Elemis Absolute Spa Ritual, Safar Spa, Mövenpick Hotel Ibn Battuta Gate
Sometimes it’s hard to decide between a relaxing massage and a rejuvenating facial, but at the Safar Spa, you can have both. So while the therapist scrubs, deep-cleanses, and moisturises your face using the gentle Elemis products, you can look forward to a deep-tissue massage.
I love playing sport, but I often get injured. So an hour-long massage using firm pressure got rid of all my knots and left my previously tired and sore body totally relaxed and painfree. My face, on the other hand, got the pampering.
My beach habit has left my skin parched and my facial was all about moisturising to leave it looking and feeling younger. I could feel my skin soaking up the products, while I relaxed so much I fell asleep.
That meant I didn’t hear what the therapist was saying about my skin, or learn about which products he used, but I didn’t need to. My reflection told me all I needed to know. My skin loved Elemis and I looked visibly younger and felt super soft and smooth.
I left, grinning, and bumped straight into a friend who asked if I’d been on holiday. I could have lied, but I told him my secret – the last I saw of him he was heading to the spa to book the same treatment. I know what I’ll be asking Santa for this year – a festival facial! 120 mins, Dh760. Email: spa. ibnbattuta@moevenpick.com IbnBattutaGate.Hotel, Tel: 04 444 5613