Miraj Hammam Spa by Caudalie Paris, Shangri-La Hotel – Toronto, ON www.mirajcaudaliespa.com
Prepare your body and mind for a mystical, mysterious and magical journey at Miraj Hammam Spa by Caudalie Paris located on the 5th floor of the Shangri-La Hotel, one of the newest ultra luxury hotels in downtown Toronto. The stress of the city is immediately left behind as you enter this spa sanctuary with décor and treatment influences from Paris, Marrakech and Istanbul. Enjoy intoxicating vinotherapy treatments like a Crushed Cabernet Scrub or Wine Body Wrap. Transform you and your loved one back to the vineyards of Bordeaux. Unwind with a Destination Casablanca or Couples Ritual treatments for two with a hammam, gommage and massage or
facial treatment. As you are pampered to new heights at the spa why not continue the bliss and romance over a glass of champagne at the hotel’s popular Lobby Lounge featuring the Champagne Wall and its stock of the world’s finest champagnes. Raise a glass and toast to the romance to follow at this city spa escape.
Le Nordik Spa-Nature – Chelsea, PQ www.lenordik.com
Only 15 minutes away from the hot air of Ottawa’s Parliament Hill you can relax in warm and refreshing thermal waters at Le Nordik Spa-Nature, a day spa located in the tiny town of Chelsea. Situated on the edge of the Gatineau Hills you are immediately transformed into a rustic Nordic experience with the comforts and sophistication of a luxury spa. Le Nordik raises the bar of the Nordic experience with beautifully landscaped grounds with seven baths (hot, cold, temperate),8 uniquely designed saunas, infinity pool with stunning views of the Gatineau Hills, outdoor and indoor relaxation areas, and restaurant and plush lounge area. Float in Nordik’s unique indoor Källa salt water pool, only the second of its kind in the world which will purify both your soul and body. Treat your taste buds to an eclectic menu featuring tapas in their Panorama Lounge to other European and Quebec dishes while lounging in your bathrobe next to your significant other with glass of fine wine in hand.
Spa Ofuro – Morin-Heights, PQ www.spaofuro.com
For those looking for a simpler, Zen-like and Japanese inspired spa experience and setting that would still instill the sense of beauty and romance, Spa Ofuro, situated less than an hour north of Montreal in the forest-laden Laurentians, is the idyllic spot. Japanese art and gardens throughout the spa create an immediate Zen state guaranteed to eliminate the stress and let your senses awaken to the natural beauty that surrounds the spa inside and out. For the daring take a river or iced bath plunge and see how quickly you connect with your partner in a warm embrace! Saunas, steam and whirlpool baths are ready to soothe while being pampered with a number of Asian influenced treatments to rejuvenate and revitalize your body. Spa Ofuro has five guest rooms – ideal for those couples not looking for a large spa resort but desire the intimacy of a secluded spa where Zen traditions meet Quebec’s beautiful Laurentian countryside.
The Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa – Wakefield, Quebec – www.wakefieldmill.com
After being exfoliated, wrapped and massaged and your body feeling like a bowl of jello, the two of you retreat to the Spa Eau Vive’s terrace at the Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa and a cascading waterfall mesmerizes you into a deep relaxed state. Water soothes, water revitalizes and water always instills a sense of romance. Maclaren Falls and the surrounding Gatineau Park area captures the natural essence of this hotel. It’s hard to imagine it’s less than 30 minutes north of Ottawa. It started out as a stone mill back in 1838 until being reopened in 2001 as a boutique inn with 42 rooms after extensive restoration. It still retains architecturally parts of the past – the wine cellar is the old turbine room. Some of the guest rooms are actually located in former grain silos. With Gatineau Park as its neighbour many couple’s activities await from canoeing, hiking, golf, skiing – or just relax in the outdoor hot tub with the sound of the rushing waterfall you can see from the distance as it lulls you back to a Zen state of mind.
Fox Harb’r Golf Resort & Spa – Wallace, NS – www.foxharbr.com
Sometimes romance doesn’t come easy – especially for guys! Sometimes you need to make a compromise. Fox Harb’r Golf Resort & Spa caters to the golf and outdoor enthusiast as well is a perfect location for a romantic getaway. The resort is only a two-hour drive northwest of Halifax on the Nova Scotia coast in a tiny hamlet called Wallace. Let him play at the two championship golf courses (or play with him). For something completely different which may give you both a thrill – skeet and clay shooting! The spa at Fox Harb’r features many men specific treatments so for that shy spa averse guy this is an ideal place to overcome his anxiety and still feel his manliness. The setting whether you are dining together, having couple’s spa treatments, or even out skeet shooting – the view of the Atlantic Ocean won’t change. It will be stunning and create the right mood for some old-fashioned ocean side romance.