Top 5 Water Wellness Spas to Check Out in 2022

Water wellness, hydrotherapy, or water therapy is a versatile treatment that can be used for a multitude of therapeutic wellness or health-related reasons. There are many types of hydrotherapy practices, some of which can be as simple as sitting in a warm bath, moving around in water, cold or hot compresses, or shocking your body through water circuit therapy.

Studies have shown that mental health ailments such as anxiety, stress, and depression may be reduced with water wellness, so it comes as no surprise that visiting a water therapy is on everyone’s radar. Here are our top picks for relaxing water wellness treatments in Hong Kong to help chip away at whatever has gotten your chest feeling heavy this weekend.

Melo Spa

Located at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong in Sha Tin, Melo Spa gets its unique name from the citrus fruit Pomelo, which is coincidentally used as a treatment ingredient. Melo Spa offers relaxing treatments for beauty and for wellness – with packages including massages, facials, and body treatments that make use of local ingredients to leave you feeling rejuvenated.

Each package at Melo Spa offers one of three water wellness treatments: a nourishing milk bath to help rehydrate your skin, the signature Melo bath for brightening, and the detoxifying seaweed bath to repair damage. Packages also include aromatherapy, scalp therapy, restorative envelopment, and deep tissue massages, which will help you ascend to new heights of relaxation.

Location: Melo Spa, 18 Chak Cheung Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Chuan Spa

The Cordis Hotels’ Chuan Spa is guided by the “Five Elements Theory,”, a traditional Chinese ideology that identifies disharmonies in the five elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. In Chinese, “chuan” means “flowing water” and is well known in China as a symbol of re-birth, renewal, and rejuvenation.

Chuan Spa takes a holistic approach to wellness, making use of Traditional Chinese Medicines and Practices (TCM) such as acupressure, to help you achieve inner balance and harmony. Among their many spa packages, the “Chuan Feet Retreat” foot therapy session combines elements Earth and Water to soften the skin on your feet with an aromatic foot bath, and a hydrating mud application for nail and cuticle health.

Location: Chuan Spa, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ritz-Carlton Spa

Located on the 116th floor of the Ritz-Carlton hotel overlooking Victoria Harbour, the Ritz Carlton Spa is a luxury idyllic day spa that provides visitors with a scenic getaway from the busy world underneath.

Enjoy the “Detoxifying Wrap” package for a marine algae and mineral mud wrap compression to increase circulation and make you feel more energised. Other packages such as “Me Time”, are entirely customizable with pool access to encourage you to move your body after the spa treatment, and the “Sweet Dream” treatment makes use of the restorative benefits of warm water, meditative breathing, and a sleep-inducing massage to melt away stress and sooth sore muscles for a good night’s rest.

Location: Ritz-Carlton Spa, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Hong Kong

Bliss Spa

Spend the day indulging in the premium relaxation services of Bliss Spa, located on the 72nd floor of the W Hong Kong hotel with a spectacular view of the city. This spa thinks of everything between mid-spa seasonal snacks and diamond or rose gold facial treatments.

Many of Bliss Spa’s treatment packages allow complimentary access to Hong Kong’s highest outdoor harbour view swimming pool, with the “Blooming Love” package offering more bespoke water therapy services such as a 30-minute rose soak for you and your partner. Other packages such as “Sakura Indulgence or “TCM Wonderland” also offer themed luxury soaks like their anti-aging sake soak or the ginger and mugwort booster soak for restoring health.

Location: Bliss Spa, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Four Seasons Spa 

The Four Seasons Spa, located in the heart of Central, is one of the most relaxing environments to enjoy water wellness treatments. From Canada to Hong Kong, the Four Seasons spa has curated detailed packages that provide comprehensive wellness menus to nurture and nourish the body and soul.

Services such as the “Pre- and Postnatal Package” include a luxurious ginger bath to drive out the “yin” from the body, make you feel warm, keep infections at bay, and facilitate detoxification processes in the body. The decadent “Double Serenity Package” made for couples includes a mood-setting bubble bath complete with a glass of champagne to kick off a relaxing treatment for you and your loved one.

Location: Four Seasons Spa, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong