The Garden Spa by L'Occitane

I have had a significant number of massages over the years. from health spas (champneys etc), hotels, to local beauty providers. so, despite staying a stones throw from the thermae bath spa, i opted for the one at bath priory as i love l’occitane products, particularly their amazing smell. so, i was rather disappointed (particularly in view of their marketing material below) ‘from the moment you enter the garden spa by l'occitane, fragrances transport you to provence; the escape begins with scent’ to have a full body massage - with no aroma! grape seed oil doesn’t smell. i mentioned this to the masseuse at the end of the massage who said that she’d sprayed aroma at the beginning and end of the massage - in the room. that’s not quite the same as leaving with it on your skin. this would have made me inclined to buy some products too (i wasn’t even shown any 😞). on leaving the spa the reception staff asked if i’d enjoyed the massage and i imparted my disappointment about the lack of aroma. they said they’d ensure this was fed back. i said that the massage had been nice. however, if being completely honest, far too much oil was used so apart from my feet (where the message strokes could be felt more) the back section just felt very slippy. it’s not inexpensive @ £115 for 1hr and i’ve had better elsewhere. the room and ambience was lovely and the masseuse was very pleasant too.

Had some treatments here as part of a birthday present and i would highly recommend them also the staff were very friendly and helpful.

We had an amazing time, the spa was really relaxing and the staff were so friendly

We had a simply great experience and will 💯 be coming again. the pool is a gentle salt water pool which is great pre sauna or steam. sauna was a good temperature allowing for a long stint but a good sweat and then some very comfortable loungers to relax in and cool down. the massage was the best i have ever had, alice totally nailed it and the facial was a new and amazing experience for me. my wife also had an incredible massage with sam and we both are pretty seasoned spa users. we then had a lovely light and tasty lunch in the hotel itself. would highly recommend and can't wait to go again.