Sheva Spa is exactly that, while it provides the same basic facilities, it delivers an entirely different experience. It resembles a trip to Thailand, even if just for a few hours! Horowitz knows the spa business from the inside out and was involved in every detail of the design and functioning of the spa. The spa provides an authentic Thai experience, tuned to Western preferences.
The walls are decorated with Asian artwork, and there are orchids everywhere! After a quick welcome the hostess took us to the changing rooms, where we changed into white robes and slippers.
The bathroom included dry and wet saunas, showers and makeup corners. These facilities are separate for men and women. There we could warm up and get our body ready for the treatment in the showers and saunas.
The spa also features a well-equipped gym with a sea-view. An exotic and multi-sensual experience. They took us to a massage room for couples — a beautiful room painted dark red and decorated with Asian art.
Two wide wooden massage beds with towel swans waited for us; but first, we were invited to sit in large armchairs for the traditional washing ritual, which transitioned us into relaxation mode. There is also something royal about that ritual, where one sits on an elegant armchair while being pampered. We had the Thai oil massage, a mixture of techniques that merges East and West. It combines diverse massage techniques including Thai massage, classic oil massage and the addition of hot stones.
