms (not the spas I go to!!) and facials that exacerbate your neck problems. (Hmmm....maybe if she got massage regularly, her neck wouldn't hurt!) It's all in good fun. Sort of. They really do hate spas. Offer these women a massage and watch them run! Fortunately, there is someone out there who can't wait to jump on the treatment table. About.com Guide to Hotels and Resorts has weighed in with why she loves spas. But even she has a few quibbles -- therapists who talk and try to sell you stuff, oily massages and hot stone massage because they make her sleepy. Is there anything you hate about spas? For me, it's the sight of hair in a shower drain and other signs of a dirty spa.
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Have a look at the photo of the spa treatment room on my blog post. Doesn’t it look a bit like a torture chamber?
In general, I love spas (though I like pretty ones without new age music, or sales-pitching staff). But here’s a horror story: I once visited a well-known place in Soho, NY. While trying to relax in the relaxation room, I noticed giant rat traps tucked under the window seats. I know it’s Soho, and in beautiful old buildings it can’t be helped, but it’s hard to relax and think pleasant thoughts after seeing something like that.
Rat traps! Were they like big mouse traps? That is horrible! What spa was it?
There are definitely a lot of sketchy places out there, but also some great spas, especially in NYC. I just started using this site: lifebooker.com to make spa appointments in NY. Check out what the owners have to say: http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1711767054
I love spas but HATE spa treatments. Give me a fabulous pool - like the one with a waterfall at England’s Ragdale Hall, a scented sauna, a jacuzzi, and I’m in heaven. But I hate all that pseudo science that gullible therapists try to load onto treatments they are trying to sell you. Just say it feels nice and leave it at that!