You’ll feel on top of the world at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo. And it’s not because of the heavenly four-handed Oriental Harmony scrub and massage.
Perched on the 37th floor of Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo in the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, the spa gives you a dazzling vista of the city below through top-to-toe windows. Our favorite view is from the Tranquility Suite, where you can gaze out of two walls of windows from a marble infinity tub.
Our Inspector's Highlights
- Every service kicks off with a foot ritual, which symbolizes the washing away of the outside world. The gesture is a tipoff that a water theme flows through the spa.
- The calm begins as soon as you enter the reception area, where a shiny smoky-beige fabric that resembles cascading water covers the walls.
- Get a glimpse of the city from the serene spa’s stunning jetted pool, water lounge and dry sauna, all of which have floor-to-ceiling windows.
- Men have their own menu filled with delights such as the Mandarin Man, which starts with a mini facial and ends with a hot stone back massage.
For a unique service, try Totally Tokyo - “Five” Journeys from Nihonbashi. The treatment includes a head massage, a full-body shiatsu massage and stretching, and it uses green tea, pine, bamboo, rice bran and plum to soothe your mind. Totally Tokyo is a nod to the hotel’s location in the Nihonbashi district — during the Edo period, it was the starting point of five routes that connected the capital to the outer provinces.
Things to Know
- The most popular treatment, and our personal favorite, is the Time Ritual, which allows you to reserve a block of time rather than specific services, allowing the Tokyo haven to tailor the treatments to your needs.
- The Five-Star facility offers an ideal spot for a fun spa and shopping day.
- To make the most of your time at the Japanese spa, arrive an hour early. That way you can do a circuit in the crystal steam room and ice fountain arctic refresher and still have time to take in the mesmerizing views.
The Treatments
- The detoxifying Razul Escape includes a full-body exfoliation, a mud application and thermal steam before a massage.
- The Moments to Share spoils couples with a deep-cleansing facial and a rubdown.
- The relaxing Oriental Essence signature massage helps jet-lagged travelers or anyone carrying a lot of stress; it focuses on the spots that carry tension.
- In the therapeutic massage, therapists relieve your aches using deep strokes with their elbows and forearms.
- The Essential Facial cleanses, soothes and refreshes your skin in 60 minutes.
The Rooms
- Of the nine treatment rooms, the four spacious spa suites offer the most pampering experience. Savor luxe finishing touches in the Spa Studio, a smaller treatment room where you can enjoy a mani/pedi with Christian Louboutin polish.
- One of these sumptuous suites provides perks such as your own dining area, dual massage beds, private steam showers and glimpses of Mount Fuji.
- A handful of the treatments are specially made for the spa suites. Take the Kiatsu, a blend of Thai massage and shiatsu that exclusively takes place in the Serenity Suite.
- Our pick is the half-day Ultimate Bathing Ritual, which takes place in the Tranquility Suite. To prep you for a bath, your skin is treated to an exfoliating scrub and then a nourishing layer of fragrant aromatherapy oil.
- The water motif, also featured in the waiting room and relaxation lounge, ripples through the treatment rooms. Light textiles bearing suibokuga, Japanese ink paintings, amid wood floors and zebrawood walls.
Amenities
Spa shop
Getting There
2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8328
TEL81-3-3270-8300
