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While many villas in Bali offer spa services, only a handful provide the facility of a professional dedicated spa onsite, fully-equipped with the amenities of a commercial spa, complete with highly-trained therapists who will pamper you with some of Bali’s most exotic spa elixirs. In the creation of its Spa, Simona Oasis was a pioneer in this new, trendsetting concept in luxury holiday lifestyle. The Spa is positioned on the venerated apex of the island where the two river tributaries are reunited; a magical setting, accessed by a bridge under a pergola dripping in cascading lilac thunbergia. The Spa comprises five open-sided roundhouses following the architectural style of Irian Jaya, complete with conical thatched roofs. These breezy, romantic pavilions shelter massage beds while providing easy access to a dedicated icy cold plunge pool and a hot Jacuzzi. Additionally, a gorgeous pair of stone bathtubs rests within an alfresco pool; each tub is hand-carved in the form of a two-headed elephant with flowers engraved upon its flanks and water spouting from its trunks. The Spa completes itself with a yoga & meditation deck beside a gentle water cascade. On the opposite side of the river is Batur Sari Temple, where the local Balinese people make offerings of flowers and fruit to the gods. Pure spring water is the key element at the Spa, making it ‘a place with the water of life’. The extensive menu presents ‘Four-Hand Massage’, ‘After-Sun Therapy’, ‘Reflexology’, ‘Simona Facial’, and the lymphatic-drainage massage designed to reduce fluid retention and cellulite. Traditional scrubs include ‘Balinese Boreh’, an ancient village remedy for the relief of muscular aches and pains after long days of toiling in the rice fields – potent spices and herbs are blended into a fragrant paste and applied to your body as a warming, healing masque. Treatments for men are emphasised, as are rituals for lovers, such as the ‘Honeymoon Package’, which incorporates a green tea scrub, an aromatherapy hair treatment and ‘Cleopatra’s Bath’… surrounded by nature and harmonised by the glorious song of the river. |
