Nordik Spa-Nature

An absolutely amazing experience.
I came to Le Nordik for a massage, not just any massage, but my first ever massage, and was welcomed at the door by a friendly gentleman whom proceeded to call me a lady for the day in order to offer me a special deal, I wish i had taken a chance to memorize his name as he was light hearted and joked with me to help relieve some of the nervousness i was feeling.
After reception and a small maze of corridors i found myself in my bathers and a robe looking a little lost so i asked a young lady at a desk if i could get some directions to where i was to get my massage, she expertly gave directions that took me outside and around the pools for a taste test of what was to come, then inside and upstairs to where i was greeted with smiles and informed to fill out a questionnaire and would be called soon.
Note my dismay and horror as a person whom does not know french, as I look upon a form all in french and with words i had no idea what they meant, thankfully i had the sense to flip this page over and my relief as this side was more familiar to me.
after waiting and watching others come in to wait and the fright upon their faces like i did when they see the form made me feel a little more at ease until it happened, someone called my name.
After looking around the room and seeing as i was the only guy in the room i presumed the voice was calling for me so gingerly i stood and turned to where the voice emitted.
I gaze was met by a lovely lady by the name of Camille Dumas.
As i approached Camille extended a hand as a welcoming handshake and welcomed me to Le Nordik and requested i follow her into a room.
upon entering i handed her my form that i had drawn my chicken scratch onto which she asked about my experience with Le Nordik to which i meekly replied my inexperience with all things massage and spa related to which after a reassurance i was asked to disrobe and get onto the table and cover myself with the towels as Camille left the room.
After a few minutes Camille lightly knocked on the door and entered, after checking my selections on my form was what i wanted she got to work on my massage.
As she glided around the room, almost as if not touching the floor at all and worked her magic on me i found myself relaxing more and more.
Its not often i write a review, but I think Camille, although my first masseuse, did an amazing job at calming me, relieving my stress, and left me feeling amazing before i spent the rest of the day lazing by the volley of hot pools, cool ponds, and lounge chairs and saunas.
No matter what your experience with a spa, or your comfort level, i wholeheartedly recommend Le Nordik and especially Camille’s services, and I know i’ll be back, and i’ll be requesting Camille’s magic once again.
Thank you all staff at Le Nordik.
From this Kiwi far away from home.

Very cool spa with a lot of options: saunas, pools, lounges. However, it was super crowded (hard to get a seat) and it appeared the signs that state «don’t reserve your chair with a towel» were ignored by most patrons. While the ambiance was somewhat relaxing, the service (specifically the bar) was pretty crappy. And the mojito I’ve order was probably the worst one I have ever had.

So here’s the thing… I absolutely love love this place! It’s ultimately just a great experience– mostly for its relaxing atmosphere but also because this place has so many quirks it’s unreal (love– you may get tired of that, but it’s common aha!)
My first time visiting this spa– I wasn’t all too sure although had heard so many great things about it, and have to admit– the curiosity was eating away at me: P so my sister brought me! As with every other experience (following) I’ve really enjoyed something that’s offered as a basic package — the thermal experience. It includes the options of every hot/​cold bath/​water fall as well as all saunas available! (Love love)
Of course, you’re free to lounge around the entire area, you can add features like the awesome källa pool (salt water that lets you float and plays soothing music from under the water), getting massages– and I’ve seen they’ve been building a new section for a «mud experience!» Definitely looking forward to it!
All in all, Canada’s biggest (and North America) spa– has wonderful staff able to speak in English and French– they offer wonderful packages, and the food in their café, bistro and lounge are great! I’m just in love with the place– and I’m sure if you plan on going, you’ll love it just as much!
Happy sauna-​ing xo

I have gone to the Nordik SPA multiple times! The first time it was so wonderful I just have to keep going back !
It is a very relaxing experience.
I have only ever done the baths but regardless that is all I needed to de-​stress and relax.
The food that is served is delightful. (My sister and I split a cheese platter) Delicious but definitely on the pricier side.
It is one of the best spas in the area. It is a must experience !

This place will make you believe in Heaven. At least heaven on Earth!
Came here with a girlfriend last spring and was blown away at how easy it was to lose myself. Steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, that fabulous infinity pool, amazing lounge areas, the smoky aroma… you will never want to leave. In fact we stayed the entire day. We were starving when we left but it was worth it!
It’s coed which is also nice and completely outdoors.
The only cons… which are worth mentioning but not a deal breaker by any means… were the construction nearby the bed swings (noisy and annoying) and the expensive bird food they served. It is a spa though so we weren’t expecting to be fed well.
Eat a huge breakfast (packed with protein!!) And spend your money on wine and a snack and you’ll be fine.
The price is decent about $ 70 for all day access. And you will want to stay all day! I only wish they had more in the way of accommodations for those of us from out of town.
This place may be Quebec’s best kept secret.

Probably my favorite place in Ottawa for a treat/​splurge! I have never heard of a single person tell me that they disliked the nordik. A full day (at least 4 — 6 hrs) of relaxing awesomeness. So clear your schedules so u are not rushed!
I like to book the massage online (RMT/​insurance claimable) for guaranteed entry into the spa as we have shown up at the gate and were told to turn back as it was a 4 hr wait list for the thermal experience (baths).
Make sure to check out the aufguss ritual (15 min towel maneuver dance thing) at the finlandia sauna. And splurge for the kalla (Epsom salt) underground grotto flotation bath.
I do not particularly care for the food here. The lounge by the kalla is incredibly busy… Very long waits for service for mediocre food/​drinks. Get the charcuterie board if u must.
Bring your own water bottle, robe, and flip flops to save $. Check out their promotions for weeknight specials as its a pretty pricey place !
Over my visits here… I’ve experienced really good service and good cleanliness /​health & safety practices.

Awesome. Hadn’t been here since they did their expansion. Addition of foods choices was a plus as previously after 3 – 4 hours of hanging out at the spa you would be hungry!
Husband and I shared bottle of wine and a 5 selection cheese plate (can choose1, 3 or 5) from a selection with fruit, nuts & bread. Was delicious and pricing reasonable for the spa. Awesome places to hang out to eat food.
At first all the choices were overwhelming. Used to be hot, warm, cold tubs; eucalyptus steam room & dry sauna. that’s it. Now they have warm (95 F) infinity pool, stone bed room, small saunas, outdoor warm shower…3 eating areas… silent and talking areas. Also have salt water bath (Kalla) for extra cost.

This was my first time to such a large spa. I had an hour massage first which was very relaxing. All of the sauna options were amazing and it was very relaxing. I could have fallen asleep several times except for the constant foot traffic of people coming in and out. My robe was a little beaten up so I recommend bringing your own along with flip flops.
Overall, well worth the trip!

Wonderful experience, food is overpriced for it’s value but overall was very relaxed and environment was clean. Would highly recommend as all day prices for just the spa is reasonable for the amount of pools and activities involved.

love, love that place! have been going there for a few years now and everytime i m just enjoying my time.
it s getting bigger every time and love the new section where you can talk
more freely.
even when it s really busy you don t feel like it s too crowded. there is room for everyone. you can just lay and read, relax in hamacs, sauna or get a massage.

Very beautiful, clean amenities,
very pricey for entrance and food and drinks
Food was not good, limited choices very generic.
Lots of different pool and hottub choices.
Would go back. And recommend to people’s who just want to relax for the day.
Not a family thing.

Love it. Just go and make a day out of it with your honey.
Weekends, Holidays, and other busy times (valentine’s, etc.) — be prepared to wait in line (over an hour) for checkin. I didn’t see the value on the spa side (massage, mani/​pedi, etc), but the nature side is simply amazing.
They keep adding to it every year, and word is spreading…

I’ll keep this brief — BEST spa I’ve ever been to! I’m not usually one for superlatives, but this place really impressed me. The photos on the website don’t fully capture the experience. I was blown away by how large the outdoor space is and how many little relaxation/​napping nooks there were (heated stone beds… hammocks… a quiet room with cushions and headphones to listen to relaxing music) and how many saunas (ranging from huge with windows to cute little ones that look like big barrels). Definitely worth the $ 50 admission — you can spend the whole day here! The banya was closed when I went and one of the pools was closed, but there was still so much to «do». Even though there were a lot of other people there, the space is so big that you never really feel that it’s crowded. We went on a weekday late afternoon in May. I don’t know if it gets busier at other times.
Everything was really clean and well kept. I loved the aromatherapy component — e.g. the Finnish sauna has some essential oils and the steam rooms smell like eucalyptus and orange. There is a indoor space with magazines, headphones, and free tea. The restaurant looked really nice, but I didn’t get to try it.
I did not try any spa services. My friend said her massage was just «ok» — not enough pressure despite her providing feedback.
Bring:
— Robe (otherwise it’s $ 12 to rent one)
— Flip flops
— Swimsuit
— Book or other reading material
— Water bottle
I can’t wait to come back here! My friend and I were visiting Ottawa and did not have a car. We took a taxi here and I am glad we did, it was totally worth it. (Taxi ride one way was $ 40 if there’s traffic, $ 25 if not — leaving from downtown Ottawa).

Whether you live in the Ottawa/​Gatineau/​Chelsea area or not, you need to check out Nordik!
I went on a beautiful day and ha an amazing time. I went solo and had some «me» time. The grounds are immaculately kept and the hot and cold baths and saunas throughout the place are great. My favorite spot was probably the infinity pool that overlooks the Gatineau Park.
Read more about my visit here:

The Nordik spa is a unique place. The idea is incredible but I really feel that quality of service has gone way down. The first time I went (about 2 years ago) it was amazing, people and staff were friendly, we felt like important guests, our needs were met, most importantly the facilities were clean.
I’ve gone twice more this year and each time I feel like, that because of renovations, staff are rude, stressed and it makes me as a guest feel uncomfortable.
My magnetic bracelet for my locker wasn’t working (the battery had died) so they had to replace it and it was quite a hassle to get a new one and get the money I had put on the bracelet transferred to another one was a nightmare. So immediately I felt anxious and stressed and this was not how I wanted to start my «journey to relaxation». The restaurant was great (for us anyway) and they seemed to be the most friendly and approachable staff members.
It was very busy, but that’s what you get for the may long weekend I guess.
Overall I really do like the Nordik, but if things don’t change when I go back in July, it may be a long time before they get my business again.

I went to Nordik Spa this past weekend. The setting is beautiful and the idea is great. Even though it was the middle of the winter it was a blast to be in the hot tubs. I was warm and toasty despite the fact that my hair was frozen (literally!). The walk out of the hot tub was cold but it’s winter and I expected nothing less. I would love to try to come back again in the summer to the baths and to the saunas (wet saunas ftw!).
My biggest pet peeves were the spa facilities and the locker rooms. The lockers are opened by a bracelet which you are given — you don’t need to bring your own lock. When I got in I was assigned a locker which already had someone else’s things in it. Then when I went back to get reassigned a locker I asked for one next to the person I came with. I was given one on the other side of the locker room. This locker had dying batteries so it took 20 minutes to change the batteries in order to get back into my locker. Next I went up to the spa to wait for my massage. There was no one there to greet you. It was hard to tell if you were in the right place as there were two different areas where you could get massaged. There was a small water station at the back with paper cups available as you waited but nothing else (teas, etc). There was also no reading material in the waiting room! I would have loved a magazine or two. My massage was ok. My shoulders were really worked on, which I asked for. Although, the form you sign asks you which essential oil smell you’d like to be used and even though I checked one off, none were used.
I would like to try this place in the summer but I doubt I’d come back for the spa facilities.

Nordik spa is by far my favorite spa in the city to enjoy a little time away and relaxation. It’s very big and has lots of options for you to choose from in terms of activities while visiting. They have the typical massage, pedicure/​manicure options that most spas offer but in addition to all this they also offer anything from cold and hot outdoor baths to saunas (eucalyptus, orange or dry) heated hamacs and huts with out door fireplaces. They also have a couple of lounges to enjoy beverages or food which I must admit was really good, I tried the chick pea quesadilla and the vegetarian burger and I will definitely be having it again on my next visit. Looking forward to return soon…

One word to describe this place… EXCEPTIONAL! Every time we go we walk out relaxed, rejuvenated and completely satisfied with the spa services. The staff are friendly and helpful. The Aufguss ritual in the Finnish sauna is amazing and very purgative. We do this at least twice during each visit. They have the largest variety of regenerating baths and saunas I have seen and they are adding more each year. Our family calls this ‘The Sanctuary’ and use it as a time of mediation and reflection as well as family communion. We love the forest setting. it is amazing in all seasons.
For me the only draw back is the restaurant. They claim to accommodate food restrictions but their menu is limited. I appreciate that they provide a tea area with hot and cold water.

Like most reviews have mentioned, this place is amazing. Huge parking lot but I think we went on a busy day so parking was a little difficult (gravel parking and not very well maintained). We booked our massage appointment and were able to by pass the two hour waiting list.
Although the parking lot isn’t all that fancy, inside is fancy. Magnetic wristband for lockers and changing rooms are well kept. Their outdoor thermal is huge! There’s hot spring, cold pool, steam rooms, saunas, and the list goes on. We spent two hours and could’ve spent another hour there if our massage appointment didn’t get in the way.
Our experience was amazing to say the least but the massage is where I had to give this place a three star instead of five. We had booked a couples massage and had requested our therapist to be females but we were split up and both our therapists were male. I guess we could’ve spoken up but we were taken by surprise and felt it would be rude to the therapists. Both of our massage experience was quite disappointing since we felt uncomfortable and taken by surprise. The therapists were very experience and professional but it just wasn’t what we had asked for to make it a relaxing one for my gf and I.
My advice would be to check your confirmation of your appointment and call in advance.

This place is incredible. My boyfriend decided to take me on a day of relaxation over the weekend to Nordik after reading so many great reviews. We were afraid that it was going to be cold out while there over the weekend, since everything is pretty much outside.
We decided to try out their recommended hot, cold and relaxation cycles. So, when they say cold, they definitely mean it. We would run into the water and run out instantaneously! Although I did see some brave souls, who may have some nerve damage, actually stay in the cold areas… The saunas were sooooo nice and had great aromas. Some smelled like orange and others like menthol, etc. The infinity pool was fantastic. It was foggy so we couldn’t really see much into the horizon as some pictures show, but it definitely had a romantic feel to it… along with other people around you.
We also decided to stop in the little restaurant out in a relaxation area for tea. It was really nice, but we waited for a while for the waitress to find some green tea for us. Once we were out, we went into a few pools and back into another relaxation area only to find that they served green tea for free… So yeah, get their hot chocolate or something, not tea!
The service was great and the grounds well-​maintained. Overall, I was very impressed and will definitely go back at sometime soon hopefully! Definitely a great way to spend some relaxation time with friends, family or your significant other.