The pre-eminent hillside position of Niccolo Chongqing soars into the clouds and the wellness and fitness factor is truly looked after on the 52nd floor when you need a little pampering. The sky high spa oasis with signature and tailored treatments is another tranquil sanctuary of warmth to rejuvenate yourself after a busy day out and about. mylifestylenews writes.
Chongqing is a city that requires a lot of energy to get around while enjoying the city sights and sounds, thanks to its extreme vertical geography of a city that is lacking of flat land. So, it is natural that you need a bit of “me” time to indulge yourself and to book a spa treatment to restore, revitalize and simply breathe.
Your options for some down time are the fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment that inspires movement at any hour, a large indoor 25 metre swimming pool and jaccuzi that is in a cavernous space and the wellness spa for customized body and facial therapies.
Earthy wall tones, soft wooden floors and arty black and white photography framed images create a soothing sense ambience. The arrival experience for the spa has that quasi ‘ZEN’ approach especially when passing through the minimalistic stone hallway adorned with glass lantern lamps on the floor lining each side of the corridor to create a more blissful ambience that leads you the inner section of the main reception area.
The small inner foyer set up is more like a spa boutique, highlighting tailored treatments that are to be taken place in various therapeutic rooms with La Mer skincare among other crafted essential nourishing and healing spa products to revitalize your weary skin.
At this point of the spa journey, the key focus is to rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. The Spa offers a full suite of services using world class products to deliver the relaxing pamper sessions with a treatment menu that combines signature experiences with facials, body massages, scrubs, etc. We were looking forward to our 60 minutes of bliss and quintessential body oil massage to drift into a state of bliss and unwind.
The initial service approach seemed a little perfunctory at the beginning, as there was an absence of arrival protocol – on arrival we were instantly escorted to our couples suite overlooking the skyline spaces for tailored rituals of renewal. We were seated at the corner of the suite to choose our preferred body oil for the later massage treatment, followed by an offer of a cup of hot tea to quench our thirst (this is normally presented after the treatment or cooler/herbal beverage instead) and then we were asked to change and put on the plush bathrobes to get ready for the treatment. We were expecting at least a simple foot cleansing or salt scrub ritual for sanitizing or disinfecting purposes, but that was omitted. The first pampering of bliss was discounted.
While we were ready for the spa treatment and affably ushered to the high-density cushioning spa bed with ergonomic support, the light began to dim. The treatment started immediately and disregarded by tuning down the spa music and adjusting the room temperature to suit the body temperature. As treatment began, the masseuses shoes clomped on the wooden floor and created that unnecessarily “jingle taps” that was distracting and finding hard to set our mind at peace and free.
We tried to redirect our focus by “self meditating” and began to let ourselves surrender to the outside world and be lulled into a state of bliss. The interior ambience becomes a second thought as you allow yourself to succumb to the magic hands of the therapists. The massage technique was pampering, with a traditional approach of finding knotted muscles and then gently kneading them with finger pressure points to exert some magic on the knots, the effect of which you could feel quite quickly. It had been some months since our last spa treatment, so the knots were quite firmly entrenched and it took some coaxing to release them, so as the expression goes, ‘no pain no gain’ and we quickly began to feel the gain. Each masseuse was monitoring our comfort pressure levels at regular intervals and once they realized the pressure we could take they let us drift off into a semi state of sleep.
The 60 minutes flew by and before you knew it, we were gently being woke up from the half asleep half awake somnolent state of affairs and being informed that the treatment had come to an end. You always tell yourself it is never enough especially when you are in a pampering stage, so we recommend to opt for the 90 minutes session as the longer downtime is always more preferable. It was the perfect antidote to the craziness of Chongqing’s sights and sounds to cocoon for an immersive, sensory experience that deeply integrates physical relaxation by melting away muscle tension as well as mental rejuvenation, leaving you feeling balanced, restored and glowing.
Tried & Tested:
Location: 5/5
Design & Decor: 3.5/5
Design & Decor: 3.5/5
Amenities: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Value For Money: 4/5
Experience: 4/5
Experience: 4/5
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