Review as featured in Only Melbourne
Everything Japanese is in, so why not indulge your mind and body at the following Melbourne day spas:
Geisha Melbourne
1st Floor, 285 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9663 5544
http://www.geishaonline.com
Open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-7pm; Thursday and Friday, 10am-8pm; Saturday9am-5pm; closed Sundays and Mondays
Displaying a fusion of Eastern style and European edge, Geisha’s serene environment is evident as soon as you push the big glass door and climb up the wooden steps into a Japanese oasis.
Your beauty therapist awaits you with Japanese green tea infused with vanilla or mango before taking you into your traditional Japanese room adorned with Shoji screens, pebble trails and relaxing music.
There are a variety of Spa Journey’s to choose from or even better, you can create your own from a range including: mineral stone therapy; shiatsu; therapeutic and aromatherapy massage.
Sakura Lounge
8-10 Warburton Lane, Melbourne
(03) 9642 3663
http://www.sakuralounge.com.au
Open Monday to Friday, 10am-6:30pm; Thursday ‘til 8:30pm; Saturday 10am-6:30pm; Sunday by appointment only
Take a Melbourne laneway, add an urban warehouse shell and fuse it with a Japanese inspired interior and you have a Japanese oasis that awaits you. Sakura Lounge specializes in the art of healing while taking you on a journey of inner peace and outer glow. Their professional and friendly team offers a wide variety of therapies that have been practiced for centuries to restore balance, harmony and maintain optimum health.
Indulge in their extensive range of massage, holistic and beauty therapies as well as their Head to Toe, Friends and Lovers, Japanese Princess and Japanese Geisha packages that will be sure to pamper your mind, body and soul. Upon completion of your desired package, relax with some herbal tea and Japanese sweets in the Relaxation Room.
Kocho Spa
Level 5, Centreway Arcade, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9664 9764
http://www.kocho.com.au
Open Tuesday to Thursday, 11am-7pm; Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm
Allow Kocho to take you on a sensory journey into deep relaxation and leave you feeling as light and peaceful as a crimson (ko) butterfly (cho). Kocho embraces the simple use of water to cleanse the mind, body and spirit to help you unwind, relax and recharge for the day ahead.
Treatments are deluxe and include: Kocho rituals (bath rituals); retreats; face; body; massage; hydrotherapy; lunchtime escapes and finishing touches that will be sure to truly satisfy any pampering need you had in mind.
The Japanese Bath House
59 Cromwell Street, Collingwood 3066
(03) 9419 0268
http://www.japanesebathhouse.com
Open Tuesday to Friday, 11am-10pm; Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays, 11am-8pm; closed Mondays
The Japanese Bath House otherwise known as ofuroya is the first traditional Japanese public bathhouse (sento) in Australia. Since it opened its doors back in 1999, thousands of Australians have discovered the peace, solitude and relaxation that Japanese Bath Houses can provide.
There are separate sections in the Bath House for men and women to submerge in the deep traditional Japanese style bath. After relaxing in the hot bath or steaming out in the sauna, relax with a drink in the lounge or a shiatsu acupressure after your bath.
Once you have indulged in a Japanese Bath House, you a definitely ready to treat your senses and serve you indulgences at Japan’s natural Hot Springs (onsen) and bath Houses (ofuroya).
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