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20th July 2007
Day Spa Pet Peeves 1 reply
Spa Pet Peeves & Other Things -
Part Two of a Two-Part Series on Massages, Pedicures & Spa TreatmentsTo finish off my SpaFinder blog series, I wanted to write about my spa pet peeves and a few other closing remarks about spa treatments.
Here are my spa treatment pet peeves:
- Masseuse forgets to turn off her cell phone
- Masseuse actually has the audacity to take the phone call
- Masseuse falls alseep applying accupressure to point
- Masseuse puts your neck through the grinding machine
- Masseuse doesn’t listen when you finally have the nerve (or breath) to say it’s a little too rough
- Massuese talks too much
- Spa has too much noise from hair salon, which is next door to spa
- Masseuse can’t decide which music to play, or experiments with new music, or reaches over you to change music (all of which have happened)
- Masseuse drowns you in oil and doesn’t leave towel to “dry” off
- Masseuse forgets to remove excess oil before putting her hands into your hair
Other challenges about going to the spa:
- You forget to turn off “your” cell phone
- You actually have the audacity to answer it
- Focusing too much on the fact that the massuese has worked for the entire session on one part of your back
- Wishing the masseuse would move on to another part
- Wishing the masseuse would never stop
- Oh my gosh - did I just fall asleep - did I just snore for a teeny, tiny second?
- Never drinking enough water that day and for the next 24 hours
The latter two are probably my biggest challenge about going to a spa. Being the type A actually makes it difficult to relax. I was at Kenneth’s the other day, and found myself guilty of the second to the last challenge - I was wondering if the lady would move off my back. It seemed like she had worked for so long on my back that I wondered if she would have time to get to the other parts. However, then she focused on a particular part and it was divine. When it was time to flip, I could tell that I was thoroughly “cooked” and felt flat as a pancake. It was good, very good. I want to give her credit for a great massage. Kenneths is the only remaining Columbus spa that I’ve ever been to that knows how to on-board you for a massage. They walk you into the locker room area, suggest a hot mist shower (with eucalyptus - watch out - I’m allergic to it), offer you ice water, and lead you into a well-lit seating area.
My only complaints - limited seating in the seating area - doesn’t allow for peak times for multiple people to sit in that area. Personally I’m for dimly lit spa seating, cozy, warm, after all I’m walking around in a robe. I asked for a pedicure and a massage, and there was 30 minutes in between treatments, and then they were 10 minutes late. Otherwise, my treatments were great, and all of the masseuses I’ve had thus far have been great.
Read SpaFinder’s Spa 101 and Spa Etiquette - everything you need to know about scheduling a massage day spa treatment, calling ahead, what to wear, etc.
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Whitney Haupt says:
January 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I am an interior design student @ Appalachian State University and I am currently working on a project where I am designing a spa. This article was very helpful to what clients are looking for. I was wondering if there was anything, design wise, else clients look for when going to a spa. (Location of rooms, noise, lighting, materials used on the walls/floors, ceilings, seating, activities)
Thanks