Indulge in a bit of pampering and enjoy luxury accomodation and fine food at Abalone House

The Cape West Coast with its bracing ocean, windswept beaches, endless views and dramatic sunsets is the perfect destination, summer or winter.

In the colder months there are few things more alluring than huddling up next to a fire and feasting on sumptuous food.

Abalone House, a five-star boutique hotel in the picture-perfect fisherman’s village of Paternoster, one-and-a-half hours’ drive from Cape Town, is the ideal place to recharge this winter.

Boasting a fantastic winter spa special in conjunction with the Healing Earth Spa on the premises, visitors will be pampered from start to finish: accommodation, meals and a twoand-a-half hour spa treatment, employing the healing properties of massage and aromatherapy, are included.

Upon entering the Healing Earth spa, visitors are immediately transported to a serene space … whitewashed floors and wooden loungers echo the seaside setting, while Nguni hides and boldly patterned scatter cushions add an eclectic African touch. Treatment rooms are calm, quiet and wonderfully cosy.

Guests can choose from a coffee, cinnamon and orange body energiser treatment that will leave them feeling rejuvenated, or an African ginger slimming body treatment to get rid of toxins.

Healing Earth products boast natural, locally-sourced ingredients of the highest quality and offer a holistic approach to spa experiences.

Both treatments start off with a herbal tea to calm and focus the mind, in preparation for the therapeutic actions to follow.

Heading off to the treatment room, guests will first experience dry body brushing. This invigorating technique increases lymphatic circulation and stimulates the skin to improve absorption of aromatherapy actives in the body polish.

Then a full body scrub will improve circulation and remove dead skin cells, as well as increase penetration of active ingredients.

This is followed by a soothing bath with energizing salt crystals that contain minerals to replenish the immune system.

Next, surrender to a body wrap to drain excess fluid from the body. The coffee, cinnamon and orange body wrap uses the toning and draining elements from cinnamon, orange and coffee extracts, to assist in toning and brightening the skin and improving circulation.

The African ginger body wrap tones specific areas and improves skin texture.

After a shower, a heavenly full body massage follows with coffee, cinnamon and orange essential oils or an African ginger aromatherapy blend.

These oils penetrate the blood stream and lymphatic systems by using a combination of Swedish massage and pressure points, to leave you feeling lighter and relaxed.

The treatment is finished with an application of corrective cream to targeted areas.

After such a blissful treat, the options are vast: relax in your luxurious suite, enjoy a gentle stroll on the beach, or simply relax by the fire or on the roof deck on a clear day.

Accommodation in one of the luxurious guest suites at Abalone House is included and ticks all the boxes: modern amenities, top quality linen, eclectic décor and sumptuous gourmet meals at Reuben’s – it simply is the perfect pamper package.

The package includes two night’s accommodation at the 5-star Abalone House hotel, one two-and-a-half hour spa treatment per person at the Healing Earth spa, breakfast on both mornings and a two-course dinner at the highly-acclaimed Reuben’s on both evenings.

Cost is R1 945 per person sharing per night and is valid until August 31.

There is a Lunchtime Indulgence package for those who have limited time, at a cost of R395 per person.