The Ultimate Winter Escape

If there is any excuse to escape the inevitable cold front of the winter season and the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holidays, we will take it. Now that’s not to say it's because we have a case of the Grinch fever, but it is simply due to the fact that we are only human and we deserve to give ourselves a breather every once in a while. Some of us like to experiment with different escape routes during this time of the year, whether it’d be jet setting off to a white sandy beach or taking a few days off to just unwind in the comfort of your home. Whatever your guilty pleasure may be, there is one escape that we know for a fact beauty lovers will appreciate the most this winter season and that is , a well deserved spa break. The spa is that one perfect place we can resort to for absolute peace and tranquility and the go-to sanctuary where we can leave our realities at the door. Beauty lovers, spa addicts or somewhere in between, you are sure to find your perfect escape from this fully curated list of the most luxurious and relaxing spa’s London has to offer. 

 

Hotel Café Royal is the honorary home to the ultimate oasis of Akasha, a luxurious spa that offers you much more than just your average treatments. With a green tea ginger salt and oil scrub and an anti-wrinkle and firming facial as just a few of the items listed on the menu, Akasha is the ideal destination if you’re in the market for total relaxation and rejuvenation. From hydrotherapy rituals to private Hammam experiences as well as the luscious facilities to which include a sauna and Jacuzzi, Akasha’s main priority is your overall well-being. Leave it to the experts at Akasha to exceed the expectations of your winter escape. 

 

It has just the right amount of style, class and swank for glamour goddesses to indulge in nothing less than a 5 star spa experience. Located within the hip and trendy Mondrian London Hotel, its theme of Hollywood glam is not lost within the luxury bathhouse and spa that is Agua. With signature treatments such as the diamond energy facial or a "made for life manicure” from the Agua glamour lounge, this bathhouse is the place to go to feel fully refreshed and fabulous.

 

 

Famously known as "the next generation of spa”, ESPA Life is designed to go above and beyond the basic beauty treatments and instead introduce more focus-based treatments that directly target the mind, body and soul. ESPA offers you a lifestyle, a lifestyle that includes improving your overall health and wellbeing. The services and treatments cater towards such examples as your fitness, your mind, your breathing and even your sleep. If a private sleeping pod and a luxurious vitality pool sounds like your kind of jam then head over to the Corinthia Hotel in London and book yourself in for a well-deserved break at ESPA Life. 

 

It is a blissful haven hidden at the heart of the elegant Connaught Hotel in Mayfair Village, London. Aman spa is devoted to providing your mind and body with a unique and tailored experience. With healing therapies, body treatments and Holistic massages, Aman welcomes you to their world of complete and utter bliss. They offer signature treatments where the choice of healing tradition either comes from Thailand, China, India or the Americas. Whichever destination you set your heart on, a foot bathing ritual is how you can expect to start your treatment off. Whether you’re interested in a few pampering touches or a full body rejuvenation, this spa break is sure to leave you feeling fully re-energized and brand new. 

 

 

Taking the much-needed time to invest in your skin health is what beauty clinic, Pfeffer Sal, is all about. As their winning philosophy goes, "The skin is the largest organ in the body and also the one organ we pay the least attention to”, Pfeffer Sal is here to prove why your skincare should never take a back seat. Located in Warren Mews in the heart of Fitzrovia, your skin care journey is waiting to embark. With a list of carefully crafted facial treatments to choose from, radiance and restoration is exactly what your skin can look forward to.

 

 

The Bulgari Hotel is the proud owner of one of the largest and most extravagant spas in London. The spa is comprised of heavily influenced Italian architecture including the opulent details of Vicenza stone and gold leaf tiles, and of course, if that’s not enough to tickle your fancy, then their list of beauty and health-enhancing treatments will surely spike your interest. Immerse yourself completely in the exclusive luxuries of the Bulgari Spa and let yourself fully escape.