Stepping into Raffles Spa Doha, you would be forgiven if you didn’t want to leave. Designed to make you feel as if you’re being enveloped from the first touch, the services are not only luxurious but calibrated to cater to your mind, body and even your soles.
Tucked away on the ground level of the iconic hotel, the spacious sanctuary houses nine Experience Suites, each its own self-contained mini spa, three treatment spaces and five hydrotherapy areas. And as you would expect from the stellar property, the treatments on offer incorporate ingredients such as caviar and, in a nod to the region, pearls and honey.
Relaxation mode continues at the hotel’s outdoor pool, where you’ll find dramatic views of the Arabian Gulf and the Doha skyline as well as celebrity-worthy private cabanas to chill in.
- Like the all-suite Raffles Doha hotel, each guest undertakes his treatment in a self-contained suite. These tranquil quarters include a sauna, steam room, relaxation area and Jacuzzi, which is a first in Qatar’s competitive spa scene.
- The level of detail is unmatched. Before each facial treatment, the therapist will conduct a skin test to ensure the right products and procedures are used on you.
- The spa is home to an outpost of famed French chiropodist Bastien Gonzalez, who delivers not just nail treatments but also hand and foot care that will have you floating on air.
- Guests can round out their day with the famed Raffles afternoon tea delivered to a spa suite equipped with a tea stand in the shape of the iconic twin-swords building that houses the hotel.
- You can indulge in one of the facilities’ Wellness Journeys, which can last up to four hours and incorporate facials, body treatments and massages.
- Like all Doha spas, there are separate relaxation areas for men and women due to cultural sensitivities.
- The outdoor pool area, while fabulous, may be too hot to fully enjoy during Doha’s scorching summers.
- Spa Experience Suites can be reserved for a whole family to exclusively enjoy for treatments and all hydrothermal activities.
- The Spa Suites are connected with either a fitness or beauty studio and are designed for two guests to undergo treatments in privacy.
- Facials from luxury Swiss brand Dr Burgener have an emphasis on reversing the signs of aging. They use ingredients such as rare green caviar from Okinawa in Japan, gold leaf, collagen sourced from acacia plants, royal jelly and honey.
- The 90-minute Repairing Gold and Green Caviar Facial uses extracted pearl essence as well as caviar to target skin cell repair.
- Bastien’s Pedicure is a three-step treatment following medical protocols that will buff, soothe, smooth and massage your feet and legs. The basis is a gentle polishing technique that gives your nails a shiny natural result.
- The two-and-a-half hour A Gentlemen’s Day pampering includes an invigorating polish, a full body massage and a hydration facial to restore the body.
- In addition to the fully equipped gym, there are three private fitness studios for activities such as yoga, stretching or personal training sessions.
- Separate male and female hydrotherapy areas house saunas, steam rooms and cold plunge pools.
- The outdoor pool area hosts The Pool Bar, which also offers a menu full of California-inspired dishes and fruit-infused water.
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