A SENSORY EXPERIENCE

This month we tried... a Sensory Experience at six senses spa, Renaissance Hotel, Dubai

The lowdown

Situated in the heart of Dubai’s Downtown district, is the idyllic Six Senses Spa tucked away on the 5th floor of the trendy Renaissance Hotel.  Compromising of 6 VIP treatment suites all decorated to represent a sense. Within the suites is a sensory experience, private steam and sauna plus the treatment room which includes two treatment beds.

PB says

The 6 treatment room concept has always intrigued me – mainly because it is such a different way of offering treatments as the room is exclusive to you. There’s no communal relaxation area, or other facilities, which guests can enjoy – it’s just you, the therapist and the treatment room. I had 2 sensory journeys whilst visiting Six Senses, the first was smell and the second sound. Each treatment was broken up into 3 parts. For sound, it began with a visit to their alchemy bar, where I chose raw materials to create my own personalised body scrub, which was to be used with my treatment later. I incorporated coffee beans for energy, peppermint for relaxation, which was then mixed with essential oils. Before the scrub, I was encouraged to use the sauna and steam room for 20 minutes, to which I was invited to use my own in my very own treatment suite. The body scrub then followed on from this, it was amazing  to be using a scrub personally designed by me!

The second sensory experience was sound which was situated in a different treatment room, this began with a singing bowl experience and following this a full body massage using Subtle Energies body oil – the oil I opted for was lemongrass for soothing. Each treatment room  is designed uniquely according to the sensory.  The sound room incorporates the Six Senses  spa ‘high tech’ theme because following the treatment was a sensory experience using the  So Sound wave lounger-system from the USA – a massage treatment chair that vibrates and moves to music. This system was so impressive – the calming effects it has when you plug the headphones in and the way the chair vibrates  and moves to the music, really is a wow factor.

Business benefits

Not only did the treatment itself really impress  me but the ‘high tech – high touch’ approach  really does make this spa truly outstanding. Offering private sensory journeys to clients  is a real USP especially for the local market. Adding extra benefits to a massage really  makes the client feel like its exceptional value  for money, and with little cost to the business  it is really worth going the extra mile to make  sure you stand out from competitors, and Six Senses Spa Dubai really does!