![]() I also have to mention the cafe at the Thermae Bath Spa. Check out their website to get descriptions on each of these treatments. The following are the massages and treatments available: watsu, Vichy shower, body wraps, aromatic and bamboo massages, hot stones spa therapy, and body care and facials. These include two large pools, the Minerva bath on the ground floor and the Royal bath on the rooftop, as well as a full range of aquatic massages. The suite perfectly complements the rest of the services offered by the spa. The Wellness Suite opened up earlier this year, replacing the existing four saunas at the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath, England. The second shower is called a chromotherapy experience, where mood-enhancing LED lights in the shower heads give the bather a “shower of color.” Both hot and cold showers are available. The room is decorated with Romanesque columns and mellow, pink lighting. Two types of showers are available, one with an overhead shower and the other with water jets coming out of the wall. The first has oxygenated water with a lemongrass scent. The final features of the Wellness Suite are the two shower rooms. The significance of this room is that William Herschel actually discovered the planet Uranus from his home in Bath, something I never knew before visiting this room. A large screen on the front wall plays clips of Earth as seen from the space station, and meditation music plays in the background. There is a sea breeze fragrance, and the walls have tiny lights to replicate a star field. ![]() Well, perhaps it’s not really a sauna, since the temperature is also ambient, but the tiled beds warmed me up to relax my muscles. The final sauna was the celestial relaxation room. It also reminds me of the time I had a sauna on a tiny island off the coast of Sweden, from which I was able to jump into the freezing Baltic sea a few feet away. It might not be the most popular room, and my dad walked right out, but I found it rather enjoyable. I spent several minutes massaging my knee with the ice, reminiscent of the ice massages I used to get as part of my physical therapy when I broke my knee several years ago. There was a large basin full of crushed ice which I could rub on my arms and legs to exfoliate my skin. Next was something really unique, at least in my experience – an ice chamber! The room had an ambient temperature and invigorating peppermint smell. The benches are made from Obeche wood, and there is a central wooden column decorating the room. There is a sandalwood scent in the air, while lime and acacia woods line the walls. Essentially, the infrared waves heat your body from the inside out, in contrast to traditional saunas. The room doesn’t feel as hot as the steam rooms, and it’s much easier to breathe, but I was pouring off sweat in no time. It was my first time in an infrared sauna, where panels on the wall warmed my body up to 55☌. The room is decorated in the style of the King Georges from the 18th century, complete with a fountain in the back of the room and windows looking out into a simulated Georgian garden. Also heated at 45☌, similar to the Roman steam room, wide marble seats allow you to breathe in the tea rose and jasmine scents while Mozart plays quietly in the background, soothing your nerves. ![]() The next room we entered was the Georgian steam room. The room has been decorated in a Roman motif (obviously), with lion heads on the walls and a mosaic of Sulis Minerva, the patron deity of the Roman Bath Spa, on the back wall. As mentioned, we started in the Roman steam room. This time, I visited with my dad, and we concentrated on the new Wellness Suite.
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