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The Twinpalms Spa is located within the Twinpalms Resort located at Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Like the hotel, the spa is elegantly designed with a modern and clean touch that adds calmness and serenity to any guest that walks in. (For reviews on the hotel itself, please see earlier article)

As a guest of the resort, we were given a 15% discount voucher if we take up any spa treatment within a day of arrival? Why only a day? I guess Phuket has a proliferation of good spas and if the in-house spa fail to capture your business within a day, you’re likely to have found a good spa elsewhere…

We were served a cold tea and towel upon walking into the spa. Typical of Thai spas, we were enthusiastically greeted with the Thai greeting of “Sawadeeka”. The spa menu indicate that the spa provides a wide range of treatment and some of the more interesting spa treatments include mud-wraps, cream bath, body masks, clay wrap, coffee scrubs to the usual facial, massage, body scrubs and manicure/pedicure treatments.

The massage rooms were reasonably big with a separate changing room and toilets. Some rooms also have a private in-house jacuzzi.I chose a Scent of the Ocean spa package which included a Mud body wrap and a Palm Spa Deep Pore Facial. Warm mud was applied to my body and followed by heated blankets. I was kept ‘under wrap’ for more than 30 minutes and was told that the wrap relieves body tension, aids in detoxification and helps to retain body fluid.

For the facial, I was put under the jet of a continuous stream of steam followed by a deep facial cleanse and a face mask. I certainly feel so clean and fresh after these two treatments.

I was also given a short shoulder and back massage before being lead to the resting area for tea and hot towels. All in, it was a nice and relaxing session especially having just landed in Phuket and checking into the hotel.

I must say that treatment prices are high in comparison to non-hotel or resort spas that are available around almost every corner in Phuket. As an example, my 2-hour spa package cost about US$155, which is pretty high by Thailand standard. However, the high quality of service, the spa’s ambience’s and the 15% discount voucher made it an acceptable choice.

Location of Twinpalms Spa
Twinpalms Hotel, 106/48, Moo3, Surin Beach Road, Cherng Talay, Phuket 83110, Thailand
Size: Mid size spa with mostly private couple’s suite. Hydro-massage bath and jacuzzi available in most rooms.
Facilities: Large massage rooms. Reception and rest area. Separate hair and beauty treatment room.
Friendliness: Polite staff and good massage therapists.
Pricing: Starts from US$50 for a facial, wrap, bath or body massage. Various spa and beauty packages available and starts from US$160.