The Spa

Have to be honest… went for a wax… some hair was missed and I decided to run back in after plucking up the courage to tell them. I found the girl to be a little bit rough the second time round (I think she was just a bit annoyed at the inconvenience), and now I’m still sore down there! I’m pretty sure the skin is burnt or torn now

So this place was recommended to me by a friend, and so we decided to pop along one Saturday for some relaxing treatments.
The spa is nicely decorated in modern design and includes a hairdressers downstairs and a café on the lower level. Upstairs are where the treatment rooms lie.
We were warmly greeted by the reception ladies and were taken downstairs to the café area to complete a personal details form. This part of the experience felt a bit rushed as we hadn’t even finished completing our forms when the therapists came through to collect us for our treatments.
We were then taken upstairs into our treatment room. I had opted for a detox body mask and was asked to complete another short form — allergies etc.
My therapist was friendly and funnily enough was also called Lydia! The treatment involved lying on a warm massage bed, with a body mask put all over my body and then I was wrapped up in plastic with towels put on top of me so that the heat would work its magic and the mask would penetrate the skin. After about 10mins of relaxation with the lights turned off and cotton pads out over my eyes, it was time to wash the mask off in the shower. A body lotion then followed.
I left feeling very relaxed and nicely moisturised. Would love to return and experience the other treatments.

I went here once for a pedicure, once for a facial, once for a waxing — because it was close, and they triggered convenience
thought: Well, I do this never again here after every treatment.
to begin with: Super-​unfriendly staff on the phone and counter — EVERY TIME ! they treat you definitely as if they don’t care for you, you are just an annoyance in their day, hand over your money faster, please.
Secondly, it’s really quite expensive and I found no treatment really well or thoroughly done. It’s nicely made in terms of décor, but smells sometimes funny — also the women who work there (who are a bit nicer than the reception table, yes) have to run around in their dark work clothes, so these get slightly smelly, you know that smell you can never quite get out even after washing…
never left this place happy or relaxed, so I’m done with it.

My hair cut is a tricky one to get right. As a result he only person I trust to put his scissors to my follicles is Marc Phillpott. So I’ve followed him from Toni & Guy, to James Bushell in Five Ways, Birmingham and now all the way to The Spa in Leamington.
It’s a relaxing place to have your hair cut. You start in a separate room with muted colours where hair is washed and where piped tasteful instrumental music plays in the background. Then through to the main cutting room. There’s lots of space and the room is well lit. I’m always happy with my cut as Marc has two key skills of a stylist: Experience and the ability to collaborate with me on my cut, suggesting slight changes before he starts.
As well as offering cuts and colours, as the name suggests The Spa also offer a range of beauty treatments including the Spa Experience, waxing, epilation and Botox.