Here’s two new wellness buzzwords that will surely create a lifestyle stir – spa parties and spa dates.
While many entrepreneurs have chosen to ride on the spa bandwagon the ordinary way, the people behind Blue Mountains Wellness Center located in Salcedo Village in Makati City have opted to do it differently by building a state-of-the-art facility perfect for spa dates and spa parties.
‘’People today have learned to appreciate wellness and relaxation, that is why there is a mushrooming of spas. But we are taking it some notches higher by making them enjoy not only the treatments but their company as well,’’ says Hank Vos, chief executive officer of Blue Mountains.
Thus together, couples or friends can enjoy getting massages and other therapeutic services in a calming, relaxed and private environment in a honest-to-goodness spa date.
‘’The couple’s treatment allows guests to share quality time and bond while being pampered from head-to-toe. But it need not be romantic couples of course. It can be gal pals, or sisters, or colleagues who want to have a different kind of bonding time,’’ Vos adds.
For about P4,000, a couple can spend a day at Blue Mountains and luxuriate in mud scalp spa, hot oil, sauna, salt bath and scrub, foot spa and swedish massage. They can also throw in an aloe cucumber body wrap session on the side.
Spa parties, on the other hand, are the in thing nowadays among women. Bridal showers and birthday parties for instance have taken a novel twist with the celebrators and her guests enjoying an unforgettable day of pampering in a spa. Blue Mountains has opened its facilities for small groups of eight for exclusive spa parties.
‘’It has become a worldwide phenomenon and we are taking them here to the Manila, right in the heart of Makati, where friends, colleagues and couples can enjoy right after a tiring day,’’ Vos explains, adding that some would check in after office hours at six and stay on till closing time at 10:30 p.m., recharged and ready for a brand new day.
For starters, guests can sink in the two leather-covered massage chairs that relax tense back muscles while therapists work on the hands and feet, or on their scalps for an aromatic hair treatment.
There are also facilities exclusive for facial and dermatological treaments (such as botox, mesotherapy, anti-gravity facelift, diamond peels, etc.) steam bath, sauna, a jacuzzi filled with red wine, or an
invigorating scrub and shower. And of course there are the massages, using the finest tea-tree based oils from Australia.
‘’But of course, if guests want to go solo, we also have accommodations for those who enjoy their alone time. Everybody is welcome,’’ Vos shares.
URBAN OASIS
The term ‘’urban oasis’’ may be often used by Blue Mountains as perfect representation.
‘’Blue Mountains is inspired by feel and tranquility of the Blue Mountains National Park in Sydney, Australia where I come from. I love the place - the blueness of the sky, the smell of eucalyptus, images of waterfalls, rain forest, fern-filled gullies and an almost unlimited variety of flora and fauna. Here is where tired Australians go to rejuvenate and recharge,’’ Vos, an Australian national, says.
Vos took that atmosphere that he so cherished and whipped up the idea of sharing the feel and utter peace through services that people can really appreciate and benefit from – right in the heart of Makati.
(Blue Mountains is at the ground floor of Le Domaine Condominium, Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, Makati. For more details, log on to
www. bluemountains.com.ph) 
