13 Best Luxury Spas in London
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If you’re looking for a bit of R&R, or a spot of pampering in a setting with a touch more luxury than your own bathroom, then a trip to the spa might well be in order. London has some of the UK’s best luxury spas, and nothing says relaxation more than a day of saunas, hot tubs and massages. The choice in the capital is vast, making it hard to choose, so we’ve narrowed it down for you with a round up of spa days that suit all needs.
Our Top Three
Best for Ultimate Luxury | Ushvani, Knightsbridge
Best for Affordable Luxury | Spa Experience, Swiss Cottage
Best for Couples Luxury | Spa Illuminata, Mayfair
Best Spa Days in London
1. Ushvani
Good for: Total luxury
Location: Knightsbridge
Price: £££
This authentic Malaysian setting is a truly luxurious spa experience in London that’s focused on spiritual harmony. Featuring magnificent surroundings with rich, warming colours, beautifully-carved wood panels and specially commissioned Malaysian artworks adorning the walls, Ushvani sets the tone for instant relaxation.
The scent of hibiscus floats delicately throughout the air, with the spa offering an impressive range of experiences, including steam rooms, a subterranean plunge pool and massage treatments where the therapists are guided by the tension in your body.
Our Treatment Pick
Balinese Massage
A deep massage treatment that works to balance the body whilst restoring vitality, relieving tension and boosting circulation.
Price: £180 for 90 mins
2. Cowshed
Good for: Escaping Central London
Location: Primrose Hill
Price: ££
Nestled in Primrose Hill and around the corner from leafy Maida Vale, Cowshed offers a countryside-themed spa that’s far removed from all the hustle and bustle of central London life. This rustic-styled setting has numerous treatments on offer, including facials, massages and manicures, as well as the opportunity to shop the products used throughout.
Our Treatment Pick
Cowshed Signature Facial
This popular treatment uses their signature 4-step cleanse routine followed by a hydrating massage of the face, neck and shoulders. You’ll then have a personalised face mask applied and during this time your choice of a scalp, hand or foot massage will be performed.
Price: £120 for 60 mins
3. Ilapothecary
Good for: Restoring inner peace
Location: Notting Hill
Price: £
A wellness-focused spa, Ilapothecary is a cult favourite with treatments that focus on skin damage from living in an urban environment, including pollution, as well as stress, hormonal imbalances and fatigue.
Not only are there incredible treatments on offer using organic, natural ingredients, but there are also sound bath and meditation sessions to focus on mental relaxation, too. To top it all off, Meghan Markle declared it as one of her favourite locations to go for a luxury spa day in London.
Our Treatment Pick
Light Your Fire Chakra Balancing Massage
A nurturing treatment that restores the nervous system with a combination of massage and mantra music to help restore health and equilibrium.
Price: £120 for 60 minutes
4. Spa de La Mer
Good for: Anti-ageing treatments
Location: Harrods, Knightsbridge
Price: £££
Premium beauty brand La Mer launched it’s first UK spa rooms in February 2022, specialising predominantly in incredible facials that are designed to cleanse, energise and hydrate the skin.
Located on the lower ground floor of Harrods, the setting is one of calm and tranquility with a colour palette of white, taupe and gentle pink tones, whilst its facials replicate this with their Miracle Broth-infused treatments that capture the invigorative energy of the sea.
Known for their anti-ageing products, if you want to walk away with a renewed feeling of youthfulness, this luxury spa is the place in London to come!
Our Treatment Pick
Genaissance De La Mer Facial
This facial works to improve the appearance of skin, offering rejuvenating effect that leaves a touch of timeless radiance.
Price: £175 for 60 minutes
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5. Spa Experience
Good for: Those on a budget
Location: Swiss Cottage
Price: £
Day spas aren’t normally an experience you would associate with low cost, but Spa Experience has changed that perception with its excellent value spa facilities and treatments at prices that won’t break the bank.
There are locations across London, but we love the award-winning Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre branch, where there are male and female-only sessions to put guests at ease.
This boutique spa offers a moment of calm away from the stresses of daily life, allowing you to fully relax and recharge, with areas such as the Hammam and sauna, as well as a vast range of restorative massage treatments.
Our Treatment Pick
Akwaterra Massage
Where earth and water meet, this aromatherapy massage is award-winning and uses hot sandstone massage combined with heated ergonomic pods to target tension and rid aches and pains.
Price: £65-£75 for 50 minutes
6. Spa Illuminata
Good for: Technology-driven treatments
Location: Mayfair
Price: £££
Nestled in the heart of Mayfair, just off Park Lane, Spa Illuminata is more than a day spa as it offers innovative treatments such as non-invasive 3D lipo. These science-based treatments combine a unique blend of a holistic approach with cutting-edge, results-driven technology.
If you’re looking into the best spas in London for couples, then this is also a great option. The Day Spa “Escape for Him and Her” package includes a purifying steam, crystal body massage and anti-aging facial. This is most definitely a 5-star London spa experience!
Our Treatment Pick
3D SkinTech Complete Aesthetic Facial
Using 3D SkinTech technology, this facial is a top-range treatment that’s suitable for all skin types. It includes a cleanse, diamond microdermabrasion, Mesotherapy, skin tightening, radio frequency and LED mask.
Price: £160 for 90 minutes
7. The Porchester Spa
Good for: Experiencing London’s oldest spa
Location: Bayswater
Price: £
Set in a stunning building that dates back to 1929, this is the ultimate in authentic spa experiences. If you’re looking for fluffy robes and a soundtrack of waves, it might not be for you, but this doesn’t make this traditional setting any less luxurious.
If pools are your thing at the spa, The Porchester Spa has you covered. There’s also access, however, to Turkish hot rooms, a relaxation room, steam rooms and a cafe. Treatments include both Swedish and hot stone massages.
Our Treatment Pick
Warm Bamboo Massage Fusion
Perfect for those who enjoy a deep tissue massage, a heated bamboo is used to roll, knead and massage the muscle tissue to release tension and knots.
Price: £70 for 60 minutes
8. AIRE Ancient Baths
Good for: Beautiful setting
Location: Covent Garden
Price: ££
Calm is at the forefront of this spa’s mind with its candlelit interiors and technology-free experience. AIRE ensures its guests have the opportunity for a complete switch-off from the outside world, something that’s pretty impressive given its central London location.
This unique setting offers the best of traditional in a spa that’s steeped in history; it was once the home of J.M Barrie, who wrote the famous Peter Pan – in this very building, in fact.
The spa experience itself offers total relaxation. Guided by staff, they will show you the different thermal experiences from marble steam rooms to energising plunge pools, but our top pick must be the salt pool where you can float all your troubles away. It’s impossible not to come away feeling completely restored!
Our Treatment Pick
Ancient Relaxing Massage 60’
Take a tour of the historic building, experiencing each of the truly unique thermal baths and finishing with an indulgent 60-minute full body massage.
Price: £210
9. Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa
Good for: Hair and body treatments
Location: Covent Garden
Price: £
For those wanting a top-to-toe experience, the Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa, with its natural hair and skin products, can make this happen. On offer in this vast building are blow drys, hair colouring, men’s grooming, manicures, massages, facials, reflexology and even energy balancing.
Once you’re preened to perfection and calm has been restored, check out the French café and indulge in some retail therapy at the on-site shop.
Our Treatment Pick
Rejuvenate Spa Experience
This indulgent package is a real bargain that includes an Aveda Aroma Massage, a customised Facial and your choice of an eye treatment.
Price: £175 for 135 minutes
10. Cloud Twelve
Good for: Modern wellness
Location: Notting Hill
Price: £££
For a truly unique experience, this member lifestyle club has wellness at the heart of everything it does, and has even been designed using a Feng Shui philosophy to ensure totally harmonious surroundings.
The epitome of luxury, Cloud Twelve’s spa features thermal experiences including a salt room, as well as offering incredible treatments with guest residencies including Katie Brindle and Julie French, making it unquestionably one of the best luxury spas in London.
Non-members can also book in but there are some facilities, such as the kids club, that are exclusive to members.
Our Treatment Pick
The Katie Brindle Facial
Preventative Health Expert, Katie Brindle, brings her facial experience to Cloud Twelve which uses the art of Chinese self-healing to bring a truly luxurious experience to clients. Using a Gua Sha and Crystal Eye Mask to further enhance the experience, this is complete indulgence at its best.
Price: £200 for 60 minutes
11. The House of Elemis
Good for: Experiencing a well-known brand in a spa setting
Location: Mayfair
Price: ££
This modern townhouse setting is bright and airy, making for a luxurious and calming experience that’s perfect for your very own self-care moment.
The House of Elemis has an extensive treatment menu that combines traditional massage techniques with high-end technology, and is known for being one of the best spa brands in London.
Juices are available from a menu curated by celebrity nutritionist, Amelia Freer, and there are even personal workout sessions, too, led by trendy fitness brand Freedom2Train.
Our Treatment Pick
Pro-Glow Brilliance Facial+
Billed as a recipe for radiance, this facial uses brightening enzymes and ultrasonic peel technology to deeply cleanse the skin and remove daily dirt and grime. This hydrating treatment plumps and softens the skin to reveal a healthy, glowing complexion.
Price: £130 for 50 mins
12. Thai Square Spa
Good for: Men’s treatments
Location: Trafalgar Square
Price: ££
Take a trip to Thailand without your passport by popping into the Thai Square Spa. Its authentic Thai treatments and spa essentials, such as its sauna, jacuzzi, Himalayan salt room, Rasul, and relaxation area, make it one of the best spas in London. It offers a wonderfully serene experience in a stunningly ornate setting.
If you’re after somewhere that has a good range of men’s treatments, then this is the spot, with hot towel facials being a particular highlight of what is on offer.
Our Treatment Pick
Body Revival
A treatment designed to relax and rebalance, you’ll start with a scrub to energise the body and then a Thai massage with hot herbal compresses will be performed. You’ll walk away with improved circulation, a calm mind, and a soothed soul.
Price: £210 for 120 mins
13. Lush
Good for: A unique experience
Location: Oxford Street
Price: £
Take a walk down a busy UK high street, and you’ll likely be able to sniff out a Lush store a mile off. In these stores, you’ll find a treasure trove of bath bombs, soaps and more, but did you know that they also have several spas?
Whilst Oxford Street might not come across as a spot for total relaxation, it’s the location of one of seven Lush spas. Step inside, head down to the basement, and you’ll find a quaint setting that’s far removed from the brashness of the stores themselves. On offer is a range of treatments, including mineral baths, reflexology, ayurvedic treatments and massages for couples.
Our Treatment Pick
Karma Spa Treatment
Two therapists work in tandem for a seamless experience that incorporates a full body massage with music, movement, and meditation. A truly unique experience that combines all the senses in this ayurvedic-inspired treatment.
Price: £225 for 65 minutes
Final Thoughts
We’ve lined up a great selection of some of the top spas in London, from budget to boutique, but all totally luxurious. It’s clear to see that if you’re coming to London for one of the best spa days you’ll ever experience, you’re likely to find it! Wherever you choose to visit, you’ll be sure to come away feeling fully calm and restored.
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