Exhale is offering exciting specials during Spa Week
Spring may feel late in coming to New York this year, but Spa Week (April 15-21) returns right on time with a wide-ranging sampling of $50 spa treatments. We’ve long been a fan of this change to try new treatments or indulge in an old favorite at a great price. From fitness and facials at a modern chic hotel to classic French treatments on 57th St. to small, spotless and discreet Park Ave. area spas, here are some of our favorites.
L’Institut Sothys New York
37 West 57th St.
212-688-9400
www.sothyspa.com
The oh-so-French upscale Parisian staple Sothys opens its doors to Spa Week customers with a choice of a signature massage or a classic European facial, both 50 minutes. It’s the sort of place that makes us think of the salon where Catherine Deneuve works in the Roman Polanski classic Repulsion — it’s that French and that stately.
exhale — Gramercy
Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC
420 Park Ave. South
646-380-5330
www.exhalespa.com
Exhale’s cult is built around its Core Fusion classes, incorporating Lotte Berk-like body sculpting moves with barre and modern fitness moves to make the ladies of midtown, uptown, Murray Hill, and Gramercy work their core, and work it hard. Spa Week offers a fantastic deal for new students: $50 for a 5-pack of Core Fusion and Yoga classes (usually $315 for a 10-pack or $37/single class). Spa services for Spa Week include a Sircuit Smart Facial Peel or a Pure Manicure/Pedicure package with Ginger-Infused Lotion, Organic Lavender Foot Scrub Exfoliation, and Smoothing Organic Heel Balm. The exhale Gramercy location, a small, glass-walled room looking down on Park Ave., is a gem but fills up fast; buy a 5-pack and book your classes early.
Serene Max Laser Spa
24 East 36th St.
212-213-3003
www.serenemax.com
Tucked away behind a small door just off Madison Ave., Serene Max is serene indeed: a quiet, smart, clean, and surprisingly spacious salon and spa that offers some of the most approachably priced and effective laser hair removal in the area. We’ve tried their $50 special, offering two laser sessions for chin, lip, ears, hand, and fingers, or feet and toes, and were very pleased. Other $50 Spa Week offerings include a Laser Focus facial for age and sun spots or a single, longer laser hair removal session for larger areas, such as face, neck, underarms, bikini (regular or Brazilian), half arm or half leg, chest, stomach, shoulders, lower back, or buttocks. As with any laser treatment, multiple visits are necessary to eradicate hair that grows out at different time intervals, but the expert specialist we tried, Dayna, was precise and clear about how many sessions were necessary, neither overselling nor underestimating what additional sessions were needed.