If you purchase something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Europe Chevron. United Kingdom Chevron. England Chevron. London Chevron. An indulgent spa day can be just what you need to rest and recuperate, and the best spas in London offer the best pockets of calm to do just that among the busy, thriving capital.
Whether you're looking for a particular treatment or just a simple day of indulgence, we've selected the very best spas in London. This grande dame may have been an enduring London icon for the past years, but with no spa β and hotels seemingly locked in an ongoing arms race to build bigger and better facilitiesβthere was still one tiny piece of the puzzle missing.
Until now, that is. Inside, the Andre Fu-designed, Japanese temple-like space delivers a serious smack of zen, with its oak-panelled corridors, Damien Hirst cherry blossom artwork and the deeply soothing soundtrack of trickling water following you to the dreamy pool, which is flanked by a clutch of muslin-shrouded private cabanas to come round in after a treatment. Barr a favorite of the Duchess of Sussex , on hand for fertility advice, and cuts and colors by Josh Wood, who works from a deliciously discreet, two-chair salon.
But candlelit, sultry baths inspired by Greco-Roman spa traditions, located in the basement of a 17th-century building incidentally the former home of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie just off The Strand is new even for this old dame. At this first British destination there are five baths, each the size of a small pool, to wander between in a robe at your leisure: the warm, The Relaxing Massage 30 package includes as many dips as you can handle and, as the name suggests, a minute almond oil, just-firm-enough massage in a separate low-lit room upstairs reached via a low-lit lift , followed by herbal tea sipped while reclining on warm marble stone.
It will leave you feeling as fresh and sleepy as a baby after bathtime. Book a late-afternoon or evening visit and head into one of the many Covent Garden restaurants nearby offering a pre-theater menu beforehand, for excellent food at a fraction of the regular price. Treatments and products are deeply rooted in a sense of placeβBritish lavender is used in oils worked deep into the body; facials incorporate skincare from plant-powered British-born brand Votary, and body rituals include muscle-relaxing Epsom salts direct from the Surrey spa town.
