Day spas and spa hotels in London

Day spas and spa hotels in London

Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Chelsea are home to the five-star hotel spas, where a spa day with lunch is priced as a special occasion and weekend slots go weeks ahead. Shoreditch has led the city's bathhouse and social sauna boom, with hot–cold circuits in railway arches and on rooftops that open late and book by the ninety-minute session. Kensington and Paddington hold the established holistic clinics, combining acupuncture, osteopathy and reflexology under one roof, while Soho's studios run yoga, breathwork and sound baths from early morning to late evening.

A typical venue combines a thermal area — sauna, steam room, a pool or vitality pool, often an outdoor hot tub — with treatment rooms for massage, facials and body treatments, plus a relaxation room and somewhere to eat. Most sell packages: a half or full spa day with one or two treatments, lunch and use of the facilities, or twilight sessions on weekday evenings. Hotel spas add the option of staying the night, and many open their facilities to non-residents through day passes and memberships.

The day spas listed here are in Canary Wharf and Mayfair .

Services on offer

Between them, the day spas in London offer spa days, massage, facials, steam room, sauna, hydrotherapy pool, couples spa days, body wraps & scrubs, reflexology and mindfulness courses.

• Spa Days in London A day of pools, heat rooms and a treatment or two, no overnight stay
• Massage in London Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone and more, booked at a spa or wellness centre
• Facials in London Cleansing, exfoliation and targeted skincare, from express to advanced
• Steam Room in London Humid heat around 45°C, gentler on the body than a sauna
• Sauna in London Traditional dry heat at 70 to 100°C, from spa suites to social saunas
• Hydrotherapy Pool in London Warm pools with jets, loungers and water features for the muscles
• Couples Spa Days in London Side-by-side treatments and shared spa time for two
• Body Wraps & Scrubs in London Exfoliation and nourishing wraps that leave skin soft and smooth
• Reflexology in London Pressure techniques on the feet, hands or face for deep relaxation
• Mindfulness Courses in London Structured eight-week programmes such as MBSR and MBCT

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