Located within the gorgeous Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort, Talay Spa draws inspiration from the aqua waters of Makham Bay and the natural elements surrounding the resort. Spa treatments are based on traditional Thai and Chinese concepts of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Spa Entrance
The menu of services isn’t extensive and I believe that creates an environment where the therapists are experts at the treatments they perform. Thailand is renowned to offer inexpensive massages and the prices for treatments at this luxury resort were modest compared to similar services in America or Europe. I opted for a 90-minute deep tissue massage and it was an affordable 2800 Thai Bhat (approximately $85 USD). My husband chose the 90-minute Thai massage and it was 1900 Thai Bhat (approximately $60 USD).
Spa treatments use natural products made with ingredients from well known Thai herbs, plants and flowers. When we arrived for our appointment, we were offered scents to be used in our treatment. Our options were Champa Massage Oil with Michelia alba flower (used to relaxing, de-stress), Jasmine Massage Oil (used to calming, anti-septic, de-stress), Lemongrass Massage Oil (used to balancing, anti-septic, skin toning) or Ylang Ylang Massage Oil (used to calming, de-stress). I opted for the lemongrass oil as I associate those aromas with Thailand, and also because they claimed it’d be calming.
We were escorted to a spacious couples’ suite where we showered and were given a traditional foot bath by our therapists. We then started our services which were expertly-performed. My super fit husband had never experienced a traditional Thai massage and left the treatment sore and incredibly relaxed from the gentle stretching of ancient Thai techniques. My deep tissue massage provided the perfect balance of deep pressure and relaxing movements.
A nice touch is that a bowl of water with floating flowers is placed below each massage table so that when a guest is laying face down, he/she has something pretty to look at versus the wood floor – Thai attention to details at its best.
Talay Spa says it endeavors to “restore the balance and harmony between mind, body and spirit to relax, rejuvenate and re-energize” and it delivered on that promise. This was one of the best spa experience we’ve had.
Opening hours: 10.00am – 09.00pm.
Talay Spa at Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort – 44/5 Moo 8 Sakdidesh Road, Vichit, Muang, 83000 Phuket , Thailand. www.pullmanphuketpanwa.com/spa-lifestyle/talay-spa
Here’s to more awesome spa experiences!
Veronique