Fantastic Facilities and Healing Rituals Steeped in the Traditions of the Orient

BOSTON, MA – The 16,000-square-foot Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston debuted on October 28th 2008. It provides an urban oasis unlike any other in Boston with its comprehensive facilities and unique emphasis on signature Asian treatments. Guests are enveloped in the spa’s tranquil, meditative setting where they can experience an absolute spa escape and leave refreshed from a restorative getaway. A dedicated team of holistic therapists, led by Director of Spa Sharon Holtz, guide guests through a sensory experience that touches the mind, body and spirit, providing hotel guests and day-spa users a harmonious experience of well-being in an unparalleled spa environment.

More recently, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston has been honored with a 2012 Forbes Five Star Award by Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, for the third consecutive year. This list has defined the industry’s highest standard for excellence in hospitality for over 50 years, providing one of the most comprehensive evaluation systems of hotels, restaurants and spas in the world.

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston is designed to reflect the elevated level of luxury intrinsic to Mandarin Oriental worldwide. A soothing environment for guests to receive holistic treatments, the spa features a total of nine treatment areas, all of which offer natural light. Five of the treatment rooms include their own personal showers for added privacy and comfort. The spa also has a Hydrotherapy Room and two specialty suites. The Hydrotherapy Room features a therapeutic Hydrotherapy tub including color therapy, a body scrub table and Vichy shower. The Sanctuary Suite is perfect for couples with its private vanity area, personal shower and tandem treatment area to enjoy Time Rituals or couples massages.  At more than 700-square-feet, The Mandarin Suite offers a private spa oasis. This specialty suite is equipped with a private vitality tub, stone sauna, two luxurious treatment tables and a day-bed for relaxation. Guests book a minimum of three hours for this exclusive spa experience. 

The spa also features extensive heat and wet facilities in both the men’s and women’s lounges, with Crystal Steam Rooms, Vitality Pools, ‘Experience’ showers, ice fountains and tranquil relaxation areas. Design highlights of the spa include bamboo flooring, water features, exotic stone, specially commissioned three-dimensional artwork and slate flooring in wet areas. Exotic, golden-hued anegre wood is found throughout all of the treatment rooms, creating a light, airy feeling that is complimented by the natural light offered in each room. 

A Complete Journey of the Senses
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston offers holistic treatments blending Eastern traditions with modern techniques. Personalized journeys are booked in blocks of time called Time Rituals with a two-hour minimum recommended. Intended to restore a natural state of equilibrium, and attend to the body’s specifics needs, a Time Ritual is tailor made for individual guests.  Beginning with a welcoming foot ritual, each Time Ritual provides a peaceful path to an unforgettable experience.

Guests are encouraged to arrive a minimum of 40 minutes prior to their scheduled treatment beginning their spa experience with the exchange of shoes for comfortable slippers, an enduring Oriental welcome that signifies the leaving of the external world behind. A welcoming cup of tea is enjoyed, before escorting guests to changing rooms and familiarizing them with the heat experiences. Prior to any treatment, guests are invited to enjoy the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston’s unique Crystal Steam Room where they are fully immersed in an oasis of blended heat and water through a delicately-lit crystal. Guests can also visit the Vitality Pool where they can relax in thermal waters while being gently massaged by hydrotherapy body jets before proceeding to their treatment room. As Time Rituals and signature Journeys begin, spa-goers are treated to Mandarin Oriental’s signature footbath in the privacy of their room as each features exotic wood chairs that have been custom-built, fitting seamlessly into the rooms. At the conclusion of each treatment, guests are offered a signature tea and escorted back to the relaxation lounge or to the Spa Café where refreshing spa cuisine is available.

Treatments
The New England Retreat and Commonwealth Comforter are both a nod to the property’s Boston location. The New England Retreat is a specialized massage that relies just as much on New England herbs as it does on the therapist’s touch to sooth away back tension and eye strain, relax those overused “blackberry” muscles and increase leg circulation. The Commonwealth Comforter envelopes you in luxurious layers of moisturizing oils as well as nourishing body butters to replenish dry, environmentally stressed-skin. The new bespoke Gemstone Vitality treatment links locally mined gems of Garnet, Tourmaline, smoky Quartz and Amethyst with the healing powers of Mandarin Oriental custom-blended essential oils and a relaxing massage to evoke a sense of calm, balance and vitality within the body. The Spa also offers personalized massages and body treatments utilizing products from the esteemed Aromatherapy Associates, an expert in the Spa field producing natural essential oil-based products that improve one’s general state of health and wellbeing physically and emotionally. The Vitamin Infusion Facial, using products from Somme Institute, is results-driven nourishing treatment using a formula of highly engineered vitamins and is designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines, sun damage and discoloration as well as acne. Treatments designed specifically for new mothers and mothers-to-be, hydrotherapy treatments and other services including luxury manicures, and pedicures are also available

Fitness and Retail
The spacious fitness center keeps guests motivated and challenged with personal trainers available and attendants on hand to guide guests to peak performance. The fitness center features the latest Technogym equipment, a revolutionary personal Kinesis Wall and Suspension Training. For those who wish to continue their spa experience at home, the Spa Boutique offers a full range of the spa’s signature products, clothes and accessories. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston is the only spa in Boston to use Aromatherapy Associates and Somme Institute products.