Cancel your lunch appointments. What your mind and body really need? An express massage.
Being deskbound all day isn’t great for anyone– all that time being hunched over a laptop can lead to myriad problems, including tense muscles in your shoulders, back and even your head. Here’s a quick fix: lunchtime massages; you can get those knots loosened up quicker than it takes to order a kopi peng. Ahead, we list a mix of spas you can hit on your lunch break for a massage under an hour.
Banyan Tree Spa
Perched 55 stories up on the swanky Marina Bay Sands Hotel is the award-winning Banyan Tree Spa. Surrender to serenity as therapists pamper you with indulgent treatments that’ll have you back at your desk in an hour. Thirty minute options include ones to relieve back, foot, hand as well as head and shoulder tension. The view of Marina Bay doesn’t hurt either.
Banyan Tree Spa, Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 1, Level 55, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956.
Fullerton Hotel Spa
Opulent is the word you’d automatically think of when it comes to The Fullerton Spa. Besides the obvious reason (it’s located in the sprawling national monument), it uses products by award-winning Aromatherapy Associates – these are made with natural ingredients, the purest extracts and essential oils, and are paraben free. Express treatments include thirty minute back relief massage, and an invigorating foot massage using rich black pepper, fresh rosemary and ginger.
Fullerton Hotel Spa, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178
Le Spa
Need a rubdown ASAP? You’ll be saved by Le Spa: an Oriental-style spa quietly located on busy Club Street. On a time crunch? Take up a half hour massage here, with the four options including Balinese and Swedish. This leaves you just enough time to pick up lunch and coffee before strolling back to your desk.
Le Spa, Club Street, 14 Gemmil lane, Singapore 069253
Spa Esprit
It’s inevitable for any office worker: hours chained to a desk will give you a bad back. A quick 30 minute back massage will help you sort out those kinks and knots. Plus, you know you’ll be in good hands here. Spa Esprit is, after all, a beauty and wellness institution famed for its luxurious interiors and addictive beauty treatments.
Spa Esprit, Multiple locations including Paragon and Dempsey
Natureland
No fuss, no frills. Natureland receives top marks for its rejuvenating massages. We’d recommend the 5-in-1 therapy ($58.85) for a mind-melting head-to-toe massage for your head, shoulders, neck, hands and feet. If you’re popping in on your lunch break, the 30-minute 4-in-1 therapy ($40.66) does the trick of easing your knots and relieving tension.
Natureland, Multiple locations including Robertson Quay and Orchard Point.
Remède Spa
Who says you need to settle for less than stellar pampering on your lunch break? Head to Remède Spa at The St Regis for a soothing break from work. Ease muscle stiffness with the 30 minute back massage, or feel all your tension ebb away with the 45 minute stress relief massage. Got 10 minutes to spare? Take a dip in the Wet Lounge, which features an Ice Fountain to cleanse the body, and a Finnish sauna to refresh and cool your skin.
Remède Spa, The St. Regis, 29 Tanglin Road, Singapore 247911
Ancient Therapy
This traditional Chinese Ancient Therapy on Telok Ayer is as authentic as it gets. Bu make no mistakes, it seriously hits the spot when we’re in desperate need of muscle relief on our lunch break. A range of packages here including half hour sessions which combine both reflexology and body massages. This is, hands down, one of the most affordable places in town, so no excuses: squeeze in a treat.
Ancient Therapy, 184 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068631, p 6223 3873 to book
Chop! Chop! Massage Express
This massage hot spot regularly sees long queues – it has its affordable prices to thank for that. We’d recommend the head, neck, shoulder and back massage for the desk bound. Sessions range from 10 minutes to 40 minutes. But massages aside, if you’re in need of a quick shut-eye, the spa also offers a half-hour power nap service ($20 to $28).
Chop! Chop! Massage Express, Chevron House, 30 Raffles Place, Singapore 048622
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