Life giving therapies have been practiced in every culture since the beginning of time. Ancient people have lived in balance with the rhythms of nature and have understood that each person is a unique combination of elements with individual needs at different times. Inspired by their work within these ancient cultures world-wide ESPA has created a treatment concept for The Essential Spa which merges techniques and philosophies from around the world into a potent blend of treatments for our time. The quality of such unique treatments is unusual and rare. These therapies require a team of therapists who are grounded as individuals, qualified as professional and caring as guardians of their clients. The internationally renowned Essential Spa comprises eleven rooms with a wide range of ESPA treatments, a private spa, as well as, a suite dedicated especially to couples. Amenities include a 20 meter indoor swimming pool, Finnish sauna, aroma bath, herbal steam, relaxation lounge and a state-of-the art Health Club.
The Essential Welcome Let our dedicated therapist consult and lead you down the path of your private Essential journey to balance body, mind and soul. Experience total bliss through our laconium, aroma steam, herbal and Finnish sauna. ESPA aromatherapy candles and scented burning oils will awaken your senses in our relaxation lounge. Enjoy fresh fruits, herbal tea and mineral water throughout the journey and complete the experience with a nutritious cuisine at the Méditerranée restaurant. For the ultimate wellbeing make full use of the health club amenities, an indoor, outdoor swimming pool and on-site private beach. Dreaming of a Private Spa? Escape from the day to day stress and reconnect with your senses at The Private Spa, your own serene heaven. The Private Spa consists of a spacious suite, steam room, lifestyle shower, Jaccuzi, tetami bed, heated chakra table and two indivdiual treatment rooms. An essential journey to be shared as a couples, with friends and for special occasions. Private Spa
Essential Journeys Essential Journeys ESPA Escape Day This sophisticated program will promote tranquility and leave you feeling totally rejuvenated. ESPA Exfoliation of the body with invigorating, soothing and purifying ingredients will prepare the skin for further treatments and leave it feeling delicately smooth. ESPA Aromatherapy Body and Scalp Massage is a luxurious treatment using specially blended essential oils that will ease away tension, relax the body and soothe the mind. ESPA Rebalancing Aromatherapy Facial consists of natural products that are combined with relaxing and purifying techniques to help calm, soothe and revitalize the skin. ESPA Holistic Hand and Nail Treatment incorporating hot stones and the ESPA Holistic Foot and Nail Treatment incorporating hot stone include gentle exfoliation, a relaxing hot stone massage therapy and a warm envelopment of paraffin wax to leave your feet and hands luxuriously soft and smooth. Chocoholic Day Ultimate Stress Massage. This classic total body massage includes additional treatments focusing on your own specific problems areas. Dark Chocolate Body Wrap. Warmed Dark Chocolate smoothed over your whole body. Feel your temperature rise as cocoa in its most abundant form provides nutrients to your skin. ESPA Holistic Hand and Nail Treatment Incorporating Hot Stones An holistic arm, hand and nail treatment including a gentle skin refiner and a therapeutic massage incorporating hot stone therapy with the appropriate aromatherapy massage oil chosen for your individual needs. New Beginnings at The Essential Spa This program has been carefully designed for pregnant and nursing mothers to take account of all Contraindications and aid relaxation leaving you feeling totally cherished. ESPA Pre and Post Natal Treatment incorporates soothing advanced massage techniques with nourishing muds, creams and Calendula oil. ESPA Luxury Aromatherapy Facial includes the ESPA Soothing and Nourishing Eye Treatment to totally revitalize the skin, whilst paying special attention to the delicate area of the eyes and neck. ESPA Holistic Foot and Nail Treatment Incorporating Hot Stones are treatments including gentle Exfoliation*, a relaxing massage incorporating hot stone therapy and a warm envelopment of paraffin wax to leave your feet and hands luxuriously soft and smooth. *Hot stone treatment is not suitable for prenatal client ESPA Experience Program This luxurious sacred journey achieves Total Peace and Ultimate Bliss ESPA transports you to a place where tension, fatigue, and stress disappear. ESPA Exfoliation of the body with invigorating, soothing or purifying ingredients will prepare the skin for further treatment, leaving it feeling delicately smooth. ESPA Aromatherapy Massage using essential oils specifically chosen for your individual needs. ESPA Holistic Hand and Nail Treatment Incorporating Hot Stones. An holistic arm, hand and nail treatment including a gentle skin refiner and a therapeutic massage incorporating hot stone therapy with the appropriate aromatherapy massage oil chosen for your individual needs. The Serial Mud Chamber is a combination of muds, a soothing warm room and gentle herb infused vapors that work together to create a rejuvenating yet relaxing experience.
ESPA Envelopments ESPA Ayurvedic Wraps Cultural echoes of ancient Ayurvedic traditions have influenced the creation of these sophisticated body envelopments. Each wrap commences with a welcome foot ritual and consultation in order to tailor one of the three adaptable treatments specifically to your requirements. Incorporating body exfoliation, massage and hot stones, using a blend of Espa aromatherapy oils, Ayurvedic herbal oils, deeply penetrating wrap in marine mud, marine algae or Oshadi. The luxurious oriental head massage completes this experience to bring about a feeling of balance and total well being. ESPA Detoxifying Sea of Senses A purifying and balancing body envelopment combines skin brushing, gentle exfoliation and warmed Algae to boost metabolism, reduce fluid retention and thereby detoxify the whole system. This valuable combination of marine plants rich in minerals and enzymes will leave your skin deeply nourished and hydrated. A full scalp massage for total relaxation completes the experience. ESPA Oshadi Envelopment Oshadi, giver of life, is the Ayurvedic term for plants and herbs used in traditional healing practices and therapies. After a sea salt and aromatherapy oil exfoliation, plants and spices are infused to form a nourishing mask which warms and hydrates the skin and helps to relieve aching muscles and joints a gift of nature to restore perfect equilibrium. Dark Chocolate Body Wrap Warmed Dark Chocolate smoothed over your whole body. Feel your body temperature rise as cocoa in its most abundant form provides nutrients to enrich your skin. ESPA Essence of Earth A complete body envelopment where skin brushing and exfoliation are combined with warmed marine mud. These precious earth minerals aid in the relief of aches and pains, the soothing of skin and the release of tension. The treatment concludes with a deep scalp massage and a nurturing veil of moisturizing balm.
ESPA Body Therapy ESPA Holistic Total Body Care with Hot Stones Therapy This all-encompassing treatment commences with a full body skin brushing and exfoliation to prepare the skin, leaving it feeling soft and smooth. A deep body, face and scalp massage using hot and cold stones on vital energy points and a blend of essential oils chosen to suit individual requirements complete this truly holistic experience will bring harmony to both mind and body. Ultimate Stress Massage The ultimate massage This classic total body massage includes additional therapies focuses on your own specific problems areas. ESPA Jet Lag Reviver Aromatherapy Constantly moving time, back-to-back meetings, entertaining and creative demands all put ceaseless pressure on successful people. Combat the exhaustion and disruption with a full aromatherapy body treatment to regulate your sleep and energy patterns and restore natural vitality. ESPA Desert stone Massage Muscle fatigue is soothed away and deep-seated tension worked using hot smooth stones. A thorough massage that restores the mind, body & spirit back to balance for those who suffer with headaches and lead a hectic and demanding lifestyle. ESPA Reflexology This ancient art of healing helps reduce mental, physical and emotional tension by applying acupressure and massage techniques to the feet. It will relax the muscles, normalize the glands, increase circulation and help the body to detoxify and cleanse. All body parts are positively affected. ESPA Reflex Zone This deeply relaxing treatment is inspired by the ancient art of reflexology. By working pressure points on the feet it is possible to relax tension throughout the body & soothe the mind. ESPA Stimulating Hip & Thigh Treatment A specialized treatment to stimulate the circulatory and lymphatic systems, concentrating on the areas of the body prone to cellulite, fluid retention and uneven skin texture. Deep exfoliation with a seaweed salt scrub is followed by a detoxifying massage using stimulating essential oils and an application of warm marine algae. Essential reflex points on the feet and eye area are activated to continue the purifying and cleansing process.
ESPA Body Therapy ESPA Life Saving Back Massage The back is cleansed, body brushed and exfoliated to help stimulate circulation and cell renewal, then calmed with a deep tension releasing aromatherapy massage and a soothing warm mud mask. This quite exceptional treatment leaves the mind clear, the skin soft and back tension dissolved. ESPA Pre Natal Treatment For New Beginnings This Pre and Post Natal body treatment has been carefully designed for pregnant and nursing mothers to take account of all contraindications and aid in relaxation and tonicity of the skin during this very special time. The treatment avoids the use of essential oils as advised by the Aromatherapy Organization Council and is a luxurious treat using a Calendula infused oil, various muds and creams and advanced massage techniques to safe areas. It leaves the skin toned and you totally relaxed. Back to go Unwind with our relaxing back massage. A perfect accompanyment to any ESPA facial. ESPA Salt and Oil Scrub This exceptional skin softening body exfoliation combines sea salts, nourishing oils and essential oils to leave your skin moisturized, smooth and soft. A compact treatment with a dramatic result. An excellent treatment to combine with an ESPA massage. Indian Scalp Massage A specialist treatment following Ancient Indian traditions, a deeply relaxing massage to the head, neck & scalp. This treatment is an excellent tension soother & the perfect relief for the stresses and strains of everyday life. ESPA Shirodhara Traditionally an Ayurvedic treatment involving a continuous stream of warm oil poured onto the forehead centered on the Third Eye. This special treatment helps relieve and calm the emotions of the mind and ease the stressed of the body. (can easily be added on to an envelopment or body treatment)
ESPA Face Therapy ESPA Totally Blissful Back Face and Scalp with Hot Stones Therapy A totally luxurious experience, which incorporates a full Aromatherapy facial with a back, face and scalp massage using hot and cold stones on vital energy points which leave the skin revitalized and the body and mind relaxed. Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of massage with deeply restorative Essential oils and Basalt Stone Therapy to bring back balance and harmony. Advanced Lifting & Firming Facial This outstanding treatment has been designed to release tension whilst naturally firming and lifting mature or stressed skin. Using products from the new Concept range with existing ESPA favourite essentials this advanced treatment experience incorporates specific manual lifting and firming techniques which will relax, tone and stimulate the skin bringing immediate and long term benefits. ESPA Deep Cleansing Facial A thoroughly cleansing facial using state of the art equipment and purifying ESPA products. Incorporating a brush cleanse, gentle steam and the use of high frequency, followed by a relaxing massage and a calming facemask. This soothing facial is particularly suited to those with problematic or congested skins. ESPA De-sensitizer A specifically gentle facial for truly sensitive, fragile skins which are prone to redness and irritation. Soothing, de-sensitizing natural plant extracts and aromatherapy oils such as chamomille and benzoin are used to gently cleanse, nourish and hydrate fragile skins helping to reduce sensitivity and to calm high colour, leaving the skin calmed, nourished and comfortable. ESPA Oil Controller Ideal for oily, congested, problematic skin or those suffering from hormonal imbalance. This deep cleansing, oil-controlling facial helps to regulate oil secretions whilst refining open pores. Cleansing with foaming facial cleanser with yucca, sugar beet and honey, this facial includes naturally decongesting and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as tea tree and white thyme. A powerfully effective treatment that helps soothe, calm, rebalance and encourage a clear complexion.
ESPA Face Therapy ESPA Luxury Regenerating Facial Blended specifically for maturing, stressed or distressed skin, ESPA concept gives intensive care where and when it is needed. The concept range is naturally rich in free radical scavengers and anti-oxidants such as Green Tea and Seaweed extracts, which help nourish, rebuild and revitalize skin. ESPA Re-Hydrator Ideal for dry, dehydrated, flaky skin requiring hydration and moisture, an excellent regenerating boost for normal and dry skins. Careful cleansing and exfoliation greatly helps the skin to improve the absorption of nourishing and moisturizing masks, facial oils and creams, which are specifically chosen for their deeply rehydrating benefits. This facial leaves the skin smooth, soft, supple and nourished. Oxy Touch Facial Oxy Touch, is the first peeling system using only pure oxygen and sterile liquid. This allows gentle and accurate treatment for a wide range of aesthetic goals such as, skin regeneration, smoothing, polishing and brightening. Oxy Touch perform an oxygen peeling by the high pressure of oxygen flow. In addition, a diamond dermabrasion is attached to enable an important skin resurfacing. A tight sensation of your facial skin will be notice after the first treatment. ESPA Skin Brightener This rejuvenating facial is perfect for all skin conditions and particularly when environmental stress, business pressure, illness or lack of sleep can leave you with dull, lifeless, sallow skin. ESPA Express Facial Replenishing aromatherapy products are chosen to suit your individual skin type, to leave your skin feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. ESPA Eye Lift Perfect for all skin types who are concerned with those first signs of ageing which appear around the eye area.
ESPA Holistic Foot and Nail Treatment A holistic leg, foot and nail treatment including gentle exfoliation, skin softening and a relaxing pressure point massage incorporating hot stone therapy with the appropriate aromatherapy massage oil chosen for your individual needs. ESPA Holistic Hand and Nail Treatment A holistic arm, hand and nail treatment including a gentle skin refiner and a therapeutic massage incorporating hot stone therapy with the appropriate aromatherapy massage oil chosen for your individual needs. ESPA Luxury Full Leg Wax/Half Leg Wax Skin brushing and exfoliation help to prepare the skin prior to waxing and a light, refreshing mist of essential oil distillates, including antiseptic Tea Tree, will calm and cool. The treatment is finished with an application of a light, moisturizing balm to soothe the skin, leaving the legs luxuriously smooth and soft. Waxing Treatments Full Body Wax Back or Chest Wax Face Wax Eyebrow Shape/Wax Bikini Wax Underarm Wax Lip and Chin Wax Full Leg Wax Half Leg Wax Manicure Pedicure Finishing Touches
Thermal Experience Area Before commencing the chosen treatment benefit from the unisex thermal experience area at the Essential Spa. This area consists of a herbal steam to clear the senses, aroma bath to enhance the complexion, hair, Finnish sauna to purify the body, Laconium, lifestyle shower, ice fountain to refresh the mind and cool the body. Preparing the mind, body and soul for the essential journey in the heat area will improve blood circulation, strenghten resistance and set the scene for true relaxation. Essential Information Gift Vouchers Gift vouchers make for an ideal present and are available to use for any treatments or Day Programmes at the Essential Spa. Gift vouchers are non-refundable and must be presented at time of treatment. Appointments To make an appointement, please call The Essential Spa on [961] 1 802 715. Hotel guests can simply dial extension 8444 or 8454. Opening Hours Monday to Friday from 9am-10pm Saturday and Sunday from 9am-9pm Cancellation Policy Please allow 4 hours for cancellation to avoid a 100% charge. We would like to suggest that you arrive with us at least 40 minutes before your appointment so that you can reach optimum relaxation by using The Thermal Experience Area and the specially designed Relaxation Lounge. Minimum Age to use the spa area is sixteen years old If you are taking medication, are post operative, pregnant or have a medical condition, it is advisable that you consult your doctor before embarking on any treatment or program.