JUST FOR 2
BY NICK WYKE
Couples Treatments
PORTO ELOUNDA
Crete
The superb design and top therapists make this Greek-island spa paradise perfect for honeymooners and love-nesting couples. Embark on the epic five-hour Sense of Love ritual. Warm up together in a private Spring Suite with exclusive use of sauna and steam rooms before enjoying either a joint Swedish or holistic massage, a couples aromatic hydration facial, and either a deluxe hand or foot treatment. After a glass of champagne and a light lunch, spend the afternoon taking in the splendid sea views from the hydrotherapy bath and relaxing thalassotherapy pool. +30 28410 68000, www.portoelounda.com
SPA NUXE 32
Paris
Stepping into this chic retreat housed in a former wine and spirit storehouse in the heart of Paris is like walking into a shoot for an interior decor magazine. Intimate candlelight and elegant drapes hang from 17th-century beams to create an amorous ambience. Two couples’ packages are available in a spacious twobed treatment room with its own mosaic-tiled whirlpool bath. The Sweetheart Escape combines a frothy bath with an hour-long relaxing duo massage, while the Tandem Escape involves a two-hour facial and massage using Nuxe’s own brand of all-natural products. +33 (0)1 5580 7140, www.nuxe.com
TITANIC SPA
Huddersfield
The Titanic Spa’s setting is more Wuthering Heights than ocean liner romp. Based in a restored textile mill in Yorkshire’s scenic Colne Valley, it’s the UK’s first eco spa, where you can get pampered with a clean conscience. It has a solar-heated 19-metre pool filled with pure water drilled up from a 100-metre well, an aromatherapy room, crystal steam bath, ice room and carbon-neutral suites for cosy overnight stays. Couples having the Titanic Duo signature treatment can play in a private mud chamber and then clean up in the sauna and plunge pools. This is followed by two-anda-half hours of pampering: facials in the same treatment room and a tip-to-toe acupressure massage with the Decléor oil of your choice. +44 (0)845 410 3333, www.titanicspa.com
LONDA
Limassol, Cyprus
The island’s first boutique alternative to the big resorts on the south coast is a stylish retreat and contemporary spa. It has all the hydro treats: a sauna, steam bath, plunge pool and jet shower. Madam can opt for the twoand-a-half-hour Prelude to Seduction treatment, which includes a facial, massage and a beauty makeover, while Sir has a cleansing massage and ‘age-defying’ facial. The spa uses Darphin products containing plant extracts and botanical aromas to leave you ready for a rendezvous in your private suite’s Jacuzzi bath overlooking the blue Mediterranean. +357 2586 5555, www.londahotel.com
LA RESERVE
Geneva
Kick back in the white leather seats and dark wood of this elegant Jacques Garcia designed spa. As well as an outdoor pool overlooking Lake Geneva, the spa boasts an indoor pool, hammam, steam rooms, saunas and 17 treatment rooms. Enjoy customised treatments such as a peach and apricot rassoul wrap or a caviar body massage for her, and a de-stressing facial or shiatsu massage for him. Then share something from the bath menu: honey and royal jelly perhaps, or lavender flower or coconut milk? Round off the experience with fruit cocktails on loungers, and stay in your robes for a seafood salad served along with the romantic lake views. +41 22 959 5959, www.lareserve.ch
HOTEL SELENZA
Estepona, Malaga
Home to Andalucia’s largest thalassotherapy spa with 35 treatment rooms and numerous pools, the modern Hotel Selenza puts the emphasis on both relaxation and activity. The ‘Dynamic’ pool has a counter-current system for water gymnastics and the ‘Active’ pool has 20 different massage stations, from an aerobath to a bubbles bench. Indulge in the Ritual Duo treatment, a two-hour heavenly respite in the Oasis treatment room that starts with a body peel and a warm tropical shower followed by a hydro-massage à deux, before wrapping up with a classic full-body, side-by-side massage. +34 952 899 499, www.selenza.com
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