So a reader has asked us:
I also need some advice, my friend who is pregnant is bursting to have a day of pampering, massage, facial etc for a day. As neither of us are from here, I really could do with a recommendation. the one place i got when googling was eastday spa, really expensive. She is having her baby shower in a few weeks and think a days treat that weekend would be fab.
I haven’t been to any day spas in Wellington, so maybe you pretties could help us out?
I got a wonderful present for my last birthday. It was a half-day at Cathy Davies on the Terrace. I don’t know if it was expensive, but it was nice. I had a facial, neck and should massage, manicure (actually the manicure was terrible), hair washed and styled, and makeup. Very nice.
Try East day Spa, they have great packages and specific treatments for mums to be.
http://www.eastdayspa.com/east-day-spa.asp?city=W
you could try ataahua spa out here in the Hutt. My friend and I had a half day there as a pre-Xmas treat last year. Prices were much more reasonable than others I looked at, and it was pretty good overall – perhaps not quite as ‘atmospheric’ as some of the pricier places, but the treatments were still very nice. They have a packages for mums to be – sorry don’t know how to embed the link http://www.ataahuadayspa.co.nz/images/DaySpaPrices.pdf
Chose East Day Spa – it’s fantastic and super relaxing. I LOVE their relaxation room that you head into before any treatment. A friend went to the Hutt Valley spa recently and didn’t find it that great.