EVASON HIDEAWAY AND SPA, THAILAND
Evason Hideaway and Spa, Thailand - Luxury Travel Magazine
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Evason Hideaway and Spa, Thailand | |||||
| By: John Borthwick, Issue 25 – Summer 2006 | |||||
| ( Evason Hidaway & Spa near Hua Hin, Thailand) | |||||
| SPAS are proliferating at such a rate that soon we might need to re-badge Planet Earth as Planet Spa. With ever increasing competition, top spas are having to deliver better treatments than ever, while striving to differentiate themselves from their ‘sounds-similar’ competition. Evason and Soneva resorts have an advantage, being old hands, so to speak, in the luxury spa business with their long established, in-house Six Senses Spas. At the spacious 55 Villa Evason Hideaway & Spa near Hua Hin, Thailand, it’s a short walk from your villa to the spa. Other than for this or a stroll to the beach, once settled in your suite, you never really need to leave. Everything you need is within the walls of your private compound: twin rooms with two of everything (perfect for parents with kids) plus an 11- metre pool. There’s also a butler to deliver your meals, should you wish to do the Full Garbo recluse act. The ‘laying on of hands’ has long had spiritual connotations. So it’s not surprising that the secular ritual of a spa massage can, at its best, take you to other, ineffable places. The Six Senses Earth Spa enhances that possibility. Its ochre-walled, domed massage pavilions resemble a Native American pueblo (village) floating amid lotus ponds. Once within your silent, tranquil dome, the ritual is familiar: nominate the massage you want and the pressure (go for ‘strong’), then surrender to the moment and your masseuse’s hands. Where you'll go depends on where you’re at, as they say. Among the many ‘pluses’ here is the skilled and sensitive treatment – at around $150 for 80 minutes, you’d expect nothing less. One ‘minus’ is the curious policy of not massaging the front torso for either men or women. Be that as it may, in the right hands, the experience here can be almost transcendental. Then, too soon (no matter how long a good treatment is, it always ends too soon), you gently return to Planet Earth. Of the numerous treatments available, the top-of-the-line offering is the Ultimate Experience Spa Package that features six nights in a Pool Villa with breakfasts. Its spa treatments include scalp massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, holistic massage, herbal body glow, milk bath, foot acupressure, Thai massage and more, priced from 63,860 baht (around $2060) per person, twin share. | |||||
| Details: | |||||
| Small Luxury Hotels of the World, www.slh.com/evason | |||||
| Emirates, www.emirates.com | |||||
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