USP Set in the basement of the Mandarin Oriental, an opulent hotel on the edge of Hyde Park, this spa is the epitome of restrained style. Voices are hushed and the spa is almost empty - probably due to the high prices and the hotel’s attempts to keep it exclusive. Black-clad therapists discreetly move through the dark granite rooms, showing the elite few where to find the showers, amethyst crystal steam room or the bottled water flown in from Fiji. Tea-lights and fleshy green orchids are the only decoration, this is a serious spa for those with serious amounts of cash.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE The treatment rooms are spacious and after a preliminary body scrub I was able to shower in the room and then
The Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge, London
This exclusive spa is the epitome of restrained style