MELBOURNE LUXURY TRAVEL GUIDE
Retreat on Sprlng
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Address: 49 Spring Street,
Melbourne vie 3001, Australia
Telephone: (+613) 9654 0909
Booking details: info@retreatspas.com.au
Website: www.retreatspas.com.au
Retreat on Spring, an Aveda Concept Salon, is a three·level holistic urban oasis - a one-stop spa for wellbeing for the body and soul. Here, traditional towelling robes have been swapped for Japanese kimonos and minimal Zen-like rooms offer mollycoddling treatments. Beautiful relaxation areas and an open-air deck make the spa the perfect spot to revive and rejuvenate. The mezzaninelevel Revamp Nail Spa offers spur-of-the-moment manicures and pedicures. If you need some space, this is the place to come.
The ambience: Calming and quiet. it will still even the most chaotic mind. The spacious open-plan layout is flooded with natural light and the colour palette of whites, yellows and golds is soothing.
Regular guests: Burnt-out executives, urbanites looking for an escape and qroups of girlfriends.
Treatment menu: The full range of Aveda signature treatments is on offer, plus an extensive list of therapies, from aromacocoons (a relaxing body wrap) to multijet Vichy showers.
House speciality: Himalayan Rejuvenation is an exclusive two-hour-Iong Aveda treatment focusing on the mind and body. An invigorating dry exfoliation is followed by a warming friction massage and then a 'pure-fume' steam. Finally, a plant-based concentrate is directed in a steady stream onto the forehead.
Cuisine: Juicettaria, the juice and brunch bar, serves healthy fast food six days a week, as well as natural boosters like echinacea, spirulina, brewer'S yeast. guarana and wheatgrass.
Ideal for: Regular pit stops or the occasional full service.
What to pack: Your credit card. The endless treatment list is tempting and you're sure to find something you need in the shop. |
