Ruislip & Eastcote & Northwood Gazette
Places where it’s cool to relax
WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST SPA DAYS IN WEST LONDON
IN west London we are not far from a spa where we can take time out of city life to relax, rejuvenate and pamper ourselves.
Maybe you fancy indulging at a spa in a hotel near Heathrow to give you that holiday feeling even if you aren’t travelling.
Perhaps you want to stay a little closer to home where you can sit in a spa pool or perhaps visit a treatment room for massage or facial. Or you might want to escape urban life for the tranquillity and luxury.
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is – whether it is National Spa week, Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, your birthday or just time to unwind – you don’t need an excuse to visit a spa.
In no particular order of preference we list eight spas and places to enjoy a spa day in and near west London.
1. Kallima Spa at Hilton London Syon Park, Brentford
Kallima Spa is on the edge of the scenic and stunning 200-acre Syon House Estate, where you will find its state-of-the-art facilities and luxurious tranquillity in the beautiful parkland.
The spa also has a beautiful swimming pool, sauna, relaxation room, hot tub , steam room and experience shower. Perhaps you will treat yourself to the Rejuvinating Spa Day where as well as a massage and facial you will get full use of the spa facilities and lunch. Where it is: Park Road, Brentford,
TW8 8JF Phone number: 0207 870 7777
2. Imagine Spa, Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5
Perhaps you’re flying off on holiday from Heathrow Airport or if not then you might feel like you have already escaped when you visit here.
You can unwind in the Thermal Suite, chill out in the Relaxation Room or enjoy the healing muds in the Serail Mud Chamber.
The Thermal Suite features a salt grotto, aroma steam room, sauna, feature showers and an ice fountain, all around the centrepiece of the hydrotherapy pool.
Maybe you will wrap up in a fluffy bathrobe for day of pampering. Choose from three packages which include treatment time and relaxation in the Thermal Suite, or select one of the Spa Rituals. Where it is: Poyle Road, Colnbrook, SL3 0FF, Phone number: 01753 686860
3. Sofitel, Heathrow
There are more than 25 treatments available at the award- winning Heathrow spa at this hotel.
Maybe you will have a holistic total body ritual with hot stones or a body wrap. You can unwind in the vitality pool, sauna, relaxation room or steam room as part of your treatment.
Where it is: Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport, TW6 2GD
Phone number: 020 87577777
4. Pegasus Spa at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow
With a dramatic lobby and striking artwork, the awardwinning Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow hotel has more than 400 luxury bedrooms, three different restaurants and an attractive spa with first-rate facilities.
If you arrive at the spa up to 45 minutes before your booking you can get the most from the wet spa facilities – included in the cost of your treatment is full use of the sauna, steam room, relaxation room with complimentary refreshments and plunge pool. How about booking one of the Lazy Days spa packages?
Where it is: 140 Bath Road, Hayes, UB3 5AW
Phone number: 020 8817 2606
5. K-Spa at K-West Hotel and Spa
At K-West Hotel & Spa you can cool down in its snow cabin .
The Snow Paradise is a cabin chilled to the icy sub-zero temperature of -10C to -15C and filled with the finest natural real snow made from air and water.
There is also a sauna, steam room warm twinkling hydrotherapy pool and foot spa.
You can pay to use the wet spa if you are not a guest or if you book two hours of holistic treatment per person you will be able to use gym and the wet spa for free (or half price with any one hour treatment).
You can also book a Spa Day which includes use of the wet spa, gym and a light lunch. If you feel you have spent too long in the city then the City Revival and 02 Cityproof Facial might appeal.
Where it is: Richmond Way, Shepherd’s Bush, W14 0AX
Phone number: 020 8008 66000
6. Lancaster Hotel & Spa, Uxbridge
There are no treatment rooms here but you can pay an entrance fee and enjoy small spa which has a sauna, steam room, spa pool and plunge pool, for a couple of hours.
You might like to have lunch or dinner and enjoy a drink at the bar while you are at the hotel, too. Because it is not far to go if you live in the Uxbridge area, it’s an ideal location to spend some time unwinding. Where it is: Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH Phone number: 01895 268006
7. Rachel Staggs Aesthetics at Roke Health Club, Chiswick
You can choose from a range of beauty and spa treatments, which includes manicures, pedicures waxing as well as non-surgical face and body treatments like Botox filler and anti-cellulite treatments.
There are also alternative treatments including reflexology, acupuncture and sports massage.
If you aren’t a member of the club you can buy a day pass and use the wet spa facilities which include is the pool, sauna, steam room, hydro spa and relaxation area.
If you spend more than a certain amount on treatments you will be able to use them for free with arrangement from the spa.
Where it is: Chiswick Sports Ground, Hartington Road, Chiswick, W4 3UH Phone number: 0208 747 5756
8. Denham Grove, Denham Although there are no treatment rooms here you can pay a daily charge to use the pool, sauna, spa pool and gym.
The hotel is in a peaceful countryside setting and 42 acres of pristine parkland but you
don’t have to travel outside the M25 to reach it and spend some time unwinding.
You could enjoy lunch, afternoon tea or dinner there too.
Where it is: Tilehouse Lane, Denham, UB9 5DG Phone number: 01895 833338