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Day Spa

  • 26-07-2009 1:22pm
    #1
    DetectivFoxtrot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭


    Ladies,
    my gran passed away last week after a long illness. It mam's (gran's daughter) birthday on Tuesday and us kids want to get her some spa treatment as she is totally worn out the last couple of months from caring for my poor gran (24 hour hospital vigils etc.).
    Have been on 'spas.ie' and whilst the info is great there aren't many customer reviews yet (the website must be still fairly new).
    Has anyone had any spa experience that can offer advice as to which one to pick (in the Dublin area) and recommend some treatments based on personal experience?
    Important things would be that they take care of her, pamper her etc., whether the place is trendy or not in't really high on the agenda. Extra info is that mam is 56 and has never seen the inside of a spa! She also doesn't wear make-up/tan/still uses 'Ponds Cold Cream'!

    thanks in advance for advice ;)


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  • #2
    Jules
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Jules


    it is a lovely idea, but a spa day with massages etc can be very emotional, especially if there has been a loss in the family. I always remember my friend who has been an beauty and massage therapist for over 20 years never send someone who has had a trauma in their lives to a spa.


  • #3
    DetectivFoxtrot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭DetectivFoxtrot


    Jules wrote: »
    it is a lovely idea, but a spa day with massages etc can be very emotional, especially if there has been a loss in the family. I always remember my friend who has been an beauty and massage therapist for over 20 years never send someone who has had a trauma in their lives to a spa.


    really? :eek:
    janey I never thought of that.

    she's been sort of hinting to one of my sisters though, that's how the idea came about... she was saying 'i'd love to get my nails treated...' etc etc. She's sort of busy over the next few weeks so won't be going asap, also the package will be to use at her convenience, i.e. she'll choose the treatment date(s) herself.
    When we're giving her the gift I'll definitely pass on that advice - thanks Jules


  • #4
    zack01
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    Hi,
    you could try creative academy and spa in fashion city in ballymount, my husband bought me an afternoon of treatments there in jan and he got a great deal of two people for the price of one which they still do because myself and my mum have been going back there every two weeks since then. I can't reccommend them enough, they have a website www.creativespa.ie, they are well worth a visit.


  • #5
    all_smilz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭all_smilz


    why not go with her to get her nails done?
    The relaxingness of it all could cause the emotions to spill out. Ring and find out if the spa does any duo treats....


  • #6
    YT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭YT


    I was recently in the Spa in the Rochestown Lodge in south county Dublin, I was only having my eyebrows waxed but the place looks absolutely amazing! My mam went to it a couple of times for massages and said it's brilliant. There is a lovely chilled out waiting area, and the treatment beds are lovely! Mam said there is a relaxation room as well.

    My mam is treating me next week to have a hot stone massage and nails/eyebrows in the Royal Marine Hotel Dunlaoighre. She got a concession type of thing, on Mondays and Wednesdays if you book a treatment over 60 euro your friend gets the same treatment free.
    I'm not sure if you have to have the leaflets though.

    Sorry to hear about your Gran.


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  • #7
    DetectivFoxtrot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭DetectivFoxtrot


    all_smilz wrote: »
    why not go with her to get her nails done?
    The relaxingness of it all could cause the emotions to spill out. Ring and find out if the spa does any duo treats....

    that sounds like a good idea - only thing is I bite my nails to within an inch of their life - there's not much to work to be done LOL. I've seen some duo packages though for massage etc. so am definitely going to progress that ;)
    YT wrote: »
    I was recently in the Spa in the Rochestown Lodge in south county Dublin, I was only having my eyebrows waxed but the place looks absolutely amazing! My mam went to it a couple of times for massages and said it's brilliant. There is a lovely chilled out waiting area, and the treatment beds are lovely! Mam said there is a relaxation room as well.

    My mam is treating me next week to have a hot stone massage and nails/eyebrows in the Royal Marine Hotel Dunlaoighre. She got a concession type of thing, on Mondays and Wednesdays if you book a treatment over 60 euro your friend gets the same treatment free.
    I'm not sure if you have to have the leaflets though.

    Sorry to hear about your Gran.

    Ah thanks YT, it' been a tough few weeks...
    Thanks for the heads up on the Rochestown Lodge, it's not on Spa's.ie, must investigate to see if they have their own website :)


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