Grim Basements and Humiliating Underwear—Let's Admit Hotel Spas (Mostly) Suck

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They are meant to sink you gently into a deep well of blissed-out serenity. The trouble is that they usually have the opposite effect.

Published Dec. 10 2022 11:48PM EST

Aah, the spa. Don’t we all love that fragrant corner of the luxury hotel, that tranquil haven where the tensions of a working life melt away in an enchanting world of exotic unguents and seraphic smiles?

Not me—I don’t love spas.

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Grim Basements and Humiliating Underwear—Let's Admit Hotel Spas (Mostly) Suck

They are meant to sink you gently into a deep well of blissed-out serenity. The trouble is that they usually have the opposite effect.

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Paul Richardson