New Jersey has lots of up-to-date, luxurious day spas. Here's a selection of some of the best day spas in New Jersey.
If you're interested in buying a spa gift certificate at a day spa in New Jersey, here's what you need to know and look out for.
The Fountain European Spa, Hackensack, NJ
This 12,500 square-foot spa is located in Bergen County's most lavish, upscale mall, The Shops at Riverside. Fountain Spa has 20 treatment rooms, including two marble couple suites with a whirlpool bath for two and room for side-by-side massage. 201-327-5155
DePasquale, The Spa , Morris Plains, NJ
DePasquale, the Spa is a beautiful complex -- spa, salon, separate children's salon and retail area – complete with fireplace and waterfall. The "DePasquale Experience" combines a dip in a Japanese steeping tub with a massage and an Italian rainwater shower. Located in Powder Mill Plaza, on Route 10 East in Morris Plains, NJ. 973-538-3811.
The Elements Spa , Vernon, NJ
The Elements Spa is part of the Crystal Spring Golf and Spa Resort, and offers special golfer-friendly massages and pedicures. The signature treatment is the "Elemental Journey," a salt scrub followed by a lounge in a soaking tub with its own little waterfall -- and it's big enough for two. The spa has all the amnenties of a large resort, including a nearby fitness center and seven heated indoor and outdoor regular pools. The spa also offers consultations with plastic surgeons on request. 100G Port Royal Drive, Vernon, NJ. 973-827-5996. [/link]
The Spa at Short Hills, Short Hills, NJ
The Spa at Short Hills is centered on a Romanesque indoor pool which looks out through glass walls onto trees. The Spa is located in the Hilton Short Hills so if you go in for a spa treatment you get free use of the pool and Jacuzzi that day. For an extra $20 you get access to the extensive fitness center. Only hotel guests can book treatments on weekends. Located at 41 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ. 973-912-7956.
The Beyond Day Spa Hackensack, NJ
Located inside a hospital, this Asian-themed spa has a tea garden where you can meditate to the sound of an indoor waterfall. The treatments are also Asian-inspired, with a green tea salt rub and a lemongrass toning body wrap. Located within the Hackensack Medical Center, 20 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ. 201-996-4500
On the Side Spa , Westfield, NJ
On the Side Spa is a combination of a spa, yoga and Pilates studio and health food restaurant. Treatments include the "Aromatic Hot Towel Infusion" massage, where you’re wrapped steaming hot towels. It’s a great place to spend the day. 740 South Ave. West, Westfield, NJ. 908-232-6595
Avanti Salon and Spa , Manalapan, NJ
Avanti Salon and Spa offers all kinds of unusual treatments, including photo-rejuvenation facials. In the "Razul Room” you cover yourself with therapuetic mud and are are spritzed off by a misty rainfall fragrant with aromatherapy oils. The experience is topped off by a massage on a bed of natural hay. 345 Route 9 South, Manalapan, NJ. 732-780-0222
The Dieci Lifestyle Spa, Livingston, NJ
It may look like an office building, but The Dieci Lifestyle Spa is an Italianate retreat with valet parking. A specialty is maternity massages, offered on specially designed tables. Facials are built around alpha-hydroxy acids, vitamin C and other high-performance ingredients. familiar from a dermatologist's office. A full-service salon is attached to the spa. 90 W. Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ. 973-716-0101
