The Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park: a sensory journey
You will not want to miss this unique experience of ultra luxury and refinement at the E’Spa of the Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park, located in the ultra chic quarter of London, - Knightsbridge -, a stone’s throw from Hyde Park. The E’Spa, definitely deserves its reputation as one of the best spas in London. Here you will "embark" on a journey that will revitalize your senses! A word for the wise, booking in advance is a must at this well known and popular place.
Unlike traditional spas, your personal treatment program is decided at the time of your appointment. The only must is to ensure you have set aside enough time. That’s the way it should be, you are there to be completely pampered.
You will need at least two-and-half to three hours to fully enjoy this special spa experience.
Decoration in a Zen spirit
Like most urban spas, located in the basement of a hotel, this spa has gone in for sobriety, expressed by a refined and minimalist decor. Here you will feel the Zen spirit of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Granite stone, neutral tones vary between a mouse gray and soft gray, wood and glass show more sober tones.
Your journey starts at the reception
Your journey already starts at the reception, thanks to the mellow and relaxing atmosphere, accentuated by dimmed lights, music playing softly in the background, the lapping of water and the pleasant odour of cedar tickling your nose. A first personalized gesture: sandals are elegantly presented for you on a tray, and you happily get rid of your street shoes. Hygiene obliges!
But there is much more in store for you.
A great surprise awaits you at the locker room: a private Jacuzzi, a hammam with opaque glass walls that is located next to the swimming pool and a sauna, for your complete relaxation and to fully immerse yourself in this atmosphere before starting the so-called treatment.
After forty minutes in this unique world, the therapist takes over and shows you to your booth, which like the reception area, has a sober and minimalist decor. From the shower against a glass wall, you get a glimpse of the bamboo, which makes up the bulk of the decor.
E'Spa, a real philosophy
It is in this setting that the philosophy of the ESpa of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park takes on a full dimension
While your weary feet are massaged with essential oils, a therapists, uses a questionnaire based on ancient Indian philosophy, to determine which Doshas you are: Vata, Pitta or Kapha?
Every individual has these three elements to different degrees, which vary over time, with moods and outside influences.
The attentive care of the skilled therapist, enables the ablution of the feet ritual, to be the opportunity for a personalized massage adapted to one’s own lifestyle and the demands of the day.
